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Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Minnesota Trooper in Fatal Shooting of Black Man
Nov 1 2024 // A federal judge has dismissed a civil rights lawsuit against a white Minnesota state trooper who shot and killed a Black man during a traffic stop last year, ruling that the trooper’s actions did not violate the...
Judge Affirms $16.7K in OSHA Penalties Against New York Roofing Contractor
Oct 31 2024 // An administrative law judge has ordered a Rochester, New York commercial roofing company to pay $16,782 in penalties for safety violations, after an investigation and litigation by the federal government. The company,...
Judge Cans North Carolina Captive’s Claims That Managers Stole Software
Oct 29 2024 // Six months after a North Carolina captive insurance firm for nursing homes around the country accused its managers of poaching proprietary software and forming a competing management company, a federal judge has dismissed...
Judge Approves Healthcare Advisor’s $1.5M Data Breach Settlement
Oct 29 2024 // A federal judge in Connecticut has given final approval to a $1,525,000 class action settlement involving a data breach at Merritt Healthcare Advisors. About 3,320 people whose personal information was accessed by an...
Judge Approves $102 Million Settlement Over Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Oct 28 2024 // A U.S. judge approved on Friday a $102 million settlement by the companies that owned and operated the ship that struck Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, killing six people. The payment, approved by U.S....
Alabama Judge Appoints Mediator in Long-Running Med Marijuana License Dispute
Oct 25 2024 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A judge has appointed a mediator in the long-running dispute over who gets licenses to grow and sell medical marijuana in Alabama. Montgomery Circuit Judge James Anderson named retired Circuit...
Maryland Lawmakers Approve Caps on High-Cost Prescription Drugs
Oct 25 2024 // A panel of Maryland lawmakers approved a plan on Tuesday to enable a state board to cap the price that state and local governments pay for certain high-cost prescription drugs for their employees — the latest step taken...
Tracking Web Users Does Not Violate Wiretap Law, Massachusetts High Court Rules
Oct 25 2024 // A firm’s use of software that tracks users’ activity on its website does not violate a state law against wiretapping, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled. While the state law against wiretapping...
How a US judge Injected Culture Wars Into Boeing 737 MAX Plea Deal
Oct 24 2024 // A Texas federal judge with a record of ruling in favor of conservative causes injected uncertainty into Boeing’s agreement to plead guilty over two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes, seizing upon a single sentence in the...
WCIRB Summarizes 2024 California Workers’ Comp Legislation
Oct 21 2024 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is giving its take on bills passed and passed on by California Legislature this year. The Legislature recessed for the year and Gov. Gavin Newsom had until Sept. 30...
Judge Tosses Philadelphia Eagles and 76ers Covid Loss Cases
Oct 18 2024 // Two Philadelphia professional sports team have lost their appeals over denied business interruption insurance claims tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson this week dismissed lawsuits by the...
New York Updates Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation to Address AI Risks
Oct 17 2024 // The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued new guidance to assist the more than 3,000 financial firms including insurers it regulates in addressing cybersecurity risks arising from artificial...
Underwriters Wary of PFAS Amid ‘Superstorm’ of Litigation, Regulation
Oct 7 2024 // As litigation and regulation increase around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), insurance underwriting is tightening across lines. Insurance professionals who specialize in PFAS say insurers are mandating coverage...
WCIRB Summarizes 2024 California Workers’ Comp Legislation
Oct 4 2024 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is giving its take on bills passed and passed on by California Legislature this year. The Legislature recessed for the year and Gov. Gavin Newsom had until Sept. 30...
Judge Dismisses Shareholder Lawsuit Against Tesla, Musk Over Self-Driving Promises
Oct 1 2024 // Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk on Monday won the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing them of defrauding shareholders by overstating the effectiveness and safety of the automaker’s self-driving technology in order to boost...
Judge Rules eBay Not Liable for Selling Harmful Products
Oct 1 2024 // A federal judge dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit accusing eBay of violating environmental laws by allowing the sale of hundreds of thousands of harmful products on its platform, including pesticides and...
Judge Approves $600M Settlement for Residents Near Ohio Train Derailment
Sep 27 2024 // A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million class-action settlement Wednesday that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who lived within 20 miles (32 kilometers) of last year’s disastrous derailment...
Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Over Mine Sinkholes in South Dakota
Sep 27 2024 // A judge in South Dakota has thrown out a lawsuit brought by dozens of neighbors in a Rapid City-area subdivision whose homes were built above an old, underground mine linked to sinkholes in the neighborhood. Circuit Court...
Appellate Judges Skeptical of New York Civil Fraud Case Against Trump
Sep 27 2024 // Appeals court judges signaled skepticism on Thursday toward the civil fraud case brought by New York state against Donald Trump as the former president asked them to toss a nearly half-billion dollar judgment against him...
Judge Denies Texas Attorney General’s Attempt to Halt Gun Ban at State Fair
Sep 25 2024 // DALLAS (AP) — A judge last week denied a effort by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to halt the recently announced ban on guns at the State Fair of Texas. Dallas County District Judge Emily Tobolowsky denied the...
