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New York Court Rules NRA Must Undertake Reforms, Former Execs Must Pay Damages
Dec 13 2024 // The National Rifle Association (NRA) must reform its operations to conform with New York’s not-for-profit law and two of its former executives must pay the NRA $6.35 million in damages plus interest. That is the...
Offshore Driller Asks Judge to Block Insurers’ Demands for $250M Collateral
Dec 13 2024 // W&T Offshore, an independent driller operating in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, has asked a federal judge to block insurance companies’ demands for $250 million in additional collateral for taking apart old oil...
Kroger’s $24.6 Billion Albertsons Deal Blocked by Judges
Dec 12 2024 // A federal judge blocked Kroger Co.’s $24.6 billion acquisition of Albertsons Cos., finding the takeover would lessen competition for US grocery shoppers, in a ruling that marks a likely death knell for the deal. In a...
Judge Says Southwest Must Face Bias Claims Over Free Flights for Hispanic Students
Dec 9 2024 // U.S. judge on Friday said Southwest Airlines must face a lawsuit by a prominent affirmative action opponent claiming a now-defunct program that awarded free flights to Hispanic college students was racially...
Boeing Plea Deal Over Fatal 737 Crashes Rejected by Judge
Dec 6 2024 // A federal judge rejected Boeing Co.’s plea deal that sought to let the planemaker avoid criminal prosecution over to two fatal 737 Max crashes, in a surprise twist that threatens to prolong the company’s...
Target Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Pride Backlash, Judge Rules
Dec 5 2024 // Target has failed to persuade a judge in Florida to dismiss a lawsuit that accused the retailer of deceiving shareholders after its sales of LGBTQ-themed merchandise for Pride Month sparked a backlash and a customer...
Judge Dismisses Suit Over Savannah Outlawing Guns Left in Unlocked Cars
Dec 4 2024 // SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — A judge has thrown out a lawsuit by a Georgia gun owner who sought to challenge a Savannah city ordinance that imposes fines and potential jail time for people who leave firearms inside unlocked...
Regulatory Roundup: California’s Flood Mitigation Initiative, Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud, Over $300,000 in Compliance Fines
Dec 4 2024 // State-by-state variations of laws, compliance protocols, industry transparency, and general regulatory culture can lend one the impression that keeping up with industry changes is a little bit like herding cats. So, what...
Viewpoint: Artificial Intelligence Faces New Era of Regulatory Oversight
Dec 4 2024 // Executive Summary: With over 70% of insurers planning to deploy gen-AI tools over the next two years, AI promises much, and the keen adopters likely will be rewarded – but it’s a path that must be navigated...
Federal Judge Strikes Down Biden Overtime Pay Rule
Dec 2 2024 // A federal judge in Texas permanently blocked a Biden administration rule that would have made about 4 million more salaried U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay. U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan in Sherman, Texas, said...
EU Seeks to Streamline ESG Regulations Amid Growing Backlash
Nov 26 2024 // The next European Commission will urgently seek to streamline the bloc’s many environmental, social and governance rules, as it responds to complaints that excessive regulations are gutting industry competitiveness....
Musk, Ramaswamy Will Lean on Supreme Court Rulings to Cut US Agencies
Nov 21 2024 // Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy said the government efficiency panel that President-elect Donald Trump has named them to lead will follow recent U.S. Supreme Court rulings that they say can be used to take power away from...
Judge Tosses Ex-Arkansas Governor’s Suit Against Meta Over CBD Advertisement
Nov 20 2024 // A federal judge in Delaware on Monday dismissed a lawsuit filed by former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee against social media giant Meta over advertisements using his name and image to sell CBD products. Huckabee, a Baptist...
Judge Weighs ‘Real Housewives of New York’ Cast Member’s Abuse Allegations
Nov 20 2024 // The lawyer for a former cast member of the “Real Housewives of New York” told a federal judge Thursday that the First Amendment cannot shield the show’s creators from a lawsuit alleging that the...
Bankruptcy Judge Approves Rockville Centre Diocese $320M Sex Abuse Claims Fund
Nov 19 2024 // A federal bankruptcy judge has approved a Chapter 11 plan for the Roman Catholic Diocese of Rockville Centre, New York that includes a $320 million fund to compensate victims of clergy sexual abuse and settles insurance...
California Department of Insurance Moves Modeling Regulation Proposal Forward
Nov 19 2024 // The California Department of Insurance has submitted its final wildfire catastrophe modeling regulation to the Office of Administrative Law for approval. Th regulation is intended to strengthen the state’s insurance...
Judge Reduces UPS Driver’s $237.6M Bias Verdict to $39.6M
Nov 18 2024 // A federal judge reduced a $237.6 million jury award against United Parcel Service to $39.6 million in the case of a Black former driver who accused the package delivery company of workplace bias and wrongful firing. In a...
Federal Judge Strikes Down Biden Overtime Pay Rule
Nov 18 2024 // A federal judge in Texas on Friday permanently blocked a Biden administration rule that would have made about 4 million more salaried U.S. workers eligible for overtime pay. U.S. District Judge Sean Jordan in Sherman,...
Judge Questions Transparency of Onion Bid for Infowars
Nov 15 2024 // A frustrated bankruptcy judge said he has concerns over the process in which satirical news site The Onion won an auction for right-wing provocateur Alex Jones’ Infowars website. Saying he was dissatisfied with the...
Crisis-Era Regulation Has ‘Gone Too Far,’ Reeves Tells Finance Sector
Nov 15 2024 // Finance minister Rachel Reeves on Thursday promised a reboot of regulation governing Britain’s “crown jewel” financial industry which she said has shackled the City’s global prospects since the...
