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Starbucks Illegally Fired Manhattan Supervisor Over Union Activities, Labor Judge Rules
Jul 26 2023 // Starbucks violated U.S. labor law by firing a Manhattan store supervisor who had organized workers to join a union, a federal labor board judge ruled on Monday. The National Labor Relations Board established...
Law Firm Must Name Clients Affected by 2020 Cyberattack, Judge Says
Jul 25 2023 // Covington & Burling must identify some clients caught up in a 2020 hack on the law firm to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, a federal judge in Washington ruled on Monday in a case that could impact future...
Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Against Police by Mississippi Woman Hit by Stray Bullet
Jul 19 2023 // A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by a Mississippi woman who says she was hit by a stray police bullet while lying in bed. Latasha Smith, 49, was in bed on Dec. 11 when an officer from the state-run Capitol...
China Poses ‘Alarming’ Threat to US Power Grid, Lawmakers Told
Jul 19 2023 // China represents an increasing threat to the US power grid, lawmakers were told Tuesday during a hearing in which they were warned a cyberattack from the nation could plunge military and other sensitive sites into...
Massachusetts Judge Rejects Auto Insurance Class Actions Over Diminished Value
Jul 17 2023 // A judge in Massachusetts denied class certifications for claimants seeking payments from two insurers for the lost resale value of their motor vehicles that were damaged in accidents and then repaired. Suffolk County...
New York Appeals Court Rules Child Victim’s Act Is Constitutional
Jul 14 2023 // A New York state appellate court has upheld the constitutionality of the Child Victims Act (CVA) which granted a one year extension of the state’s statute of limitations for victims of childhood sexual abuse to bring...
Florida High Court Rule Change Seen as a Win for Med Mal Insurers
Jul 14 2023 // Like a sports league deciding to make greater use of in-game instant replay on crucial calls, the Florida Supreme Court has made it a little easier for hospitals and other medical malpractice defendants to challenge expert...
Judge Orders Trump Ally Bannon to Pay $500K in Unpaid Legal Bills
Jul 14 2023 // Steve Bannon must pay nearly $500,000 in outstanding legal fees to his former attorneys, a New York judge ruled. Bannon, a longtime ally of former President Donald Trump and far-right strategist, was sued earlier this year...
Japan’s Top Court Rules Government Restrictions on Transgender Employee’s Use of Restrooms Illegal
Jul 13 2023 // Japan’s Supreme Court ruled Tuesday that restrictions imposed by a government ministry on a transgender female employee’s use of restrooms at her workplace are illegal, in a landmark decision that could promote...
Florida Boy Dies After Dog Attack, Ahead of New Law That Bars Local Bans on Pit Bulls
Jul 12 2023 // A 6-year-old Florida boy has died after he was attacked by a pit bull-mix dog that lived in the same home. The North Port Police Department said the boy suffered extensive injuries to his upper torso and was flown to...
Workers’ Compensation Undercuts Employer Liability Exclusion, U.S. Appeals Court Rules
Jul 11 2023 // Since workers’ compensation shields an employer from liability, an insurer may not be able to rely on an employer liability exclusion in a commercial general liability policy to avoid claims. That’s the...
Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Seeking Reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre
Jul 11 2023 // An Oklahoma judge has thrown out a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre, dashing an effort to obtain some measure of legal justice by survivors of the deadly racist rampage. Judge Caroline Wall on...
Judge Delays Minimum Wage Hike for New York City App Drivers
Jul 10 2023 // A judge Friday ordered New York City to temporarily delay new minimum pay standards for app-based food delivery workers, a day after being sued by Uber Eats, DoorDash and Grubhub. City officials recently announced plans to...
Update: China Ends Ant Group’s Regulatory Revamp With Fine of $984M
Jul 7 2023 // Chinese authorities announced on Friday a 7.12 billion yuan ($984 million) fine for Ant Group, ending a years-long regulatory overhaul of the fintech company and marking a key step to concluding a crackdown on the...
NCOIL Writes IRS, FTC on Rules it Says Infringe State Regulation
Jul 3 2023 // The National Council of Insurance Legislators last week urged the Internal Revenue Service and the Federal Trade Commission to reconsider proposed rules that the organization said encroaches on state regulation. The first...
Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Anti-Gay Marriage Web Designer
Jun 30 2023 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the constitutional right to free speech allows certain businesses to refuse to provide services for same-sex weddings, ruling in favor of a web designer who cited her Christian...
NC Lawmakers Move to Override Veto of Bill that Could Diminish Wetlands Protections
Jun 28 2023 // Republicans in the state legislature on Monday began efforts to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of the General Assembly’s annual farm bill, with the Senate successfully voting to enact the...
Regulatory Weaknesses, Politics Driving Marketplace Exits, Industry CEOs Say
Jun 28 2023 // A trio of property/casualty carrier executives voluntarily offered their views on a growing insurance availability crisis in a state like California at an industry conference last week, pointing to regulatory disconnects...
Texas Power Grid Operator Can’t be Sued Over 2021 Winter Storm, High Court Rules
Jun 26 2023 // The Supreme Court of Texas narrowly decided Friday that sovereign immunity, which largely shields government agencies from civil lawsuits, also protects the operator of the Texas electric grid. The 5-4 opinion will likely...
Alabama Judge Halts Medical Cannabis Licensing After Irregularities Found
Jun 26 2023 // A judge on Friday ordered Alabama Medical Cannabis Commission to temporarily halt the issuance of licenses to growers and distributers as two companies argue the state used a flawed and secretive process to selecting...
