All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Mar 4 2013 // An Arkansas House panel rejected a proposal that would have allowed some school employees to carry guns in schools after completing an active shooter training course.The House Education Committee voted against the measure...
Mar 4 2013 // Eight years ago, U.S. regulators substantially increased their dependence on the aircraft industry to help keep flying safe. The U.S. Federal Aviation Administration(FAA) said it would no longer directly manage routine...
Mar 4 2013 // The White House on Friday said it would work for approval of politically contentious legislation that would ease the way for new trade deals, as it tries to wrap up talks on an Asia-Pacific free-trade agreement this...
Mar 4 2013 // Companies in the United States and United Kingdom dealt with more litigation last year, while regulatory investigations reached a five-year high, according to a report.Litigation rebounded to 2010 levels in 2012, after a...
Mar 3 2013 // A federal judge has refused to dismiss a suit filed by an insurer against a Maryland man jailed over the suspected death of his traveling companion in Aruba. An American Express subsidiary is suing Gary Giordano of...
Mar 2 2013 // The insurance carrier for the children’s charity founded by former Penn State assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky doesn’t have to cover his criminal or civil legal costs related to acts of child sexual...
Mar 2 2013 // Lawmakers pressed ahead Thursday, Feb. 28, with legislation requiring Connecticut’s worker’s compensation system to cover treatment costs for mental illnesses stemming from future workplace trauma, and planned...
Mar 1 2013 // Workers suing for discrimination could have a tougher time proving their case in court under legislation endorsed by the Missouri House. The House gave first-round approval to a bill that would require people to prove...
Mar 1 2013 // The U.S. Food and Drug Administration kicked off a series of public meetings on Thursday to explain its proposed new rules for improving the safety of the nation’s food supply – and gain feedback on the...
Mar 1 2013 // A top U.S. trade official warned that automatic budgets cuts that start taking effect on Friday could hamper ongoing U.S. trade talks in the Asia-Pacific region and another proposed set of negotiations with the European...
Feb 28 2013 // Louisiana Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon announced he is pleased that the 19th Judicial District Court has upheld an emergency rule put in place during Hurricane Isaac and his authority to do so during catastrophic...
Feb 28 2013 // A man who lost an eye after being hit by a foul ball at a baseball game can seek damages from a minor league team in Idaho.The Idaho Supreme Court decided not to impose the “Baseball Rule” of liability in the...
Feb 28 2013 // New York regulators said this week insurers would be required to follow additional rules to expedite the resolution of remaining Sandy-related claims in New York.These new regulations will now cut the amount of time an...
Feb 28 2013 // Sellers and owners of assault weapons could be liable for damages caused by shootings in Colorado, another response from Democrats to recent mass shootings that has made gun-control one of the biggest issues of this...
Feb 28 2013 // A federal bankruptcy judge approved the liquidation plan for Dewey & LeBoeuf on Wednesday, a milestone in the winding down of the collapsed law firm that paves the way for creditors to recover tens of millions of...
Feb 27 2013 // BP Plc took chances drilling its doomed Macondo well long before it ruptured in 2010, a well design and pressure expert said on Wednesday in the second day of testimony in the civil trial over the Gulf of Mexico oil...
Feb 27 2013 // A judge says she is inclined to allow a lawsuit by Michael Jackson’s mother against concert promoter AEG she claims is responsible for her son’s death to go to trial on a single claim. Superior Court Judge...
Feb 25 2013 // Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has finally released the long-awaited report by a commission to study what to do about insurance availability and prices. Bentley first created the commission on April 6, 2011 – almost two...
Feb 25 2013 // Hundreds of property/casualty insurance companies have not registered with Alabama regulators as required, prompting the state insurance department to issue a warning and extend the registration deadline to March 31.The...
Feb 25 2013 // If you haven’t heard the news, the federal government is a little short of money after racking up multiple annual trillion-dollar deficits. A trillion here and there, and after a while, someone might figure out the...