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Judge Permits McDonald’s Suit Against Ex-CEO Over Alleged Sexual Affairs Cover-Up

Feb 3 2021 // A Delaware judge on Tuesday rejected former McDonald’s Corp. Chief Executive Stephen Easterbrook’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the fast-food chain seeking to recoup millions of dollars in severance pay because...

Making Waves: How New York Became a Leader in State Cyber Regulation

Feb 2 2021 // New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Linda Lacewell spoke with Elizabeth Blosfield during the most recent episode of the Insuring Cyber Podcast about how she has always seen New York as a...

Minnesota Lawmaker Files Meatpacking Worker Safety Bill

Jan 29 2021 // Minnesota House Democrats have teamed up with meatpacking workers to announce legislation that would protect individuals who work at statewide meatpacking and food processing plants amid the coronavirus pandemic. The bill,...

Judge to Rule on Maine Property Boundary Dispute

Jan 29 2021 // A Maine judge will hear arguments in a property boundary dispute that resulted in a Dover-Foxcroft garage being cut in half last year. Gabriel Brawn removed half of the building that he believed was on his land using a...

Court Rules New Jersey Transit Due $300M in Sandy Damage Coverage

Jan 29 2021 // New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that New Jersey Transit has the right to an additional $300 million in insurance coverage based on damage it sustained during Superstorm Sandy. The ruling upheld a lower...

Companies to Face Tougher Mining Regulations, Costs in Wisconsin

Jan 28 2021 // Companies looking to mine copper, gold and silver in Wisconsin will face dramatically higher costs and have to work around an extensive list of off-limit areas under new rules the state Department of Natural Resources...

China Urges International Cooperation on Financial Services, Technology Regulation

Jan 28 2021 // SHANGHAI— China’s regulators want to step up exchanges with international counterparts and strengthen co-operation on anti-trust issues, data treatment and consumer protection, China’s central bank vice...

Judge Rules Former CBS Shareholders Can Sue Over ViacomCBS Merger

Jan 28 2021 // A Delaware judge on Wednesday said former CBS shareholders may pursue a lawsuit accusing Shari Redstone, the daughter of late media magnate Sumner Redstone, of pressuring the company into entering an unfair merger that...

Arkansas Judge Dismisses Bars’ Virus Curfew Challenge

Jan 27 2021 // An Arkansas judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the early closing time for bars and some restaurants that was temporarily imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic. The lawsuit argued Gov. Asa Hutchinson and state...

California’s State Fund Launches COVID Regulations Resource Center

Jan 27 2021 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund has created a free resource center for employers, whether they are policyholders or not, to prepare their businesses for the next phases of COVID-19 reopening and help...

Judge Strikes Down North Dakota ‘Pore Space’ Law Backed by Oil, Gas Group

Jan 26 2021 // A judge has struck down a North Dakota’s law that landowners say takes away their property rights. The so-called pore space law passed the Legislature in 2019 after supporters sought clarification on the use of...

Bankruptcy Judge Approves Weinstein Co. Plan With $17M for Sex Abuse Claims

Jan 26 2021 // A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Monday approved The Weinstein Co.’s liquidation plan, which sets aside $17 million for women who accused co-founder Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct. Judge Mary Walrath in...

Top Insurance Regulatory Developments of 2020: Part 2

Jan 26 2021 // This is the second installment of a two-part look at the top 10 insurance regulatory developments of 2020 by attorneys at Locke Lord. The first part on Jan. 22 covered COVID-19, Insurtechs, Data Privacy, Race Equality and...

Top Insurance Regulatory Developments of 2020: Part 1

Jan 22 2021 // This is the first installment of a two-part look at the top 10 insurance regulatory developments of 2020 by attorneys at Locke Lord. The first part covers COVID-19, Insurtechs, Data Privacy, Race Equality and Pharmacy...

Judge Approves Settlement in Annapolis Housing Discrimination Lawsuit

Jan 21 2021 // A federal judge has approved a consent decree between the Maryland city of Annapolis and dozens of public housing residents. The Capital Gazette reported Tuesday that the decree will mandate that the city pay a $900,000...

Lawmakers Sought to Ban Facial Software Being Used to ID Capitol Attackers

Jan 19 2021 // U.S. lawmakers are moving ahead with efforts to ban facial recognition software even as the technology helps identify supporters of President Donald Trump who ransacked their workplace and forced them to evacuate this...

UK Supreme Court Rules Businesses Should Be Insured for COVID-19 Claims

Jan 15 2021 // Small businesses, from restaurants to nightclubs and wedding planners to beauty parlors, on Friday won the right to insurance payouts after Britain’s highest court ruled many policies should cover losses caused by...

Legislation Aims to Strengthen North Dakota Seat Belt Law

Jan 12 2021 // A bipartisan group of lawmakers want to tighten North Dakota’s seat belt law to allow police to pull over anyone they see driving unbuckled — or any of their passengers. It’s the latest and the most...

Kentucky Lawmakers Pass Bills Limiting Gov’s Authority on Pandemic Restrictions

Jan 11 2021 // In a stinging rebuke of the Democratic governor’s response to COVID-19, Republican lawmakers on Saturday gave final passage to bills limiting his emergency powers to impose restrictions meant to contain the...

Oklahoma Judge Extends Curfew Reprieve for Bars, Restaurants

Jan 11 2021 // An Oklahoma judge has extended a temporary restraining order allowing bars and restaurants across Oklahoma to stay open past an 11 p.m. curfew issued in November by Gov. Kevin Stitt in an effort to slow the spread of the...