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SVB Failed From Mismanagement, Not Loose Regulations: FDIC
Apr 13 2023 // Management failures, not loose regulations, prompted Silicon Valley Bank’s sudden failure last month, a top Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) official said on Wednesday. “Mismanagement of interest...
HP Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Sales, Appeals Court Rules
Apr 12 2023 // A U.S. appeals court on Tuesday revived a lawsuit alleging HP Inc. defrauded shareholders by secretly using unprofitable tactics to boost sales of its printing supplies in 2015 and 2016. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of...
Massachusetts Grapples With Letting Judges Order Mental Health Care
Apr 11 2023 // When Ashoke and Vinita Rampuria’s son returned home after taking a year off from college, to complete his course work, he didn’t seem like himself. “He was unable to complete tasks. He was lying on the...
Maryland Lawmakers Approve Bill to Remove Time Limit on Child Sex Abuse Suits
Apr 11 2023 // Maryland lawmakers have passed a bill to end the state’s statute limiting when civil lawsuits over child sex abuse can be filed against public and private entities. Under the Child Victims Act of 2023, actions for...
Judge Cancels Montana Gas Plant Permit Over Climate Impacts
Apr 10 2023 // A judge canceled the air quality permit for a natural gas power plant that’s under construction along the Yellowstone River in Montana citing worries over climate change. State District Judge Michael Moses ruled that...
NC Senate Approves Bill Giving Lawmakers, Insurance Commissioner More Appointments to Boards
Apr 10 2023 // The North Carolina General Assembly would get to choose more members of several powerful state commissions, including the Utilities Commission, an economic investment committee, and environmental and health boards, under...
3M’s Bid to Shield Itself From Earplug Lawsuits Faces Skeptical Judges
Apr 5 2023 // Federal appeals court judges on Tuesday appeared skeptical of 3M’s bid to use the bankruptcy of its subsidiary Aearo Technologies to shield itself from nearly 260,000 lawsuits over allegedly defective military-issue...
Kansas Lawmakers Move to Help Survivors Pursue Child Sex Abuse Claims
Apr 4 2023 // TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – Abuse survivors and advocates who’ve pushed for legislation making it easier in Kansas to prosecute abusers and file lawsuits decades later have achieved a breakthrough in the Legislature,...
Fox Judge Says It’s ‘CRYSTAL Clear’ Election Claims Were False
Apr 3 2023 // Ever since Fox News was hit with a $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit over reports falsely accusing a voting-machine company of rigging the 2020 presidential election, the conservative network has invoked the broad...
Judge Awards $4.7M Verdict in Chicago Police Chase Crash
Mar 31 2023 // CHICAGO (AP) – A Cook County jury awarded nearly $5 million Wednesday to the family of an 84-year-old retired teacher who was killed when a police cruiser crashed into a police van and careened into a car in which...
California’s Office of Administrative Law OKs Privacy Regulations
Mar 31 2023 // The California Privacy Protection Agency finalized its first substantive rulemaking package to further implement the California Consumer Privacy Act, which was approved by the California Office of Administrative Law. The...
Arkansas Lawmakers Revamp Bathroom Bill Condemned as Too Extreme
Mar 30 2023 // LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – An Arkansas bathroom bill that went further than a 2016 North Carolina law that was repealed after widespread boycotts was revamped Tuesday following complaints from members of the...
Delaware Waits to See If Governor Will Veto Marijuana Bills Passed by Lawmakers
Mar 30 2023 // The Delaware Senate gave final approval Tuesday to bills legalizing recreational marijuana use by adults in the state and authorizing the establishment of a state-licensed and regulated cannabis industry, setting up a...
Judge Rules BNSF Intentionally Violated Agreement with Washington Tribe
Mar 30 2023 // A judge ruled that BNSF Railway intentionally violated the terms of an easement agreement with the Swinomish Indian Tribal Community in Washington by running 100-car trains carrying crude oil over the reservation. The...
Internet Library’s Book Service Violated Copyright, Judge Rules
Mar 29 2023 // A federal judge has sided with four publishers who sued an online archive over its unauthorized scanning of millions of copyrighted works and offering them for free to the public. Judge John G. Koeltl of U.S. District...
Georgia Lawmakers Approve Lower Uninsured Motorist Coverage for Ride Sharing
Mar 28 2023 // The Georgia General Assembly on Monday approved a bill that would require lower minimum amounts of uninsured motorist coverage for ride-sharing and taxi companies. But a measure that would mandate premium discounts for...
Georgia Lawmakers Flip the Script on Use-and-File for Auto Rate Increases
Mar 27 2023 // Georgia lawmakers have approved a bill that, if signed into law, would end the longstanding “use-and-file” mechanism on auto insurance rate filings in the state. The state Senate last week voted 49-2 in favor...
Connecticut Lawmakers Weigh Lifting Surplus Lines Renewal Rule
Mar 24 2023 // Connecticut’s Insurance and Real Estate Committee has advanced a surplus lines insurance measure that the industry says would lift an unnecessary administrative burden but the state insurance regulator believes would...
TikTok Attacked for China Ties as US Lawmakers Push for Ban
Mar 24 2023 // U.S. lawmakers on Thursday battered TikTok’s chief executive about potential Chinese influence over the platform and said its short videos were damaging children’s mental health, reflecting bipartisan concerns...
Indiana Lawmaker Sued for Medical Malpractice
Mar 23 2023 // INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – A Republican legislator who doubles as an emergency room doctor is being sued for medical malpractice in a patient’s death. The lawsuit alleges that his treatment caused 20-year old...
