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Google, Microsoft Urge Georgia Governor to Veto Cybercrime Bill
May 4 2018 // Tech giants Google and Microsoft have joined a chorus or cybersecurity experts urging Georgia Gov. Nathan Deal to veto a bill that makes unauthorized computer access a crime punishable by up to a year in prison. The...
Arkansas Supreme Court Halts Judge’s Dicamba Ban Exemptions
May 3 2018 // The Arkansas Supreme Court has halted a fourth judge’s ruling exempting some farmers from an herbicide ban that took effect last week. Justices has stayed a Clay County judge’s order prohibiting the state Plant...
NRA Tells Judge It Fears Harassment in Suit Over Florida Gun Law
May 1 2018 // Two 19-year-old Florida residents who joined the National Rifle Association in suing over the state’s new gun-control law asked a federal judge to let them remain anonymous, saying they fear for their safety because...
California High Court Rules on Independent Contractors Matter
May 1 2018 // In a big win for labor advocates, the California Supreme Court on Monday limited businesses from classifying workers as independent contractors who can’t receive key employment protections. Experts expect the ruling...
Pennsylvania Governor Wolf Vetoes Workers’ Compensation Drug Formulary Bill
May 1 2018 // Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has vetoed Senate Bill 936, which sought to amend the state’s Workers’ Compensation Act by establishing a formulary, or a list of prescription medications that could be prescribed...
Iowa Medical Marijuana Industry Unsure About Future
Apr 30 2018 // Serious questions linger about the fate of medical marijuana in Iowa as Republican lawmakers find themselves considering an eleventh-hour deal that would expand the program to more patients. The state’s sole...
Virginia High Court Rules Lawsuit Can Move Ahead in License Plate Reader Case
Apr 30 2018 // In a victory for privacy advocates, the Supreme Court of Virginia has ruled a lawsuit challenging a police department’s practice of keeping data from automated license plate readers for a year can move forward. Last...
Judge Tentatively Rejects PG&E Bid to Set Aside Liability in California Fire
Apr 27 2018 // PG&E Corp. tentatively lost a bid to inoculate itself from a finding of liability in a 2015 fire, a court decision that deals the company a potentially more serious setback in its strategy to shield itself from deeper...
Bills Addressing Last Year’s California Wildfires Have Insurers Concerned
Apr 26 2018 // Insurance industry representatives said on Thursday they are working with the authors of pair of controversial bills approved by a committee in the California state Senate that are designed to give relief to victims of the...
Louisiana Lawmakers Eye Stiffer Penalties for Pipeline Damage
Apr 26 2018 // A fight over a crude oil pipeline in southern Louisiana has spilled into the Legislature. A proposal to stiffen penalties for damaging or trespassing around pipelines is nearing final passage after winning approval from a...
California Bill Would Shield PG&E, Edison from Some Wildfire Liability
Apr 26 2018 // Utility giants PG&E Corp. and Edison International could gain at least some protection against future wildfire damages under a bill that’s advancing in California’s legislature. An amended bill being...
Beazley Launches GDPR Helpline for UK Policyholders
Apr 25 2018 // Beazley has partnered with international law firm DAC Beachcroft to launch a General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) helpline for its Beazley Breach Response (BBR) policyholders in the UK. The new GDPR regulations, which...
Supreme Court Denies Human Rights Claims Against Foreign Bank
Apr 25 2018 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday ruled that foreign corporations cannot be sued in American courts for human rights abuses overseas, refusing to revive a lawsuit claiming Jordan-based Arab Bank Plc helped finance militant...
Supreme Court ‘Buckets of Money’ Case Targets Power of SEC’s Administrative Judges
Apr 24 2018 // The U.S. Supreme Court considered bolstering the president’s power over federal agencies in a clash over the constitutional status of the in-house judges who handle complaints at the Securities and Exchange...
N.J. High Court Rules That Phantom Vehicles Can Be Allocated Fault
Apr 23 2018 // The case of Mark R. Krzykalski v. David T. Tindall involves an auto accident where both the plaintiff and the defendant were in the left lane turning left through an intersection. An unidentified driver turned unexpectedly...
Facebook to Restrict Number of Users Protected Under EU’s New Privacy Law: Reuters
Apr 23 2018 // If a new European law restricting what companies can do with people’s online data went into effect tomorrow, almost 1.9 billion Facebook Inc. users around the world would be protected by it. The online social network...
How Insurance Brokers, Risk Managers View the Political Dysfunction in Washington
Apr 20 2018 // Congress is headed for a “major showdown” over the flood insurance program, according to an insurance broker lobbyist who notes that the program expires July 31, right in the middle of hurricane season. That...
Judge Rules Convicted Swindler in Connecticut Won’t Have to Pay Restitution
Apr 19 2018 // A judge has ruled that a former Connecticut insurance broker convicted of swindling millions of dollars from several elderly clients won’t have to repay the money, as originally ordered. Galan Newton was sentenced to...
Generali to Sell Belgian Operations to Athora Holding for $668.3M in Cash
Apr 19 2018 // Italy’s Generali has agreed to sell its Belgian operations to Athora Holding Ltd. for approximately €540 million ($668.3 million) in cash. The transaction is expected to close in the second half of 2018, subject to...
Supreme Court Appears Divided Over Foreign-Based Patent Damages
Apr 19 2018 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday appeared divided over whether to make it easier for companies to recoup profits lost due to the unauthorized use of their patented technology overseas in a dispute involving Schlumberger...
