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West Virginia Permits Access to Driver’s Insurance Information Before Lawsuit
Apr 13 2012 // Individuals in West Virginia involved in a traffic accident will soon be able to access the other driver’s insurance coverage before filing a lawsuit under a new disclosure law. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed into law...
Insurance Industry Group Hosts Online Political Summit Friday
Apr 12 2012 // An industry association is holding an online political summit to bring brokers and agents up to speed on political activities and new laws, along with lessons on lobbying, on Friday. IBA West is hosting a “Virtual...
Workers’ Class Action Against Brinker Can Proceed, In Part
Apr 12 2012 // Part of a class-action lawsuit against Brinker International Inc. can proceed, the California Supreme Court ruled on Thursday, in a closely watched case about employee meal and rest breaks at the company’s...
Oklahoma Gov. Signs Bill Limiting Liability at Gun Ranges, Shops, Clubs
Apr 12 2012 // Legislation signed by Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin would limit the liability of owners, employees and customers for injuries that take place on gun ranges, gun shops and gun clubs. Senate Bill 875, by state Sen. Anthony Sykes...
Iowa Lawmaker Seeks Punitive Damages in Libel, Slander Case
Apr 12 2012 // Both sides intend to appeal an Iowa jury’s decision that a television campaign ad by Democrats libeled and slandered Sioux City Republican Sen. Rick Bertrand during the 2010 campaign, The Des Moines Register...
N.Y. Court Ruling May Open Door for More Asbestos Suits Against Pfizer
Apr 11 2012 // A New York federal appellate court ruling yesterday could allow more asbestos liability suits to proceed against pharmaceutical giant Pfizer. The appellate court’s decision affirms the previous ruling last year from...
Missouri House Panel to Again Consider Workplace Discrimination
Apr 11 2012 // Missouri lawmakers appear poised to take up discrimination in the workplace again, in a possible attempt to get around a veto issued by Gov. Jay Nixon. Nixon, a Democrat, vetoed a measure in March that would have required...
California Workers’ Comp Reform Taking Shape – Again
Apr 10 2012 // At a recent joint hearing in Sacramento on workers’ compensation in California with the Assembly and Senate, statistic after statistic flew out of the mouths of speaker after speaker during the nearly four-hour...
N.Y. Judge Approves Deal Over Tunnel Minority Hiring
Apr 9 2012 // A New York judge has approved the $7.5 million settlement of civil fraud claims over minority hiring against two construction companies building a tunnel connecting the Long Island Rail Road to Grand Central...
Lawmakers Say Oklahoma Insurance Options Could Increase Under Proposal
Apr 9 2012 // Oklahomans could have the opportunity to purchase insurance from companies across the nation under legislation approved by a state House of Representatives committee. Senate Bill 1059, by state Sen. Bill Brown and state...
Oregon Judge Dismisses Climate Change Lawsuit
Apr 9 2012 // A Lane County Circuit Court judge has dismissed a lawsuit brought by two Eugene, Ore. girls and their mothers that accused Gov. John Kitzhaber of failing to protect the state’s resources against climate change. Judge...
Judge Orders 3 Tennessee Attorneys to Repay Insurance Monies
Apr 9 2012 // A judge in Nashville has found three Memphis attorneys in contempt of court and ordered them to repay nearly $670,000 to people who thought they were buying health insurance. The Tennessean reported Davidson County...
New Jobs Act Does Not Reduce Management Liability
Apr 9 2012 // Any U.S. corporate executives who think they can use the Jobs Act’s relaxed rules for public listing to cut corners on accounting and disclosure may want to think again. The Act, signed into law by President Barack...
Mass. Immigrants Begin to Join Health Care Plan
Apr 8 2012 // The agency overseeing Massachusetts’ landmark health care law has begun enrolling thousands of legal immigrants into the subsidized insurance program after the state’s highest court ruled that state lawmakers...
Arkansas AG Certifies Ethics Measure’s Lobbyist Language
Apr 6 2012 // Supporters of a measure that would ban corporate contributions to political candidates in Arkansas and ban any lobbyist gifts to legislators were given clearance to begin gathering signatures to place their proposal on the...
Vermont’s Banking, Insurance Department Adopts a New Name
Apr 6 2012 // Vermont’s regulatory agency that oversees the state’s banking, insurance and securities sectors has adopted a new name this week. The agency, which used to be called the Vermont Department of Banking,...
Kentucky Amish Buggy Safety Bill Not Yet Law
Apr 6 2012 // Legislation that would give the Amish an immediate exemption from having to attach brightly colored slow-moving-vehicle triangles to their buggies still hasn’t been signed into law. Members of the more conservative...
Tampa Medical Firm Accused of End Run Around Florida’s New PIP Law
Apr 6 2012 // A Tampa company has sent fliers to chiropractors suggesting ways to capitalize on potential loopholes in new legislation aimed at denting the runaway fraud plaguing Florida’s mandatory motor vehicle no-fault law. The...
IAG Malaysia Partner Gets Regulatory Approval for Kurnia Insurans Deal
Apr 6 2012 // The Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG) announced that its 49 percent-owned Malaysian associate, AmG Insurance Berhad, has received regulatory approval for a possible acquisition of Kurnia Insurans (Malaysia) Berhad,...
Judge Denies Kentucky Student’s Damages Claim in Free Speech Case
Apr 5 2012 // A federal judge has ruled that a former University of Louisville nursing student waived her free speech rights by signing an honor code and can’t collect damages after being dismissed from school over a blog...
