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California Court Rules That Sports Organizations Must Protect Athletes
Apr 8 2021 // Sports governing organizations such as those for swimming and gymnastics have a duty to protect young athletes from sexual and other abuse and can be legally liable if they don’t, the California Supreme Court has...
South Carolina Lawmaker Expects Medical Marijuana Bill to Pass
Apr 6 2021 // A bill that would allow medical marijuana use in South Carolina has again made it to the Senate floor, and the Republican lawmaker who has pushed unrelentingly for the proposal for the past seven years said he thinks it...
Commercial Vehicle Accident Lawsuits Target of Texas Legislation
Apr 5 2021 // A pair of companion bills have been introduced in the Texas House and Senate that proponents say are aimed at providing consistency and uniformity in civil actions involving commercial vehicle accidents. Opponents, on the...
Judge Rejects Uber Denial of Liability in Student’s Death on Freeway
Apr 5 2021 // Uber Technologies Inc. lost the first round in a lawsuit filed by the relatives of a university student who was run over and killed on a San Diego freeway after one of the company’s drivers allegedly ordered her out...
Lawmakers from California Want U.S. Departments to Be Year-Round Wildfire Agencies
Mar 31 2021 // California’s U.S. senators and nearly two-dozen representatives are asking the Agriculture and Interior departments to transition their agencies to a year-round wildland workforce because blazes are no longer limited...
Texas Legislation Would Overhaul State’s Electricity Market, Require Weatherization
Mar 30 2021 // The Texas Senate has unanimously approved a sweeping bill that would overhaul the state’s electricity industry and infrastructure, including mandating that power plants prepare for extreme weather and outlawing risky...
Illinois Governor Vetoes Personal Injury Prejudgment Interest Legislation
Mar 30 2021 // Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker has vetoed a bill that would have provided for prejudgment interest in the recovery of damages in personal injury or wrongful death lawsuits. House Bill 3360 “provides for the recovery of...
Florida Lawmakers Send COVID-19 Liability Protection Bill to Governor
Mar 29 2021 // Florida businesses, governments and healthcare providers will be protected from coronavirus lawsuits if they made a good effort to follow guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 under a bill the House sent to...
Judge: Austin Can Require Masks Despite Lifting of Texas’ Statewide Mandate
Mar 29 2021 // A Texas judge is allowing the City of Austin to continue to require face coverings in local businesses weeks after Republican Gov. Greg Abbott ended a statewide mask mandate and other COVID-19 safety measures. The ruling...
Judge Considering Requiring PG&E in California to Turn off Power More Often
Mar 29 2021 // A federal judge overseeing Pacific Gas & Electric’s criminal probation said Tuesday that he is considering requiring the utility to be more aggressive about turning off its electricity lines near tall trees, a...
City of London Is Realizing that EU Will Limit Access for Financial Services: Lawmaker
Mar 26 2021 // LONDON – There is a growing realization that Britain should not wait for unlikely European Union access for financial services but get on with building a more competitive City of London, a senior lawmaker said on...
Fate of Florida Insurance Reforms Uncertain as Lawmakers Weigh Industry-Backed Bills
Mar 26 2021 // Two bills designed to deal with Florida’s crumbling property insurance market have embarked on divergent paths in the state legislature as lawmakers approach the final weeks of the 2021 session. Senate Bill 76 and...
Judge Lets Massachusetts Claims Over Uber, Lyft Driver Classification Proceed
Mar 26 2021 // A Massachusetts judge on Thursday denied a bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the state’s attorney general challenging Uber’s and Lyft’s classification of drivers as independent contractors instead of employees...
South Carolina Lawmakers Look to Combat Catalytic Converter Theft
Mar 24 2021 // The South Carolina House has approved a bill that would make buying or selling stolen catalytic converters a separate crime that could bring up to three years in prison. The bill that passed 94-0 on Thursday was prompted...
Judge: No Dismissal of Ammo Seller from Suit over Texas School Shooting
Mar 24 2021 // A Tennessee-based online retailer accused of illegally selling ammunition to a student who fatally shot 10 people at a Texas high school in 2018 won’t be dismissed from a lawsuit filed by families of those killed and...
New Mexico Lawmakers Aim to Address Rising Costs of Child-Abuse Settlements
Mar 23 2021 // The New Mexico state Legislature has passed a bill aimed at reducing the rehiring of abusive teachers and addressing the rising costs of child-abuse-related settlements. The Senate passed the bill 37-0 on late last week,...
Lawmakers Look to Spruce Up Gig Work Rather Than Replace It
Mar 19 2021 // Last week in Washington, the Democratic-controlled U.S. House passed a sweeping labor law overhaul that would make it much easier for gig workers to prove they’re actually employees with full-fledged union rights,...
New Jersey Court Rules Against Artist Peter Max Over Damaged Works
Mar 15 2021 // A New Jersey appeals court on Thursday ruled against famed pop artist Peter Max in a dispute over millions of dollars’ worth of his works that were damaged in a warehouse during Superstorm Sandy. The German-born Max,...
Internet Law Protects Video Platform From Church’s Bias Claim, Court Rules
Mar 15 2021 // Vimeo Inc. is immune to a lawsuit by a church whose account it deleted for promoting gay conversion, the federal appeals court in New York ruled, amid a battle over online speech. Church United and its president and...
Lawmakers Reviewing Alabama Medical Marijuana Legislation Passed by Senate
Mar 12 2021 // The Alabama House of Representatives began a lengthy review of medical marijuana legislation on Wednesday, requiring the bill to go through two committees before it can secure a vote by the full House. The Alabama Senate...
