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EU Plans to Walk Back Key Planks of Toughest ESG Legislation
Feb 24 2025 // The European Commission is proposing a significant watering down of what was arguably its most consequential piece of ESG regulation. The European Union’s executive arm is proposing that the bloc amend eight main...
Airbnb Files Lawsuit Against City of New Orleans Over Regulation Dispute
Feb 20 2025 // Airbnb is suing the City of New Orleans for requiring the company and short-term rental platforms ensure properties they market are in compliance with city laws. “What we’re looking at now due to Airbnb’s...
North Carolina Lawmakers Amend Hurricane Helene Recovery Measure
Feb 14 2025 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House members advanced Wednesday a Republican package to boost state recovery funding after Hurricane Helene as committees fleshed out details on how best to spend another $500 million...
Judge Rules Boston Waited Too Long to Sue Drug Intermediaries Over Opioid Crisis
Feb 13 2025 // A federal judge has dismissed the city of Boston’s lawsuit seeking to hold pharmacy benefit managers liable for the opioid epidemic. US District Judge Patti B. Saris ruled that the suit against the drug...
Ford’s CEO to Warn Lawmakers of ‘Devastating’ Tariff Impact
Feb 13 2025 // Ford Motor Co. Chief Executive Officer Jim Farley will travel to Washington on Wednesday to warn members of Congress that the 25% tariffs President Donald Trump has proposed on Canada and Mexico would “blow a...
DeepSeek May Face Further Regulatory Actions, EU Privacy Watchdog Says
Feb 13 2025 // DeepSeek may face more actions from national regulators in the future, Europe’s privacy watchdog said on Tuesday [Feb. 11], underscoring the bloc’s concerns about the rising popularity of the cheap Chinese...
Hawaii Lawmakers Seek Tougher Fireworks Enforcement Following Explosion
Feb 13 2025 // State senators have declined to move forward with a statewide ban on all fireworks, and instead are working to significantly strengthen law enforcement’s ability to investigate and prosecute fireworks cases. Within...
Judge Tosses Opera Singer’s Lawsuit Against the University of Michigan Over Firing
Feb 12 2025 // A judge dismissed a lawsuit Monday by an acclaimed opera singer who sued the University of Michigan over his firing for what the school deemed sexual misconduct. David Daniels waited too long to sue the university, U.S....
Florida CFO Appoints Former Lawmaker, Car Dealer Attorney to Citizens’ Board
Feb 11 2025 // Florida’s chief financial officer has named a Pensacola lawyer and businessman to the Citizens Property Insurance Corp. Board of Governors. Frank White, general counsel for one of northwest Florida’s largest...
North Carolina Lawmakers Pitch Much Smaller Helene Recovery Package
Feb 7 2025 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Republican lawmakers this week unveiled their initial attempt this year to provide recovery funding for Hurricane Helene’s historic flooding, proposing new spending that totals...
In Wake of Mass Shootings, Alabama Lawmakers Eye Ban on Glock Switches
Feb 7 2025 // MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — After a violent year marked by multiple mass shootings in Alabama, Republican Gov. Kay Ivey and many lawmakers from both parties are backing a proposed ban on so-called Glock switches and other...
Judge Blocks Sandy Hook Families’ Settlement in Alex Jones’ Bankruptcy
Feb 6 2025 // A U.S. bankruptcy judge on Wednesday blocked a settlement between families who have sued Alex Jones over his false claims about the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School mass shooting, saying their attempt to divide the...
NC Governor Tests Lawmakers With Hurricane Helene Recovery Funding Request
Feb 5 2025 // RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein asked state legislators Monday to roughly double their spending so far on recovery from Hurricane Helene, warning that waiting will cause more business closings,...
Musk’s DOGE Effort Spurs Copycat Push in Texas With New Bills
Jan 30 2025 // Texas Lieutenant Governor Dan Patrick wants to follow in the footsteps of Elon Musk. The state’s powerful Republican announced on Wednesday that one of the 40 bills he was prioritizing this legislative session is...
Judge Extends Ban on Alliant Employees Soliciting Marsh Agency’s Customers
Jan 29 2025 // A federal judge in Manhattan has extended an order blocking three Alliant Insurance Services employees from soliciting or contacting any current Marsh & McLennan Agency (MMA) clients or using a spreadsheet of MMA...
APCIA: Insurance Markets Work Best Without Excessive Price Regulation
Jan 28 2025 // The American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) recently released a report that concludes over-regulation impedes insurance markets “Insurance markets function best when allowed to operate competitively,...
Sky Betting Illegally Collected Gambler’s Data, Court Rules
Jan 23 2025 // A unit of Fanduel-owner Flutter Entertainment Plc illegally collected the data of a gambling-addicted customer to profile him for marketing purposes online, a London judge ruled. Bonne Terre Ltd., operating as Sky Betting...
Will California’s FAIR Plan Have Enough Cash for Its Wildfire Claims?
Jan 16 2025 // There has been some question about whether California’s insurer of last resort – the FAIR Plan – has enough cash on hand to pay for its share of wildfire claims. As surplus is inadequate and reinsurance has a...
Reeves’ Pressure on UK Watchdogs Spooks Financial Crisis Veterans
Jan 16 2025 // The UK’s push to deregulate its way to growth has got veterans of the last financial crisis worried that it’s sowing the seeds for another crash. Labour, for decades the political party that favored taming the...
An Increase in Identity Theft, Cybercrime Predicted in 2025
Jan 16 2025 // The forecast for identity theft scams and cybercrime in 2025 is bleak, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). It’s anticipated there will be reduced support for victims and less law enforcement...
