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Insurer Groups Sue to Stop Washington Credit Scoring Regulations
Feb 3 2022 // The American Property Casualty Insurance Association, the Professional Insurance Agents of Washington, and the Independent Insurance Agents and Brokers of Washington jointly filed two legal actions to halt the enforcement...
Idaho Coronavirus Liability Shield Extension Bill Heads to Senate
Feb 3 2022 // Legislation headed to the Idaho Senate on Monday to extend a legal shield for Idaho businesses, schools and government entities from lawsuits if someone catches COVID-19. The House voted 70-0 to approve the measure that...
Colorado Lawmakers Make First Pass on Wildfire Bill
Feb 3 2022 // Colorado lawmakers passed a bill to increase wildfire mitigation efforts, just a month since a devastating fire tore through suburbs north of Denver, destroying more than 1,000 homes and businesses and killing at least one...
California Universal Health Care Bill Fails to Pass
Feb 2 2022 // A bill that would have created the nation’s only government-funded universal health care system died in the California Assembly on Monday as Democrats could not gather enough support to bring it for a vote ahead of a...
How Autonomous Car Companies Are Outrunning U.S. Regulators and Lawmakers
Feb 2 2022 // Self-driving vehicle companies from Tesla Inc. to General Motors Co.’s Cruise are racing to start making money with their technology, outrunning efforts by regulators and Congress to write rules of the road for...
Arkansas Lawmakers Clear Way For Agencies to Enforce Vaccine Requirement
Feb 1 2022 // Arkansas lawmakers on Jan. 28 cleared the way for state-run health care facilities to require employees to get the COVID-19 vaccine after officials warned that blocking the move would jeopardize more than $700 million in...
Minnesota Groups Unite in Recreational Marijuana Opposition
Feb 1 2022 // Several businesses, trade groups and social organizations announced the formation of a coalition on Monday opposing legalization of recreational marijuana in Minnesota as the measure’s supporters signal another push...
Twitter Files Lawsuit Against German Rule for Online Reporting
Feb 1 2022 // Twitter has taken legal action against a rule, coming into force in Germany from Tuesday, that obliges social media firms to block or delete criminal content quickly and report particularly serious criminal offenses to the...
Alaska Court Rules Against Youths in Climate Change Lawsuit
Jan 31 2022 // The Alaska Supreme Court upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit filed by 16 young Alaskans who claimed long-term effects of climate change will devastate Alaska and interfere with their individual constitutional rights. The...
Connecticut Court Rules University Not Liable for Teens’ Abuse
Jan 31 2022 // Connecticut’s Appellate Court ruled Friday that Wesleyan University cannot be held responsible for the alleged abuse of boys in its basketball facilities and the dorm room of a basketball player during the early...
New Lawsuit Alleges Negligence by Michigan School in Mass Shooting
Jan 28 2022 // A new lawsuit alleging negligence by school officials and a Michigan school shooting suspect’s parents was filed Thursday over the attack at Oxford High School that killed four students and wounded six other students...
Delaware Lawmakers Advance Bill Legalizing Recreational Marijuana
Jan 28 2022 // A Democrat-led House committee voted mostly along party lines Wednesday to release a bill legalizing recreational marijuana use by adults in Delaware. A lone Republican joined Democrats on the Health and Human Development...
Appeals Court Rules Farm Bureau Must Pay in Full for Second Fire in Home
Jan 27 2022 // The United States Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit affirmed a district court’s ruling that Farm Bureau Property & Casualty Insurance Co. must pay the policy limit in full on the claim for the second of two...
Connecticut Court Rules Women-Only Gym Areas Violate State Law Against Gender Bias
Jan 27 2022 // Women-only exercise areas in gyms and fitness clubs violate a state law banning discrimination based on gender, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled Tuesday. The 6-0 decision written by Chief Justice Richard Robinson...
Arizona Judge Rules Google Should Face Jury in State’s Location Privacy Lawsuit
Jan 26 2022 // Allegations that Alphabet Inc.’s Google deceived users with unclear smartphone location tracking settings should be weighed by a jury, an Arizona judge ruled on Tuesday, refusing to toss out a lawsuit brought by the...
Federal Judge Says RICO Lawsuit vs. United P&C Must be Revised
Jan 24 2022 // A federal judge in Tampa has ordered a roofing contractor to revise its lawsuit complaint, which alleges racketeering law violations against United Property & Casualty Co., after the original complaint failed to meet...
Judge Dismisses Claims Against Ocean City for Beach Umbrella Injury
Jan 24 2022 // A judge has dismissed Ocean City from a federal lawsuit over a beach umbrella getting caught in the wind and impaling a woman. The lawsuit filed in June 2021 claimed that negligence on the part of the town and the rental...
Church Victims Push Nebraska Lawmakers to Expand Lawsuit Window
Jan 24 2022 // Victims of sexual abuse at the hands of Catholic priests urged Nebraska lawmakers on Friday to pass a law that would let people who were abused decades ago file lawsuits against the church or other organizations that were...
Victims of U. of Michigan Doctor Could Sue School Under New Bill
Jan 24 2022 // More than 1,000 sexual abuse victims of a University of Michigan sports doctor would get a window in which they could sue the school for damages under new bills the Legislature will consider. It is the second time since...
Judge Tosses California Lawsuit of Man Who Was Nude Baby on Album Cover
Jan 24 2022 // A federal judge has dismissed the lawsuit of a 30-year-old man who alleged that the image of him nude as a 4-month-old on the 1991 cover of Nirvana’s “Nevermind” album is child pornography. Judge Fernando...
