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Massachusetts Pot Regulatory Board Set With Naming of Three More Members
Sep 6 2017 // The board responsible for regulating marijuana in Massachusetts is now in place after the selection of three more members. Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey on Friday appointed Britte McBride, a former assistant...
Judge Tosses Most Serious Charges in Penn State Frat Death
Sep 6 2017 // A judge threw out involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault charges Friday against members of a Penn State fraternity in the alcohol-related hazing death of a pledge, ordering 12 of the young men to stand trial on...
Florida’s Private Flood Insurers Could Face Big Test from Hurricane Irma
Sep 6 2017 // Hurricane Irma could test a nascent private flood insurance market in Florida that some advocates say is a model for making U.S. flood coverage more affordable and commonplace in high-risk areas. Florida’s private...
Why Federal Flood Program Is Sinking Deeper Into Debt: CBO Report
Sep 5 2017 // The federal flood insurance program is on a course to continue falling deeper in debt, even when there is no catastrophic storm like Katrina or Harvey. The National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) is currently on a path...
People
Sep 4 2017 // Greenberg Traurig LLP has added insurance regulatory attorney John A. Sebastinelli as shareholder to its policy and insurance regulatory and transactions practices in the firm’s San Francisco, Calif.,...
Judge Won’t Allow Challenge to Seattle’s Rideshare Driver Union Law
Sep 4 2017 // A federal judge has rejected a challenge to Seattle’s first-in-the-nation law allowing drivers of ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft to unionize over pay and working conditions. U.S. District Judge Robert...
Appeals Court Rules L.A. Lakers Not Entitled to Coverage in TCPA Suit
Sep 4 2017 // The U.S. Ninth Circuit court of Appeals affirmed in late August that the Los Angeles Lakers are not entitled to insurance coverage for class action allegations that the team violated the Telephone Consumer Protection...
WSIA: Past, Present and Future
Sep 4 2017 // The wholesale, specialty and surplus lines market is healthy and stable with a bright future. Proof of this can be found in recent quantitative analysis like A.M. Best’s 2017 Special Report on U.S. Surplus Lines, as...
Judge Throws Out Obama Rule Hiking Overtime Pay
Sep 1 2017 // A federal judge in Texas on Thursday struck down an Obama administration rule that would have extended mandatory overtime pay to more than 4 million U.S. workers, siding with business groups and 21 states that had...
House to Vote Next Week on Bill to Speed Autonomous Vehicles
Sep 1 2017 // The U.S. House of Representatives will vote Wednesday on a sweeping proposal to speed the deployment of self-driving cars without human controls and bar states from blocking autonomous vehicles, congressional aides...
Judge Says Yahoo Must Face Data Breach Lawsuit
Sep 1 2017 // A U.S. judge said Yahoo must face nationwide litigation brought on behalf of well over 1 billion users who said their personal information was compromised in three massive data breaches. Wednesday night’s decision...
Harvey, Houston, America, Politics and Building Codes
Aug 31 2017 // Jerry Garcia’s home in Corpus Christi missed the worst of Hurricane Harvey by just a few miles and lost nothing more than some shingles and his backyard pier, which turned up further down Oso Bay. A 5-foot bulkhead...
Law’s Ambiguity a Source of Mixed Messages Over Texas Cat Claims Statute
Aug 30 2017 // Ambiguity surrounding a Texas law that goes into effect on Sept. 1 has insurance industry representatives and attorneys who represent insurance policyholders sending conflicting messages to insureds who may have suffered...
Judge Rules Against Iowa DOT in Noncommercial Vehicles Citations Case
Aug 29 2017 // Another judge has ruled that Iowa Department of Transportation officers didn’t have authority to issue speeding tickets to drivers of noncommercial vehicles. Scott County District Associate Judge Christine Dalton...
New York’s Cybersecurity Regulation Compliance Requirements Go Into Effect
Aug 29 2017 // Financial Services Superintendent Maria T. Vullo reminded all entities covered by the New York State Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) cybersecurity regulation that yesterday, August 28, 2017, was the first...
Schwarzenegger to Raise Awareness of UK’s Payment Protection Insurance Scandal
Aug 29 2017 // The animatronic head of actor and former California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger mounted on tank tracks urges consumers to “make a decision,” in a campaign launched on Tuesday to raise awareness of...
Key House Chairman Wants Flood Insurance Reforms, Not Just Renewal
Aug 29 2017 // A key Republican said Hurricane Harvey will spur Congress to reach a deal to fund the nation’s flood insurance program before it expires next month, even though divisions persist over how much the federal government...
Trump to Send Congress ‘Very Expensive’ Disaster Aid Request for Harvey Victims
Aug 29 2017 // U.S. lawmakers are expected to pass a large aid package for victims of Hurricane Harvey, but specifics of the plan and its price tag are unclear as Congress awaits a funding request from the Trump administration. Rain...
Judge Won’t Allow Challenge to Seattle’s Rideshare Driver Union Law
Aug 28 2017 // For the second time this month, a federal judge has rejected a challenge to Seattle’s first-in-the-nation law allowing drivers of ridesharing companies such as Uber and Lyft to unionize over pay and working...
Former New Jersey Transit Worker Says He Was Fired for Raising Safety Concerns
Aug 28 2017 // A recently fired New Jersey Transit compliance officer told lawmakers on Friday that he was terminated for raising safety and other concerns and that the agency is a “runaway train.” Todd Barretta told a joint...
