Latest Legislation Headlines
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Judge Dismisses County’s Case Against Oregon Marijuana Legalization
Oct 29 2018 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by Josephine County against the state of Oregon over legalized marijuana. The Daily Courier reported that U.S. District Judge Michael McShane earlier this week signed a formal...
Mass. Court Rules for Auto Insurer in ‘Blood Relative’ Household Member Case
Oct 29 2018 // A Massachusetts Appeals Court has ruled in favor of an insurer in a case involving an automobile accident in which the injured plaintiff sought to obtain underinsured motorist coverage under a policy held by the mother and...
Climate Change Impact Assessment Looks at Risk, Readiness Around U.S.
Oct 25 2018 // Low risk, but low readiness. That’s the assessment for Long Beach, Calif., a city that’s close to my heart. For those who love numbers, the city has a risk score of 49.48, and a readiness score of 47.01. Not...
Ahead of Utah Medical Marijuana Vote, Lawmaker Tries Pot in Vegas
Oct 25 2018 // A Utah lawmaker drove to Las Vegas and tried marijuana for the first time ahead of an upcoming vote on a proposition that would legalize its use in his state for individuals with qualifying medical conditions. Salt Lake...
New York AG ‘Puts Up,’ Sues Exxon Over Climate Change Disclosures
Oct 25 2018 // Lawyers for Exxon Mobil Corp. stood before a New York judge in August and told the state’s attorney general to “put up or shut up” after spending three years investigating the company’s public...
Judge Dismisses Nebraska County’s Claim Against Insurers
Oct 23 2018 // Gage County’s insurance policies from a Nebraska risk-sharing pool of companies don’t cover $28.1 million that a jury awarded to six people who were wrongfully convicted in the 1985 rape and killing of a woman,...
Coordinated Global Regulation of Cryptocurrencies Needed: Circle CEO
Oct 23 2018 // Major economies should launch coordinated regulation of cryptocurrencies, the head of Goldman Sachs-backed startup Circle said on Monday, underscoring growing industry support for international rules on digital...
Judge Upholds Bayer/Monsanto Roundup Cancer Liability But Slashes Award
Oct 23 2018 // Bayer AG failed to persuade a California state judge to set aside a jury’s verdict in the first trial over allegations that its Roundup weed killer causes cancer, but the judge said damages should be slashed to $78.6...
California Moving Ahead with Marijuana Delivery Regulations
Oct 22 2018 // California moved a step closer Friday to allowing marijuana deliveries in communities that have banned retail sales of the drug as regulators rebuffed cities and police chiefs who are opposed to the rule. The proposal is a...
How States Are Battling Distracted Driving
Oct 22 2018 // Like many diligent public servants, Georgia state Representative Ed Setzler enjoys crowing about a nice, tidy highway project. In a Sept. 8 Facebook video, the Republican appeared to be doing just that from behind the...
Hawaii Panel Advances Vacation Rental Regulations
Oct 19 2018 // A Big Island panel has advanced a measure that would prohibit short-term vacation rentals in residential and agricultural zones. The Hawaii County Council Planning Committee approved the measure’s fifth draft this...
Judge Orders Tennessee to Stop Suspending Licenses Over Traffic Fines, Court Costs
Oct 19 2018 // A federal judge in Nashville has ordered the state to stop suspending the drivers licenses of people who are unable to pay traffic fines and court costs. In an order Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Aleta Trauger also...
15 Emerging Risks from Policies to Playgrounds, Sandboxes to Scooters
Oct 18 2018 // When insurance experts are asked what they see as the most important emerging risk for the property/casualty insurance industry, their consensus is cyber in some form. While cyber obviously poses tremendous risks, some...
UK’s May Eyes Extension of Brexit Transition Period to Unlock Impasse with EU
Oct 18 2018 // British Prime Minister Theresa May signaled on Thursday she would consider extending a so-called transition period “for a matter of months” after Britain leaves the European Union, a move her critics say is a...
Treasury Erases ‘Too-Big-to-Fail’ Label on Prudential
Oct 18 2018 // The Trump Administration has rescinded the systemically risky – or “too big to fail” – designation for Prudential Financial that placed the financial services giant under extra regulatory scrutiny. The...
How to Make Self-Driving Cars Safer on Roads with Humans
Oct 18 2018 // As the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and Congress press for removing safety regulations in order to fast-track the introduction of highly automated vehicles, human factors/ergonomics experts are...
California Says Judge Who Said Coffee Needs Cancer Warning is Biased
Oct 17 2018 // California said a state judge who earlier this year ruled that coffee requires a cancer warning is too biased to oversee a new lawsuit that challenges the state’s proposal to exempt the beverage from the...
Anti-Hazing Law in Penn State Student’s Name Goes to Governor
Oct 17 2018 // Stricter criminal penalties for hazing will soon become Pennsylvania law under legislation inspired by the death of a Penn State student that cleared its final hurdle Monday. The Senate voted unanimously for a bill named...
VW’s Audi Unit Slapped with $925M Fine in Germany over Emissions Scandal
Oct 17 2018 // Volkswagen AG’s Audi unit agreed to pay an 800 million-euro ($926 million) fine for its role in the diesel-cheating scandal that has disrupted the car industry for more than three years and landed Audi’s...
Calls for New Regulation Mount as New York Limo Crash Victims Mourned
Oct 16 2018 // The day after a mourning community said last goodbyes to eight of 20 victims of a limousine crash – four sisters and four other relatives – the Senate’s top Democrat called on federal regulators to...
