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Long-Standing Problems Led Up to Deadly Texas Floods, Lawmakers Told
Jul 24 2025 // No minimum qualifications for local emergency management coordinators. No easy way to know if local officials are getting weather warnings. Difficulty getting all first responders on the same radio communication...
Judge Approves $318M From Sale of Lindberg’s Software Firms to Repay Victims
Jul 24 2025 // After two years of litigation, maneuvering and negotiating, insurance companies once owned by convicted North Carolina businessmen Greg Lindberg may soon see some recovery of the millions in assets that Lindberg allegedly...
HP Lost £730 Million After Buying Mike Lynch’s Autonomy, Judge Says
Jul 22 2025 // Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. lost around £730 million ($985 million) after it bought Mike Lynch’s firm Autonomy Corp., a London judge ruled less than a year after the British tech tycoon drowned when his yacht...
Authors Suing Anthropic Can Band Together in Copyright Suit, Judge Rules
Jul 21 2025 // A California federal judge ruled on Thursday that three authors suing artificial intelligence startup Anthropic for copyright infringement can represent writers nationwide whose books Anthropic allegedly pirated to train...
Deadly Massachusetts Fire Highlights Assisted Living Regulation, Staffing
Jul 17 2025 // The Massachusetts assisted-living facility where a fatal fire killed nine people was caring for dozens of aging residents reliant on wheelchairs and oxygen tanks, but it lacked the safety measures and most of the staffing...
Louisiana Insurers Must Disclose Prior Policy Premiums Under Controversial New Law
Jul 15 2025 // Under a new state law, Louisiana insurers will be required to give mandatory disclosure of prior policy premium when issuing a renewal policy to a policyholder. Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple sent an advisory...
Lawsuit Challenges Florida’s Citizens Claims Arbitration by Administrative Judges
Jul 15 2025 // A Miami homeowner is suing Florida’s Citizens Property Insurance Corp. for forcing him into arbitration over a 2024 damage claim dispute, claiming the process violates due process and equal protection...
GOP Lawmakers Press Trump to Speed Review of Chinese-Made Drones
Jul 14 2025 // Key House lawmakers are pressing the Trump administration to accelerate a congressionally mandated review of Chinese-made drones ahead of a potential US ban of the technologies later this year. Three House Republicans...
North Dakota Unifies Insurance and Securities Departments Under New Law
Jul 7 2025 // North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread announced last week that the state’s Insurance and Securities are unifying into following the passage of Senate Bill 2214 during the 2025 legislative session. The new...
Insurance Industry Rejects Proposed Moratorium on State Artificial Intelligence Regulation
Jul 7 2025 // A proposed decade-long moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence has gained the attention of many, including those within the insurance industry. The 10-year prohibition of AI regulation is contained within...
Judge Dismisses Texas Attorney General’s Lawsuit Over State Fair Gun Restrictions
Jul 3 2025 // A Dallas County district judge dismissed state Attorney General Ken Paxton’s suit against the State Fair of Texas and the City of Dallas, for gun restrictions that were enacted following a 2023 shooting that injured...
Only Carrier or Comp Judge Can Determine Compensability, Fla. Appeals Court Says
Jul 3 2025 // An employee cannot file a tort lawsuit against her employer until after it has been determined that she is not eligible for a workers’ compensation claim. And that compensability determination can only be made by an...
Judge Mutes GEICO Call Center Workers’ Class-Action Demands Over Unpaid Time
Jul 2 2025 // A federal judge in Georgia has put a block on some GEICO call center employees’ efforts to create a class action against the insurer, which they claim failed to pay for time spent booting up computers and preparing...
Senate Strikes AI Regulation Ban From Trump Megabill
Jul 1 2025 // The Republican-led U.S. Senate voted overwhelmingly on Tuesday to remove a 10-year federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence from President Trump’s sweeping tax-cut and spending...
Cal/OSHA Regulations Extended to Domestic Workers Starting July 1
Jul 1 2025 // Domestic workers employed by companies in California are now covered by state workplace safety and health laws under a new law that took effect today. Previously workplace safety and health laws did not cover individuals...
Senate Debates Whether to Adopt Revised State AI Regulation Ban
Jun 30 2025 // Two key U.S. Republican senators agreed to a revised federal moratorium on state regulation of artificial intelligence to five years and allow states to adopt rules on child online safety and protecting artists’...
Louisiana Is Latest State to Redefine Natural Gas as Green Energy Under New Law
Jun 27 2025 // Louisiana is the latest state to redefine natural gas as green energy under a new law the Republican governor signed this week, even though it’s a fossil fuel that emits planet-warming greenhouse gases. Three other...
Former Lawmaker Lindsay Launches New York Insurance Agency
Jun 27 2025 // An insurance law professional and former state legislator has launched his own insurance brokerage in Tarrytown, New York. William Lindsay III has opened Tri Pack Insurance Services, which promises to offer “highly...
Judge Says California FAIR Plan Violates Law; Industry Fights Consumer Group Suit
Jun 26 2025 // A judge ruled that the California FAIR Plan’s smoke-damage policy violates state law, while in another matter a lawsuit from a consumer group is drawing concern from insurers that it could push the California...
Texas THC Industry Welcomes More Regulations With Ban Off the Table
Jun 26 2025 // With a ban off the table for now, Texas hemp industry leaders said they are amenable to state lawmakers imposing more regulations on their THC products, such as age restrictions on purchases and more testing of their...
