June 27, 2023
Florida lawmakers this year approved a measure that could help reduce liability insurance premiums for home and condo builders – and limit exposure and litigation for liability insurers. But Senate Bill 360, which took effect in April, could also make …
June 27, 2023
Connecticut is updating its captive insurance law to provide more flexibility for established captive cells and allow captives to accept and transfer risk using parametrics. The legislation also provides tax benefits for owners of dormant captives. Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont …
June 27, 2023
A Massachusetts town is immune from liability for the death of an ATV rider who was killed after striking a wire cable strung across a right of way on town land by the owner of the adjacent private property. The …
June 27, 2023
The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries is proposing updated workplace safety rules for petroleum refineries designed to prevent catastrophic events like the 2010 explosion that killed seven workers at the former Tesoro refinery in Anacortes. The proposed update …
June 27, 2023
New York City officials called on the public to help with a crackdown on unsafe e-bike shops after a spate of deadly fires caused by lithium ion batteries, the latest of which killed four people in Manhattan’s Chinatown last Tuesday. …
June 26, 2023
The Nevada Division of Insurance says it has been made aware of an email phishing scam targeting licensed insurance producers and agents in Nevada. The division has reportedly received several calls from licensed professionals reporting they received a fraudulent email …
June 26, 2023
Police in California are not immune from civil lawsuits for misconduct that happens while they investigate crimes, the state Supreme Court ruled, overruling a precedent made by lower courts that had helped protect law enforcement from litigation for decades. The …
June 26, 2023
A Port Allen, Louisiana pharmacy and its owner must pay $275,000 to resolve a federal civil lawsuit under the Controlled Substances Act, United States Attorney Ronald C. Gathe, Jr. announced. U.S. District Judge Brian A. Jackson has accepted and entered …
June 26, 2023
American workers are struggling. Employee stress has reached record highs. Symptoms and formal diagnoses of mental illnesses like anxiety, depression and PTSD are rising. Substance abuse disorders are up, too – as are suicide rates in some demographics. Understanding how …
June 26, 2023
SolarWinds said on Friday some of its former and current executives had been issued a Wells notice by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission over a massive 2020 data breach tied to the software firm. A Wells notice does not …