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Judge Tosses Philadelphia Eagles and 76ers Covid Loss Cases
Oct 18 2024 // Two Philadelphia professional sports team have lost their appeals over denied business interruption insurance claims tied to the COVID-19 pandemic. U.S. District Judge Michael Baylson this week dismissed lawsuits by the...
New York Updates Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation to Address AI Risks
Oct 17 2024 // The New York Department of Financial Services (DFS) has issued new guidance to assist the more than 3,000 financial firms including insurers it regulates in addressing cybersecurity risks arising from artificial...
Underwriters Wary of PFAS Amid ‘Superstorm’ of Litigation, Regulation
Oct 7 2024 // As litigation and regulation increase around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), insurance underwriting is tightening across lines. Insurance professionals who specialize in PFAS say insurers are mandating coverage...
WCIRB Summarizes 2024 California Workers’ Comp Legislation
Oct 4 2024 // The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau is giving its take on bills passed and passed on by California Legislature this year. The Legislature recessed for the year and Gov. Gavin Newsom had until Sept. 30...
Judge Dismisses Shareholder Lawsuit Against Tesla, Musk Over Self-Driving Promises
Oct 1 2024 // Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk on Monday won the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing them of defrauding shareholders by overstating the effectiveness and safety of the automaker’s self-driving technology in order to boost...
Judge Rules eBay Not Liable for Selling Harmful Products
Oct 1 2024 // A federal judge dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit accusing eBay of violating environmental laws by allowing the sale of hundreds of thousands of harmful products on its platform, including pesticides and...
Judge Approves $600M Settlement for Residents Near Ohio Train Derailment
Sep 27 2024 // A federal judge on Wednesday approved a $600 million class-action settlement Wednesday that Norfolk Southern railroad offered to everyone who lived within 20 miles (32 kilometers) of last year’s disastrous derailment...
Judge Throws Out Lawsuit Over Mine Sinkholes in South Dakota
Sep 27 2024 // A judge in South Dakota has thrown out a lawsuit brought by dozens of neighbors in a Rapid City-area subdivision whose homes were built above an old, underground mine linked to sinkholes in the neighborhood. Circuit Court...
Appellate Judges Skeptical of New York Civil Fraud Case Against Trump
Sep 27 2024 // Appeals court judges signaled skepticism on Thursday toward the civil fraud case brought by New York state against Donald Trump as the former president asked them to toss a nearly half-billion dollar judgment against him...
Judge Denies Texas Attorney General’s Attempt to Halt Gun Ban at State Fair
Sep 25 2024 // DALLAS (AP) — A judge last week denied a effort by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton to halt the recently announced ban on guns at the State Fair of Texas. Dallas County District Judge Emily Tobolowsky denied the...
Critics Say Lawmakers Watered Down California’s ‘Lemon Law’ After Secret Negotiations
Sep 25 2024 // Californians for the past 54 years have relied on the state’s “lemon law” to fight back against car makers that sell them defective vehicles. Now, critics say Californians’ ability to recoup their...
Judge Dismisses Suit Seeking to Protect Dolphins Along Miss. Gulf Coast
Sep 24 2024 // GULFPORT, Miss. (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit that sought to protect dolphins along the Mississippi Gulf Coast after dozens were killed or sickened in 2019 following the prolonged opening of a spillway...
Google Judge Questions Company Testimony as Ad Defense Begins
Sep 23 2024 // A senior Google executive sought to refute the US Justice Department’s antitrust case over its display advertising technology business, testifying that it faces “fierce competition” from the likes of...
Kentucky Sheriff Charged With Shooting of Judge Inside Courthouse
Sep 20 2024 // A Kentucky judge is dead and the county sheriff is in jail, charged with shooting the judge multiple times Thursday inside the courthouse. Local and national News outlets reported that Letcher County Sheriff Mickey Stines...
Lockton Gets Regulatory Approval to Operate Reinsurance Brokerage in Colombia
Sep 19 2024 // Lockton, the Kansas City, Missouri-based insurance brokerage firm, announced it has received regulatory approval to operate a reinsurance brokerage business in Colombia. “Lockton’s continued growth in Latin...
Federal Judge in N.D. Temporarily Blocks Biden Rule on Natural Gas Flaring
Sep 18 2024 // BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A federal judge in North Dakota has temporarily blocked a new Biden administration rule aimed at reducing the venting and flaring of natural gas at oil wells. “At this preliminary stage, the...
Underwriters Wary of PFAS Amid ‘Superstorm’ of Litigation, Regulation
Sep 5 2024 // As litigation and regulation increase around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), insurance underwriting is tightening across lines. Insurance professionals who specialize in PFAS say insurers are mandating coverage...
Judge Says X Must Face Class Action Age Bias Claims Over Mass Layoff
Sep 5 2024 // A federal judge in San Francisco has ruled that roughly 150 older workers who were laid off by social media platform X when Elon Musk acquired the company can sue for age discrimination as a class, exposing the company to...
Judge to Ask Hawaii Supreme Court About Barriers to $4B Wildfire Settlement
Sep 4 2024 // The Hawaii Supreme Court will be asked to weigh in on an issue that threatens to thwart a $4 billion settlement in last year’s devastating Maui wildfires. Judge Peter Cahill on Maui agreed to ask the state high court...
California Lawmakers Approve Legislation to Ban Deepfakes, Regulate AI
Sep 4 2024 // California lawmakers approved a host of proposals aiming to regulate the artificial intelligence industry, combat deepfakes and protect workers from exploitation by the rapidly evolving technology. The California...
