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Florida Legislature Passes Bill Targeting State Opioid Epidemic
Mar 12 2018 // Florida will institute prescription limits on opioids and increase funding for treatment under a bill passed by the state Legislature on Friday. The legislation to combat the state’s opioids crisis – which...
Trump Justice Department Prepares Ban on Bump Stocks
Mar 11 2018 // The Trump administration said Saturday it has taken the first step in the regulatory process to ban bump stocks, likely setting the stage for long legal battles with gun manufacturers while the trigger devices remain on...
Judge Drops Cubs from Suit by Fan Blinded by Foul Ball
Mar 9 2018 // A judge has dismissed the Chicago Cubs from a lawsuit filed by a fan blinded in one eye by a foul ball at Wrigley Field. John Loos of Schaumburg, Illinois says in the lawsuit filed in October he was sitting along the...
Montana Judge Rules Against in Insurer in $43M Asbestos Settlement
Mar 9 2018 // A Montana judge says a Nebraska-based insurance company is liable for a $43 million settlement between the state and people sickened by exposure to asbestos from a Libby vermiculite mine. National Indemnity Co. paid $16...
Judge Says Trial Over Opioids May Be Necessary
Mar 9 2018 // A federal judge pushing for a settlement in lawsuits by state and local governments against drug companies over their roles in the U.S. opioid epidemic said on Wednesday that trials may be needed after both sides...
Rewrite of Senate Banking Bill Tough for Wall Street Banks
Mar 8 2018 // Wall Street banks don’t have much to celebrate in what’s probably the final version of a bill easing financial rules that is headed for a U.S. Senate vote. Late Wednesday, Senate Banking Chairman Mike Crapo, an...
Here Are Some Post-Brexit Scenarios for UK Financial Services
Mar 8 2018 // A stand-off between Britain and the European Union over the future of London’s vast financial services industry is shaping up as one of the key Brexit battlegrounds of this year. The EU said on Wednesday that there...
Alabama Becomes 45th State to Pass Ridesharing Legislation
Mar 8 2018 // Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill into law that allows ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft to operate statewide. The legislation proposed by Rep. David Faulkner, a Republican, and Sen. Bobby Singleton, a Democrat, will...
SMEs Need to Ready for Cyber Battle: Endeavour’s Loizides
Mar 7 2018 // A classic mistake made by many small and medium sized enterprises is to assume that they are immune from cyber attacks because hackers and fraudsters have bigger fish to fry. As a result, SMEs can be under-prepared in the...
Florida Workers’ Comp Legislative Update: First Responder Benefits In, Attorney Fees Out
Mar 6 2018 // After two high-profile Florida Supreme Court cases threatened to significantly impact workers’ compensation rates in Florida in 2016, many insurance industry experts anticipated quick legislative action in 2017. But,...
Judge Stays Lawsuits over Oklahoma Earthquakes
Mar 5 2018 // Oklahoma residents who are suing oil and gas producers for earthquake damage to their homes and businesses must now wait for a federal judge’s decision in another case. Judge Phillip Corley granted a stay with a...
Judge Awards $15M in Alabama Mortuary Worker Whistleblower Lawsuit
Mar 5 2018 // A judge awarded nearly $15 million in a whistleblower lawsuit filed by a one-time mortuary worker who was threatened with being cremated alive for revealing fraud, his attorneys said Thursday. The judgment in favor of...
Bipartisan Momentum Building in Congress for Cryptocurrency Regulations
Mar 5 2018 // Jolted by the global investment craze over bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies, U.S. lawmakers are moving to consider new rules that could impose stricter federal oversight on the emerging asset class, several top lawmakers...
U.S. Wants Public Input on Rules for Driverless Vehicles, Trains
Mar 2 2018 // U.S. Transportation Secretary Elaine Chao said on Thursday that regulators will seek public input on rules for self-driving commercial vehicles and trains, as the administration grapples with how to regulate their expected...
German Government Marshals Defenses Against Powerful Cyber Attack
Mar 2 2018 // Germany’s government was marshaling its defenses on Thursday against a powerful cyber attack that lawmakers said had breached the foreign ministry’s computer network and whose origins officials admitted were...
Harvey Survivors Critical of Texas Governor/FEMA’s Disaster Response Plan
Mar 1 2018 // This article originally appeared in The Texas Tribune at https://www.texastribune.org/2018/02/27/texans-left-limbo-gov-abbott-fema-use-harvey-reinvent-disaster-respons/. In the weeks immediately after Hurricane Harvey,...
Autonomous Car Testing Without Backup Drivers Approved in California
Feb 28 2018 // Driverless cars will be tested in California for the first time without a person behind a steering wheel under new rules that state regulators approved Monday for the fast-developing technology. The regulations are a major...
Judge Nixes Medical Benefits Challenge to Federal Marijuana Laws
Feb 28 2018 // A judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit challenging federal laws criminalizing marijuana as unconstitutional, saying the five plaintiffs had failed to pursue changes in the drug’s legal status by first going through...
Judge Denies Wells Fargo Bid to Dodge Shareholder Lawsuit
Feb 28 2018 // A federal judge denied Wells Fargo & Co.’s request to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit triggered by the bank’s plummeting stock price after it admitted in 2016 to creating millions of fake accounts, starting...
Update: UK Prime Minister Rejects EU Draft Brexit Deal as Unacceptable
Feb 28 2018 // The European Union presented the U.K. with a draft divorce deal that Theresa May said no British prime minister could ever accept. The pound fell. Brexit talks once again look to be stuck around the intractable issue of...
