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Virginia Judge Says Medical Malpractice Law Does Not Apply to Sexual Abuse Claims
Aug 23 2023 // Most of the claims of sexual abuse and other mistreatment made in a lawsuit by dozens of former patients of a Virginia children`s hospital can move forward, a judge has ruled, rejecting arguments that many of the...
Judge Tosses Erie Lawsuit Over Maryland’s Handling of Redlining Allegations
Aug 22 2023 // A federal judge has dismissed an Erie Insurance complaint over how the Maryland insurance regulator has been handling allegations that the insurer unfairly discriminated against communities served by Black insurance agents...
Judge Allows ACLU to Join Lawsuit Over Sex Designation on Kansas Driver’s Licenses
Aug 21 2023 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A judge has agreed to allow the American Civil Liberties Union of Kansas to intervene in an ongoing lawsuit that seeks to force the state to list the sex that people were assigned at birth on their...
Judge Won’t Block Florida Law Banning Chinese Ownership of Property
Aug 18 2023 // (Reuters) – A U.S. judge in Florida on Thursday declined to block the state’s law barring citizens of China and other “countries of concern” from owning homes or land in the state. U.S. District...
Company Asks Judge to Block Alabama Medical Marijuana Licenses
Aug 17 2023 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — A company that failed to win a potentially lucrative medical marijuana license in Alabama asked a judge Tuesday to block the state from issuing the licenses to anyone, arguing a state...
Child Social Media Influencers in Illinois to Receive Compensation Under New Law
Aug 14 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – Illinois is the first state in the U.S. to ensure child social media influencers are compensated for their work, according to Sen. David Koehler, of Peoria, who sponsored a bill that was signed into law...
Judge Tosses Lawsuits Filed Over NYC’s Strict Rules on Short-Term Rentals
Aug 10 2023 // A New York judge on Tuesday dismissed lawsuits filed by Airbnb and three hosts over New York City`s rules for short-term rentals, saying the restrictions are “entirely rational.” In a 14-page ruling, Supreme...
Southwest Will Appeal Judge’s Ruling Requiring ‘Religious Liberty Training’
Aug 9 2023 // Southwest Airlines Co. on Tuesday said it will appeal a Texas federal judge’s unusual order requiring three of its senior lawyers to attend “religious liberty training” by a prominent conservative...
Connecticut, Other States’ Lawmakers Have a Lot of Questions About AI
Aug 9 2023 // As state lawmakers rush to get a handle on fast-evolving artificial intelligence technology, they`re often focusing first on their own state governments before imposing restrictions on the private sector. Legislators are...
NY Lawmakers Vow to Block Property Insurers from Asking About Subsidized Tenants
Aug 7 2023 // Three New York legislators said they plan on pushing bills next year that would bar property insurers from requesting information about subsidized housing, a practice that discriminates, an NYC news outlet reported. The...
Judge Allows Key Antitrust Google Search Claims to Go to Trial
Aug 7 2023 // A U.S. judge hearing the Justice Department’s antitrust lawsuit accusing Google of unlawfully maintaining monopolies in the internet search market let stand key claims made by the federal government. Google, a unit...
Judge Tosses Fraud Against Exec in SC Nuclear Debacle, But New Case Could Follow
Aug 7 2023 // A judge has ordered criminal charges dropped against the final executive accused of lying about problems building two nuclear reactors in South Carolina that were abandoned without generating a watt of power. The judge...
Blazing a New Trail: Oregon Wildfire Regulatory Compliance
Aug 2 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by CoreLogic. Due to the ever-changing insurance market, property and casualty insurers across the country face multiple challenges today that can commonly disrupt their business...
Judge Throws Out Lawsuit over Kraft Mac & Cheese Prep Time
Aug 2 2023 // A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit accusing Kraft Heinz & Co KHC.O of misleading consumers by promising it takes only 3-1/2 minutes to prepare a cup of microwavable Velveeta macaroni and cheese. U.S....
Florida Judge Won’t Dismiss Suit Over Disney’s Governing Board
Jul 31 2023 // A judge in Florida on Friday refused to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Gov. Ron DeSantis appointees against Disney’s efforts to neutralize the governor`s takeover of Disney World’s governing district. The judge...
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit in Death of New Mexico Officer
Jul 31 2023 // A federal judge dismissed a lawsuit alleging the Department of Homeland Security was negligent in a drug bust that resulted in the first New Mexico State Police officer killed in the line of duty in over three...
Judge Allows Parents’ Lawsuit Over Hospital’s Fetal Autopsy
Jul 31 2023 // A judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that a Delaware hospital system performed an autopsy on a 16-week-old fetus despite the parents refusing to give their consent. Superior Court Judge Patricia Winston denied...
SC Judge OKs $15M Insurance Payout for Store that Sold Beer to Underage Murdaugh
Jul 31 2023 // A South Carolina judge A judge has signed off on a $15.5 million settlement for the family of Mallory Beach, the 19-year-old girl who died in a 2019 boat crash that is believed to have set in motion the downfall of...
US Lawmakers Turn to Louisiana for Experience on Climate Change Impacts to Infrastructure
Jul 28 2023 // BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – This summer – as blistering heat waves scorched the Southwest, wildfire smoke from Canada choked much of North America, a drought in the central U.S. devastated soybean and corn crops, and...
Judge Affirms Letting Coach Flores’ Racial Bias Claims Against NFL Proceed to Trial
Jul 28 2023 // A federal judge said Tuesday that she’s not changing her decision to let NFL coach Brian Flores put the league and three of its teams on trial over his claims that he and other Black coaches face...
