All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 5 2015 // Legislation to allow lawsuits against Colorado schools when there are shootings or other violence was signed into law this week by Gov. John Hickenlooper.With the law, Colorado will be among a few states that allow school...
Jun 5 2015 // A former Pennsylvania Superior Court judge who was disbarred after his federal conviction for a $440,000 auto insurance fraud wants his law license reinstated.The Erie Times-News reports 66-year-old Michael Joyce will have...
Jun 5 2015 // Arthur J. Gallagher – the international division of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. – has appointed Michael Rea as chief operating officer and Carol Richmond as chief risk officer, subject to regulatory approvals.Both...
Jun 5 2015 // The Jackson, Miss., City Council is looking at reducing the number of vehicles required to operate a taxicab company in the city from eight to four or fewer.The council took no action on the proposal this week, opting to...
Jun 4 2015 // Florida Gov. Rick Scott has vetoed legislation that would modify Citizens Property Insurance Corp.’s depopulation program enacted to lower the state-created insurer of last resort’s policy count and reduce its...
Jun 4 2015 // Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s administration said Tuesday it has formally applied to take over the operation of Pennsylvania’s health insurance marketplace as the Democrat seeks a bulwark against the potential...
Jun 4 2015 // Blue Bell Creameries says it has entered a voluntary agreement with the Alabama Department of Public Health that includes requiring the company to inform the state whenever there is a positive test result for listeria in...
Jun 3 2015 // Legislators in America’s second-largest banking center are considering regulations for Bitcoin and other virtual currencies.North Carolina’s banking commissioner is seeking legislative authority to require that...
Jun 2 2015 // An Arizona court has ruled that a previous decision on driving under the influence of drugs doesn’t apply retroactively.A 2014 state Supreme Court decision said authorities can’t prosecute Arizona motorists for...
Jun 2 2015 // The rapid development of the unmanned aerial systems (UAS/drone) industry is underpinned by the insurance market’s willingness to provide cover for the deployment of the fledging technology, said a report published...
Jun 2 2015 // A private corporation that runs the University of Central Florida’s athletic program won’t have to pay $10 million to the family of a football player who died during practice, the Florida Supreme Court ruled...
Jun 1 2015 // Oklahoma cities and counties would no longer be able to ban hydraulic fracturing — a process commonly called fracking — or other oil and gas operations within their boundaries under a bill signed into law on May 29 by...
Jun 1 2015 // Texas surged toward allowing concealed handguns in public college classrooms, dorms and buildings with a key Senate vote May 30, while much-watched legislative efforts to curb the rising costs of free college tuition for...
Jun 1 2015 // Legislation seeking to provide Tennessee employers with an option to the current workers’ compensation system has been amended and deferred to the next legislative session.State Sen. Mark Green, who authored the...
Jun 1 2015 // A former Birmingham-Southern College football recruit who said he was hazed and injured while he was trying to join a fraternity has filed a lawsuit against the college and the organization.Jonathan Ford, son of Alabama...
Jun 1 2015 // 1.Financial institutions are increasingly being scrutinized by regulators, both federal and state, about their safeguards to protect sensitive customer information. These regulatory inquiries are not only focused on the...
Jun 1 2015 // Listen Safely“The whole thing just got so lost, you know. So the audience, honestly, most of the time when I’m talking, they’re just talking to each other and they don’t listen.” —A bus...
Jun 1 2015 // Pharmacies and doctors who negligently prescribe pain medication can be sued for enabling people’s addictions, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled.The ruling last month involved 29 people who were patients of Mingo...
May 29 2015 // Workers’ compensation costs per claim in Michigan were lower than that of the typical state in a comparison of 17 states by the the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI).The WCRI study, CompScope Benchmarks...
May 29 2015 // The company that operates the ridesharing service Uber wants the New Mexico Supreme Court to overturn new state rules governing transportation network companies.The Santa Fe New Mexican reported that Uber is joining a...