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Delaware Supreme Court Rules Franchise Law Does Not Ban Tesla Dealership
May 17 2023 // Delaware’s Supreme Court on Monday overturned a judge’s ruling upholding a decision by state officials to prohibit electric vehicle maker Tesla from selling its cars directly to customers. In a ruling last...
London Judge Dismisses Lawsuit Accusing Shell Board of Climate Failures
May 15 2023 // A London judge dismissed a lawsuit accusing Shell Plc’s board members of failing to manage climate change risks. In a decision published Friday the judge threw ClientEarth’s suit out before a full hearing as...
Connecticut Lawmaker, Other Driver Both DUI in Fatal Crash
May 12 2023 // A Connecticut state representative and a wrong-way driver were both over the legal limit for alcohol when they were killed in a highway crash in January, according to government officials and state police. Middletown...
China’s Communists Appoint Chief of New Financial Regulatory Body
May 12 2023 // China’s Communist Party appointed Li Yunze, vice governor of Sichuan province, as the party chief of its new financial regulator, the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission (CBIRC) said on its official...
Legislation to Govern AI Takes Another Step in Europe
May 11 2023 // European lawmakers came a step closer to passing new rules regulating artificial intelligence tools such as ChatGPT, following a crunch vote on Thursday where they agreed tougher draft legislation. The European...
Abuse Victims Prepared to Sue Baltimore Archdiocese Under New Law
May 11 2023 // After Maryland lawmakers recently eliminated the statute of limitations for child sex abuse lawsuits amid heightened scrutiny of the Archdiocese of Baltimore, civil rights attorney Ben Crump announced plans Tuesday to...
Massachusetts Lawmakers Consider Limiting Zip Code Weight in Auto Rates
May 11 2023 // Massachusetts lawmakers are considering a measure that would curtail the use of geographical location in the rating of private passenger auto insurance, a factor that critics say now penalizes urban and minority...
EU Lawmakers Warn of Hungary, Poland Spyware Abuses
May 10 2023 // European Union lawmakers investigating the use of Pegasus spyware against opposition politicians and journalists on May 9 raised deep concern about abuses in Hungary and Poland and lamented a lack of cooperation with their...
Philip Morris Must Pay $37M to Cancer Victim, Massachusetts High Court Rules
May 10 2023 // Tobacco company Philip Morris USA must pay $37 million to a Massachusetts woman who developed cancer from smoking Marlboro Lights cigarettes, the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has ruled in a unanimous decision. The...
EU Set for Tough Talks After Lawmakers Back Stricter Methane Rules
May 9 2023 // The European Parliament voted on Tuesday in favor of rules that would force companies selling oil and gas in Europe to cut their methane emissions, setting itself up for tough negotiations with EU countries seeking weaker...
NC Youth Again Need Learner Permits for Just Six Months Under New Law
May 9 2023 // The mandatory supervised driving period in North Carolina for young people before they can drive by themselves will be scaled back permanently after Gov. Roy Cooper said on Friday he’ll let a bill become law without...
State Judge Nixes Trump Damages Suit Against New York Times
May 5 2023 // Former President Donald Trump’s lawsuit against The New York Times over a 2018 investigative series into his family’s wealth and tax practices was dismissed by a state judge Wednesday. The lawsuit accused the...
Judge Says No Class Action Against Peloton Over Fitness Class Availability
May 4 2023 // A U.S. judge has refused to let Peloton Interactive Inc customers pursue a class action accusing the bike and treadmill maker of misleading them about the “ever-growing” size of its library of on-demand fitness...
Tennessee Lawmakers Approve PTSD Workers’ Comp Presumption for Firefighters
May 4 2023 // The Tennessee General Assembly has approved a workers’ compensation presumption that post-traumatic stress disorder is work-related for firefighters, joining several other states that have adopted mental health...
Florida Lawmakers Approve Expanded Wind-Mitigation Program
May 3 2023 // More rich and more poor residents will qualify for home-hardening grants under an expanded My Safe Florida Home measure approved by lawmakers. House Bill 881, if signed into law, will raise the wind-mitigation grant level...
Lawmakers from Western States Want More Done to Confront Wildfire Crisis
May 2 2023 // Lawmakers from several western states want the U.S. Forest Service to do more to address a wildfire crisis that they say will surely destroy more landscapes, communities and livelihoods as long-term drought persists around...
G-7 Nations Should Adopt ‘Risk-Based’ Regulation on Artificial Intelligence: Ministers
May 1 2023 // Group of Seven advanced nations should adopt “risk-based” regulation on artificial intelligence, their digital ministers agreed on Sunday, as European lawmakers hurry to introduce an AI Act to enforce rules on...
Executive Bonuses in Crosshairs in New CO2 Proposal: ESG Regulation
May 1 2023 // Executives will face bonus cuts if the companies they run fail to hit climate transition targets, under a new European Union proposal that greatly expands the range of levers regulators can draw on to meet terms of the...
Judge Denies Google’s Motion to Dismiss Advertising Antitrust Case
Apr 28 2023 // A U.S. federal judge on Friday denied Google’s motion to dismiss a Department of Justice antitrust case focused on advertising technology. The government, which filed the ad tech lawsuit in January, has argued that...
Massachusetts Hospital Lacked Workplace Violence Protections, OSHA Judge Finds
Apr 28 2023 // A federal administrative law judge has determined that the manager of Fuller Hospital in Attleboro, Massachusetts exposed employees to workplace violence without adequate protections in 2019, particularly at times when...
