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Missouri Judge Throws Out $4 Million Award for Transgender Student

Jun 9 2022 // A judge has thrown out a $4.2 million jury award in a lawsuit filed by a transgender student in the Blues Springs School District who was denied access to male locker rooms and bathrooms.The student, identified in court...

Delaware Lawmakers Fail to Override Governor’s Veto of Marijuana Legalization

Jun 9 2022 // A bid to override Democratic Gov. John Carney’s veto of a bill legalizing possession of up to one ounce of marijuana by adults for recreational use failed Tuesday in the state House, likely ending efforts this year...

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Southwest Airlines Cannot Force Wage Suit Into Arbitration

Jun 7 2022 // Southwest Airlines Co. cannot force a baggage handler’s class action lawsuit over overtime pay into private arbitration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a decision with costly potential implications for...

Google Ordered to Pay Former Australian Lawmaker for Defamatory YouTube Videos

Jun 6 2022 // SYDNEY – An Australian court on Monday ordered Google to pay a former lawmaker A$715,000 ($515,000), saying its refusal to remove a YouTuber’s “relentless, racist, vilificatory, abusive and defamatory”...

Wisconsin Lawmakers Approve 9 Pollution Settlements

Jun 2 2022 // Wisconsin lawmakers signed off Tuesday on $378,000 in settlements of nine pollution lawsuits.The settlement payments to the state approved by the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee range from $5,000 to $160,000...

New York Lawmakers Weigh Legal Protections for Abortion Services

Jun 2 2022 // New York would expand legal protections for people seeking and providing abortions in the state under a legislation package that lawmakers began debating Tuesday.Democratic Gov. Kathy Hochul has called for New York to...

Sarah Palin Loses Bid to Disqualify Judge from NY Times Defamation Trial

Jun 1 2022 // Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin on Tuesday lost her bid to have the judge who oversaw her unsuccessful defamation lawsuit against the New York Times disqualify himself and order a new trial.The...

Producer License Violation Fines in Georgia, California Adopts NAIC Producer Legislation, Utah DOI Changes Address

Jun 1 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 industry...

Iowa Lawmakers Approve Deer Hunting With Semi-Automatic Rifles

May 26 2022 // Deer hunters would be able to use semi-automatic rifles during a newly created antlerless season in January under a bill approved by lawmakers Tuesday and sent to the governor.The measure given final approval by the House...

Howden Gets Regulatory Nod to Raise Stake in Howden India to 100%

May 26 2022 // Howden, the international insurance broker, announced it has obtained approval from the Insurance Regulatory and Development Authority of India (IRDAI) to increase its shareholding in Howden India from 49% to 100%.The move...

Federal Judge Upholds New York Law Allowing Lawsuits Against Gun Industry

May 26 2022 // A federal judge on Wednesday threw out a lawsuit by a group of gun manufacturers, distributors and retailers challenging the constitutionality of a New York law that allows the state and people affected by gun violence to...

Florida Lawmakers Set to Adopt Strict Statewide Condo Inspection, Reporting Bill

May 25 2022 // After addressing Florida’s insurance crisis, lawmakers on Tuesday quickly approved another piece of legislation they did not get to during the regular session in March – a revamp of condominium laws that would...

Insurers Too Late for Subrogation in Auto Parts Price-Fixing Case, Court Rules

May 20 2022 // Insurers waited too long to intervene in anti-trust litigation that brought settlements requiring dozens of auto parts manufacturers to pay a total of $1.2 billion to resolve price-fixing allegations, a panel of the U.S....

North Carolina Judge Orders Lindberg to Give Up Control of Firms to Repay Insurers

May 19 2022 // A North Carolina court has ordered jailed insurance and business entrepreneur Greg Lindberg to relinquish control of hundreds of his firms in a plan to salvage four of his insurance companies.The judge in Wake County found...

Rhode Island Lawmakers Revise Recreational Marijuana Bill Ahead of Next Week’s Votes

May 19 2022 // Rhode Island lawmakers unveiled changes Tuesday to a bill to legalize and regulate recreational marijuana, revisions that aim to ensure the legislation passes the state’s General Assembly.The amended bill was...

Judge Rules California’s Women in Boards Law Is Unconstitutional

May 18 2022 // A Los Angeles judge has ruled that California’s landmark law requiring women on corporate boards is unconstitutional.Superior Court Judge Maureen Duffy-Lewis said the law that would have required boards have up to...

Judge Advances Suit Alleging Virginia Police Officers Protected Sex Traffickers

May 17 2022 // A federal judge ruled Wednesday that a lawsuit against two former police officers accused of protecting a sex trafficking ring in northern Virginia in exchange for sex can move forward.The former Fairfax County officers,...

California Lawmakers Raise Awards for Malpractice Lawsuits

May 13 2022 // The California Legislature has agreed to increase how much money people can win in medical malpractice lawsuits, resolving one of the thorniest disputes in state politics by raising a cap on damages for the first time in...

People Moves: IA&B Hires Lobbyist; Concord Specialty Promotes 3; IMUA Elects Officers

May 13 2022 // IA&B Welcomes John Savant as Government Affairs DirectorThe independent insurance agents’ trade association for Pennsylvania, Maryland and Delaware has a new lobbyist. The Insurance Agents & Brokers...

Judge Says ‘Vape’ Musical Parody May Go On as ‘Grease’ Copyright Claim Flops

May 13 2022 // A U.S. judge on Thursday ruled that “Vape: The Musical,” which mocks the blockbuster 1978 film “Grease,” amounted to fair use and did not infringe the rights of owners of the “Grease”...