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Georgia Lawmakers Consider Sweeping Georgia Cybercrime Bill
Feb 28 2018 // Lying about your weight on an online dating site? Checking out who won the Falcons game from your work computer? Using your computer hacking knowledge as an “ethical hacker?” Those actions may become illegal if...
Bank of England Will Not ‘Go Soft’ on Enforcing EU Solvency II Capital Rules
Feb 27 2018 // The Bank of England will not “go soft” on enforcing European Union capital rules for insurers, but will look at ways to make it easier for new entrants to boost competition in the industry, its deputy governor...
Judge Denies McKesson Bid to Keep Lawsuit Out of West Virginia County
Feb 27 2018 // The nation’s largest prescription drug distributor has lost its bid to keep a lawsuit out of a West Virginia county. News outlets report a judge rejected McKesson’s claim that it has no duty under state law to...
Appeals Court Rules Firing Over Sexual Orientation Is Illegal
Feb 26 2018 // Gay workers and their corporate supporters won a legal victory over the Trump administration as a federal appeals court ruled that firing people over their sexual orientation is a form of illegal sex discrimination. The...
California Looking for Balancing Act for Harassment Discipline
Feb 26 2018 // California Sen. Tony Mendoza’s resignation this week spared his fellow lawmakers from a difficult decision about appropriate punishment after an investigation found he likely engaged in flirtatious and sexually...
Europe Regulator Proposes Hacking, Geo-Awareness Protections for Drones
Feb 26 2018 // Europe’s aviation safety authority has proposed anti-hacking measures and geo-awareness technology for small drones to avoid collisions with aircraft or people, taking an important step toward Europe-wide...
Global Directors Beware: Are You Ready for EU’s Data Protection Regulation?
Feb 26 2018 // On May 25, 2018, the European Union (EU) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) will go into effect in the 28 EU member states. Companies, the world over, are now rushing to meet the deadline for compliance but how many...
West Virginia Judge Tosses Coal Company Lawsuit Against HBO’s John Oliver
Feb 26 2018 // A West Virginia judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by coal company Murray Energy against HBO host John Oliver. A segment of Oliver’s Sunday show “Last Week Tonight” in June poked fun at Murray Energy...
China Seizes Control of Anbang; Acquisitive Chairman Faces Fraud Prosecution
Feb 23 2018 // The Chinese government on Friday seized control of Anbang Insurance Group Co. Ltd and said its chairman had been prosecuted, dramatically illustrating Beijing’s willingness to curtail big-spending conglomerates as it...
Drone Segment Will be Biggest Growth in Aviation Insurance in 50 Years, Experts Say
Feb 22 2018 // Now’s the time to get in on the ground floor of the business of insuring drones. That’s according to panel of experts speaking recently in a drone insurance webinar hosted by Insurance Journal. The consensus...
Worker’s Death on Gulf Platform Subject of Federal Probe
Feb 22 2018 // Federal regulators are investigating the weekend death of a worker on an oil production platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The contractor was removing out-of-service fire suppression equipment when he was fatally injured on...
Bipartisan Momentum Building in Congress for Cryptocurrency Regulations
Feb 22 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...
Judge Says Administrators Not Liable for Ohio School Shooting
Feb 20 2018 // Five former administrators at a northeastern Ohio school district where three high school students were fatally shot and a fourth permanently disabled are not liable for the shootings six years ago, a judge presiding over...
South Carolina Notifies Insurers of Workers’ Comp Loss Cost Updates, Filing Requirements
Feb 19 2018 // South Carolina has alerted insurers of several changes to loss costs for the state’s voluntary and assigned risk workers’ compensation markets and has issued a requirement that updated loss cost multipliers be...
Declarations
Feb 19 2018 // Proximate Cause “If the evidence shows the Thomas Fire or another peril covered by a homeowners insurance policy was the efficient proximate cause of mudflow damage, I expect insurance companies to step up and cover...
U.S. Judge Rules ‘Gig Economy’ Driver Is Independent Contractor
Feb 19 2018 // A U.S. judge in San Francisco earlier this month said a former Grubhub Inc. delivery driver was an independent contractor and not the company’s employee in the first case of its kind against a “gig...
Some Nebraska Lawmakers Want State to Become Self-Driving Car Test Site
Feb 19 2018 // Nebraska lawmakers could open the door to self-driving cars and trucks this year with new legislation designed to attract the industry while maintaining public safety. A legislative committee is considering two measures...
Drone Suspected in Helicopter Crash Landing in South Carolina
Feb 16 2018 // A helicopter’s crash landing in South Carolina this week may have been triggered by a civilian drone, which would make it the first drone-related crash of an aircraft in the U.S. The incident on Wednesday involved a...
California Lawmakers Want to Beef up Dam Checks After Oroville
Feb 14 2018 // California would beef up dam inspections under legislation sent to Gov. Jerry Brown, a year after a near disaster prompted the evacuation of nearly 200,000 residents living downstream from the tallest U.S. dam. The...
New York Judge Awards Graffiti Artists $6.7M After Works Destroyed
Feb 14 2018 // A judge awarded $6.7 million Monday to graffiti artists who sued after dozens of spray paintings were destroyed on the walls of dilapidated warehouse buildings torn down to make room for high-rise luxury residences. U.S....
