All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 10 2018 // Among the three laws vetoed by Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo as she cleared her desk of all pending legislation last week was a bill relating to surplus lines insurance.The bill – 2018 – H 7909 Substitute...
Jul 9 2018 // In a closely-watched case on insurance coverage in an age of expanding cyber risk, a federal appeals court in New York has upheld a lower court ruling that a commercial crime insurance policy covers wire transfer losses...
Jul 9 2018 // The U.S. government’s ability to police hobbyist drone use was upheld by an appellate court Friday in a ruling that helps set the stage for a series of new restrictions and requirements aviation regulators hope to...
Jul 9 2018 // Affordable Care Act insurers are facing a fresh round of uncertainty that could drive up premiums or push companies to stop offering coverage through the law, after the Trump administration’s latest move to cut off...
Jul 6 2018 // Maine’s Republican governor has vetoed bills ranging from insurance coverage for hearing aids to help for homeless opioid users.Gov. Paul LePage vetoed 13 bills Tuesday. Lawmakers are set to return Monday facing...
Jul 6 2018 // A U.S. judge on Thursday overturned a $140.1 million verdict against AbbVie Inc. in a lawsuit by a man who claimed the company misrepresented the risks of its testosterone replacement drug AndroGel, causing him to suffer a...
Jul 6 2018 // The Michigan appeals court is breaking new legal ground – at a self-serve car wash.In a 2-1 decision, the court ruled that a woman who fell while washing her car can seek payment for her injuries from her car insurer....
Jul 5 2018 // Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo cleared her desk of all pending legislation, signing more than 100 bills while vetoing three others. The Providence Journal reports that the Democratic governor vetoed bills that would...
Jul 5 2018 // As the deadline approached last week for measures to qualify California’s November ballot, wealthy special interests pushed lawmakers to cut deals to avoid costly ballot measure campaigns in the latest display of...
Jul 3 2018 // California is on track to have what will be the nation’s most far-reaching law to give consumers more control over their personal data.The new law may be both a big concern, as well as a new and important...
Jul 3 2018 // Gov. Kim Reynolds signed more than 170 bills during and after the legislative session and most of those laws took effect on July 1, the start of Iowa’s new budget year.Among the new laws in effect that may affect the...
Jul 2 2018 // The head of Oklahoma’s health agency said there’s a framework in place to get the medical marijuana industry rolling in the state soon, despite concerns from Gov. Mary Fallin that a statewide vote “opens...
Jul 2 2018 // California will soon have what experts call the nation’s most far-reaching law to give consumers more control over their personal data under a bill the governor has signed.The law will compel companies to tell...
Jul 2 2018 // A new Alabama law allows ridesharing companies, such as Uber and Lyft, to operate statewide.The law, approved by the Alabama Legislature earlier this year, went into effect July 1. The Alabama Public Service Commission...
Jul 2 2018 // Louisiana patients could soon get more details about what happens at the pharmacy counter and whether they’ve gotten the most affordable medication for an ailment.In the regular legislative session, lawmakers passed...
Jul 2 2018 // The Hanover Insurance Group Inc. has appointed Frank M. Baron as president of Alternative Markets, a newly formed business unit within the company’s domestic specialty group.In this role, Baron will lead the...
Jul 2 2018 // “Prosecuted or not, the fact remains that Twin Rivers would be forced to commit a federal crime if it complied with the directive of the Workers’ Compensation Board.”— Maine Supreme Court Associate...
Jun 29 2018 // Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker has signed into law an act that will mandate an annual August sales tax holiday, increase minimum wage over the next five years and create a new paid family and medical leave program in...
Jun 29 2018 // Hospital outpatient payments were higher and growing faster in states with percent-of-charge-based fee regulations or no fee schedules, finds a study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) that compares 35...
Jun 28 2018 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court upheld the state’s cap on noneconomic medical malpractice damages on June 27, reversing an appellate ruling that awarded $15 million to a woman who had all four limbs amputated after a...