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China to Fine Ant Group More Than $1B as Regulatory Revamp Nears End: Sources
Nov 22 2022 // Chinese authorities are poised to impose a fine of more than $1 billion on Jack Ma’s Ant Group, said six sources with direct knowledge of the matter, setting the stage for ending the fintech company’s two-year...
Judge Orders Alex Jones to Pay $473M More To Sandy Hook Families
Nov 21 2022 // Infowars host Alex Jones and his company were ordered by a judge on Nov. 10 to pay an extra $473 million for promoting false conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook school massacre, bringing the total judgment against him...
New York Proposes Changes to Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation
Nov 21 2022 // More small financial services businesses will be exempt, the rules will be tailored to reflect more diversity in businesses, and top executives of financial services firms will face heightened accountability under proposed...
Texas Agency, Lawmakers Aim to Tighten Pollution From Concrete Plants
Nov 18 2022 // ARLINGTON — Deirdre Diamond is frustrated and concerned that another concrete batch plant is coming to her town. Gunter, located about 50 miles north of Dallas, already has 11 permitted concrete batch plants, according...
Chubb Gets Regulatory Nod to Raise Stake in China’s Huatai to 83.2%
Nov 18 2022 // Chubb Ltd. announced it has received regulatory approval from the China Banking and Insurance Regulatory Commission to increase the company’s ownership in Huatai Insurance Group Co. Ltd. from 47.3% to...
Florida Judge Dismisses NFL Kicker Josh Lambo’s Lawsuit Against Jaguars, For Now
Nov 18 2022 // A judge has dismissed NFL kicker Josh Lambo’s lawsuit against the Jacksonville Jaguars in which Lambo sought back pay and damages for emotional distress caused by former head coach Urban Meyer. Judge Gilbert Feltel...
Judge Approves $56M Settlement Over COVID Deaths in Veterans’ Home in Massachusetts
Nov 16 2022 // A federal judge in Springfield has given the green light to a $56 million settlement between the state of Massachusetts and families of 76 veterans who died from COVID-19 while living in the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in...
Judge Orders Alex Jones to Pay $473M More to Sandy Hook Families
Nov 14 2022 // Infowars host Alex Jones and his company were ordered by a judge Thursday to pay an extra $473 million for promoting false conspiracy theories about the Sandy Hook school massacre, bringing the total judgment against him...
New York Proposes Changes to Financial Services Cybersecurity Regulation
Nov 9 2022 // More small financial services businesses will be exempt, the rules will be tailored to reflect more diversity in businesses, and top executives of financial services firms will face heightened accountability under proposed...
Regulatory Roundup: HCSMs, Delaware P&C Market Regulations, and Colorado Changes After Marshall Fire
Nov 9 2022 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. State by state variations of laws, compliance protocols, industry transparency, and general regulatory cultures can lend one the impression that keeping up with...
Ahem, Florida Lawmakers: State Insurance Market Badly Needs an Oil Change
Nov 7 2022 // As the Florida Legislature prepares for its 2nd Special Session on property insurance in 2022, it’s time we examine why our market sputtered out of control and discuss the necessary solutions to fix it. Many...
California Judge Rules for Bakery Over Same-Sex Wedding Cake
Nov 7 2022 // A California judge has ruled in favor of a bakery owner who refused to make wedding cakes for a same-sex couple because it violated her Christian beliefs. The state Department of Fair Housing and Employment had sued...
Judge Dismisses FedEx From Indiana Shooting Lawsuit
Nov 7 2022 // A federal judge has dismissed FedEx from a lawsuit filed by relatives of five of the eight people who were fatally shot last year at an Indianapolis warehouse by a former employee of the shipping giant. U.S. District Judge...
Judge Threatens to Sanction Firm for Baseless La. Hurricane Suits
Nov 7 2022 // A federal judge in Louisiana is threatening to fine a Houston-based law firm $200 for each duplicate or baseless lawsuit he finds among the 1,642 that the firm has filed against insurers for alleged hurricane damages. US...
Judge in New York Fraud Trial Orders Independent Monitoring of Trump Organization
Nov 4 2022 // A New York judge on Thursday ordered that an independent watchdog be appointed to oversee the Trump Organization before a civil fraud case by the state’s attorney general against Donald Trump’s company goes to...
California Judge Oks Lawsuit Against Angels Over Skaggs Death
Nov 3 2022 // A California judge is allowing a lawsuit to proceed against the Los Angeles Angels over the drug-related death of pitcher Tyler Skaggs. Orange County Superior Court Judge Glenn Salter on Monday rejected the team’s...
New Jersey Lawmakers Advance Bill Limiting Gun Carry, Requiring Liability Insurance
Nov 1 2022 // A New Jersey legislative committee voted to require liability insurance for gun owners and restrict where they could carry their weapons, moving what would be some of the strictest US firearms limits closer to becoming...
State Inspector Cites Regulatory Lapses in Fatal New York Limo Crash
Nov 1 2022 // New York regulators failed to do all they could to sideline a poorly maintained stretch limousine that careened down a hill and crashed in 2018, killing 20 people, according to a state watchdog. State Inspector General...
Judge Dismisses Part of Sexual Assault Suit Against Univ. of Michigan
Oct 31 2022 // LANSING, Mich. (AP) – A judge has dismissed part of a lawsuit filed by eight women alleging sexual harassment and assault by a former University of Michigan lecturer. Judge Thomas Cameron of the Michigan Court of Claims...
Judge Dismisses $6.5M Suit in 2016 Nevada Plane Crash
Oct 31 2022 // A federal judge has ruled against the family of a pilot killed in 2016 who sought more than $6.5 million from in a lawsuit that blamed air traffic controllers for a fatal plane crash near Reno-Tahoe International...
