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New Missouri Legislation Protects Insurers from Unreasonable Arbitration Awards, Findings
Jul 19 2021 // Missouri has enacted legislation that prohibits a claimant, tortfeasor, or any other party from using an arbitration award against any liability insurer that did not agree to the arbitration. The new legislation also...
Judge Advances Privacy Lawsuit Against Google Voice Assistant
Jul 19 2021 // A federal judge said Google must face much of a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally recording and disseminating private conversations of people who accidentally trigger its voice-activated Voice Assistant on their...
Delaware Captive Insurance Legislation Signed by the Governor
Jul 16 2021 // With Delaware Governor John Carney’s recent signature, the state’s Captive Insurance Division is providing increased flexibility in its offerings to captive insurance companies. Senate Substitute 1 for Senate...
Florida Judge Approves Sale of Property Where Collapsed Surfside Condo Stood
Jul 15 2021 // A Florida judge on Wednesday approved the sale of the oceanfront property where a collapsed Florida condominium building once stood, with proceeds intended to benefit victims of the deadly disaster. At a hearing,...
Judge Dismisses Yale Student’s Virtual Learning Lawsuit
Jul 15 2021 // A federal judge has dismissed a Yale University student’s attempt to sue the university for partial compensation for virtual online learning during the height of the pandemic last year. The Yale undergraduate student...
Amazon Asks Judge to Toss New York State Lawsuit Over Warehouse COVID-19 Safety
Jul 15 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday pressed a New York judge to dismiss a lawsuit by state Attorney General Letitia James claiming the online retailer failed to ensure worker safety at two New York City warehouses as COVID-19...
Judge Approves $73M Payout to Alleged UCLA Doctor Sex Victims
Jul 14 2021 // A federal judge has given final approval to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit that alleged some 6,000 women were sexually abused by a former University of California, Los Angeles gynecologist. The 2019 class-action...
Judge Dismisses Alabama Candidate Moore’s $95M Suit Against Comedian, Showtime
Jul 14 2021 // British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen on Tuesday won the dismissal of a $95 million defamation lawsuit by Roy Moore, a former U.S. Senate candidate from Alabama who claimed he was tricked into being portrayed falsely as a sex...
Federal Judge Halts Part of Florida’s New Property Insurance Reform Law
Jul 12 2021 // A federal judge has halted enforcement of a section of Florida’s new property insurance reform (SB 76) law that restricts the advertisements and solicitations of roofing contractors. U.S. District Judge Mark Walker...
Judge Allows Suits Over New York Police Handling of 2020 Racial Protests
Jul 12 2021 // A federal judge rejected a request by New York City to dismiss lawsuits claiming police violated the constitutional rights of people protesting racial injustice after the death of George Floyd last year. U.S. District...
Air Force Mostly at Fault in Deadly 2017 Texas Church Attack, Judge Says
Jul 8 2021 // A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Air Force is mostly responsible for a former serviceman killing more than two dozen people at a Texas church in 2017 because it failed to submit his criminal history into a database,...
Opinion: New Missouri Legislation Protects Insurers from Unreasonable Arbitration Awards and Findings
Jul 8 2021 // Missouri recently enacted legislation that prohibits a claimant, tortfeasor, or any other party from using an arbitration award against any liability insurer that did not agree to the arbitration. The new legislation also...
Judge Advances Privacy Lawsuit Against Google Voice Assistant
Jul 7 2021 // A federal judge said Google must face much of a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally recording and disseminating private conversations of people who accidentally trigger its voice-activated Voice Assistant on their...
5 Lawsuits Filed in Surfside Condo Collapse; Judge Says $48M Insurance Not Enough
Jul 5 2021 // Five lawsuits have been filed against the Champlain Towers South Condominium Association in Surfside, Florida as of Thursday afternoon as plaintiffs move to preserve evidence at the site of the partially collapsed...
The Regulatory and Legal Risks Facing Online Broker Robinhood
Jul 2 2021 // Robinhood Markets Inc, the online brokerage at the center of this year’s retail trading frenzy, disclosed on Thursday previously unreported regulatory risks in its long-awaited initial public offering filing. Amid an...
Judge Blocks Florida Law That Penalizes Social Media Firms
Jul 1 2021 // A federal judge on Wednesday blocked a recently-enacted Florida law that was meant to authorize the state to penalize social media companies when they ban political candidates, with the judge saying the law likely violated...
Lawmakers Urged to Protect Data in Cloud Like Other Personal Data
Jul 1 2021 // The United States needs to accord the same legal protections to user data held on tech companies’ servers as it does to physical files stored in personal file cabinets, media attorneys and lawmakers said...
Mississippi Lawmakers Hold Hearing on Medical Marijuana
Jun 30 2021 // Two prominent Mississippi physicians urged lawmakers Monday to put “guardrails” in place if medical marijuana is legalized in the state, warning that officials should be careful about making a product available...
VW to Appeal Court Ruling That Clean Air Act Doesn’t Bar State Suit Over Emissions
Jun 30 2021 // Ohio’s Supreme Court on Tuesday cleared the way for the state’s attorney general to move forward with a lawsuit against Volkswagen AG over its “Dieselgate” scandal and manipulation of...
Louisiana Lawmakers Eyeing Hurricanes Tackle Water System Upgrades
Jun 29 2021 // Spurred by recent hurricanes and a rare winter storm that demonstrated the frailty of Louisiana’s public water supply, lawmakers have set their attention on improving the state’s troubled water...
