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Man Can Seek Damages from Cleveland Indians, Ohio High Court Rules
May 6 2016 // Ohio’s high court says a New York man who was hit by a foul ball at a baseball game and blinded in one eye can seek damages from the Cleveland Indians. Lawyers for Keith Rawlins of Rochester, New York say the team is...
Judge Grants Class Action Status to West Virginia Miner Lawsuit
May 6 2016 // A lawsuit filed by miners in West Virginia who say they were unlawfully laid off in Wyoming County has been certified as a class action. The Register-Herald reports Judge Irene Berger granted the certification Tuesday in...
As Once-Mighty Politician Gets Prison, Albany Moves On
May 5 2016 // As former New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver was being sentenced to 12 years in prison for corruption, many of the politicians he once served with were passing legislation to outlaw commercial bass fishing in the...
Judge Rejects Uber’s Independent Contractors Claim in Sex Attacks Suit
May 5 2016 // Uber Technologies Inc.’s denial of responsibility for sexual assaults by drivers failed to derail a lawsuit brought by two women who say they were attacked last year. A San Francisco federal judge on Wednesday...
London Company Market Concerned About Loss of Single Passport if UK Exits EU
May 5 2016 // Membership of the European Union provides insurers with substantial benefits and London Market companies would be significantly damaged if they were lost, according to the International Underwriting Association...
Tennessee Bill Allowing College Employees to be Armed Becomes Law
May 5 2016 // A bill allowing staff and faculty at Tennessee’s public colleges and universities to be armed on campus became law Monday without the Republican governor’s signature. Gov. Bill Haslam said in a statement that...
Special Report: Execs Warn of Impending Florida Market Crisis Over Water Loss Claims
May 3 2016 // Abuse of assignment of benefits (AOB) from water loss claims has become a full-blown Florida insurance crisis that will mean higher insurance rates next year and for the foreseeable future for every Florida policyholder,...
PCI Supports Hawaii Legislation to Use Smartphones as Proof of Insurance
May 2 2016 // The Hawaii Legislature has approved a bill that will enable Hawaii drivers to show proof of insurance with their cellphone in a traffic stop. House Bill 1705 will give consumers the choice to use a paper insurance card or...
Vermont’s Latest Captive Bill Signed Into Law
May 2 2016 // Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin has signed new legislation, H-538, that allows sponsored or industrial insured captives that are inactive to enter a dormant status. This status would allow such types of captives to be exempted...
The Feds, the States and Self-Driving Cars
May 2 2016 // A big question looming is whether the federal government or state governments will play the primary role in setting standards for self-driving cars. Historically, the federal National Highway and Transportation Safety...
Report: Healthy but Challenging Workers’ Compensation Market
May 2 2016 // The workers’ compensation market is healthy and robust. It’s both competitive and profitable. That’s good news for business owners, the insurance industry and injured workers. Beneath the positive news,...
Florida Picks Deputy Altmaier to Be Next Insurance Commissioner
Apr 29 2016 // The Florida Cabinet has selected David Altmaier to be the state’s new insurance commissioner. Altmaier, 34, is currently a deputy commissioner within the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation. He will replace Kevin...
Florida Braces for Rate Hikes, Litigation Due to Workers’ Compensation Fee Ruling
Apr 29 2016 // The Florida Supreme Court’s ruling that the state’s current attorney fee limits are unconstitutional will have serious ramifications on the workers’ compensation market in the state, according to Florida...
Alabama Medical Marijuana Bill Headed to Governor
Apr 29 2016 // The Alabama legislature on Wednesday voted to decriminalize medicinal marijuana oil possession. In a 95-4 vote in the House of Representatives and a 29-3 vote in the Senate, legislators supported a bill supporters say is a...
Large Insurers Eager But Cautious About Drone Insurance Market
Apr 29 2016 // A growing number of insurance companies envision a large, robust insurance market for liability and property coverage associated with drone use. However, many insurers currently are proceeding with caution in light of...
Florida Supreme Court Finds Attorney Fee Schedule Unconstitutional; Passes on Other Key Workers’ Comp Case
Apr 28 2016 // The Florida Supreme Court has ruled that the state’s mandatory attorneys’ fee schedule for workers’ compensation cases is unconstitutional under both Florida’s and the U.S. constitution as a...
President Obama Gets Trade Secret Protection Bill Passed by Congress
Apr 28 2016 // The U.S. Congress on Wednesday passed and sent to President Barack Obama legislation strengthening legal protection for companies’ trade secrets, including manufacturing processes and computer methods. The House of...
Proposal for Food Inspection Cuts in Louisiana Raises Health Risk Concerns
Apr 28 2016 // More people could be exposed to foodborne illnesses in Louisiana if lawmakers approve a provision in the governor’s 2017 budget proposal which would lead to fewer inspections of the retail food industry, officials...
Reuters Special Report: How Google Is Winning Acceptance of Driverless Vehicles
Apr 27 2016 // The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Plaza in Austin, Texas is a strip mall with a pet-accessories store, a Thai restaurant and a yogurt shop, an unlikely venue to display the high-tech future. But one Saturday morning in March,...
Updated: Florida Gov, CFO at a Standstill Over Next Insurance Commissioner
Apr 27 2016 // For the second time in a month, Florida Gov. Rick Scott and Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater could not reach an agreement over who will become the next insurance commissioner for the state. At the April 26 Florida...
