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Oklahoma Lawmakers Urge Interim Study on Opioid Prescriptions

Jul 21 2021 // Three Oklahoma state representatives have requested an interim study to investigate clinical outcomes of patients with pain following policies resulting in rapid reductions in opioid prescribing.Rep. John Talley,...

Judge OKs Distribution For $192M South Carolina Failed Nuclear Project Settlement

Jul 21 2021 // Investors who lost fortunes in the failure of a multi billion-dollar nuclear reactor construction deal in South Carolina will soon begin to see their portions of a $192 million settlement, under a recently approved...

Judge Upholds California Insurance Commissioner’s Order to Expand FAIR Plan Coverage

Jul 20 2021 // A Superior Court judge has upheld the California Insurance Commissioner’s authority to order the California FAIR Plan to offer broader coverage options to consumers.Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Mary Strobel has...

Federal Judge Backs Indiana University Vaccine Mandate for Employees, Students

Jul 20 2021 // A federal judge is allowing Indiana University to continue with its COVID-19 vaccine requirement for all students and employees.A ruling from a judge in South Bend has rejected a request from eight IU students who sought...

Rhode Island Governor Vetoes Auto Body Insurance Claims Legislation

Jul 19 2021 // Rhode Island Governor Dan McKee has vetoed legislation regarding auto body insurance claims that he said would ultimately burden consumers.“While I recognize the stated intent of this bill is to protect consumers,...

New Missouri Legislation Protects Insurers from Unreasonable Arbitration Awards, Findings

Jul 19 2021 // Missouri has enacted legislation that prohibits a claimant, tortfeasor, or any other party from using an arbitration award against any liability insurer that did not agree to the arbitration.The new legislation also places...

Judge Advances Privacy Lawsuit Against Google Voice Assistant

Jul 19 2021 // A federal judge said Google must face much of a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally recording and disseminating private conversations of people who accidentally trigger its voice-activated Voice Assistant on their...

Delaware Captive Insurance Legislation Signed by the Governor

Jul 16 2021 // With Delaware Governor John Carney’s recent signature, the state’s Captive Insurance Division is providing increased flexibility in its offerings to captive insurance companies.Senate Substitute 1 for Senate...

Florida Judge Approves Sale of Property Where Collapsed Surfside Condo Stood

Jul 15 2021 // A Florida judge on Wednesday approved the sale of the oceanfront property where a collapsed Florida condominium building once stood, with proceeds intended to benefit victims of the deadly disaster.At a hearing, Miami-Dade...

Judge Dismisses Yale Student’s Virtual Learning Lawsuit

Jul 15 2021 // A federal judge has dismissed a Yale University student’s attempt to sue the university for partial compensation for virtual online learning during the height of the pandemic last year.The Yale undergraduate student...

Amazon Asks Judge to Toss New York State Lawsuit Over Warehouse COVID-19 Safety

Jul 15 2021 // Amazon.com Inc. on Wednesday pressed a New York judge to dismiss a lawsuit by state Attorney General Letitia James claiming the online retailer failed to ensure worker safety at two New York City warehouses as COVID-19...

Judge Approves $73M Payout to Alleged UCLA Doctor Sex Victims

Jul 14 2021 // A federal judge has given final approval to a $73 million settlement of a lawsuit that alleged some 6,000 women were sexually abused by a former University of California, Los Angeles gynecologist.The 2019 class-action suit...

Judge Dismisses Alabama Candidate Moore’s $95M Suit Against Comedian, Showtime

Jul 14 2021 // British comedian Sacha Baron Cohen on Tuesday won the dismissal of a $95 million defamation lawsuit by Roy Moore, a former U.S. Senate candidate from Alabama who claimed he was tricked into being portrayed falsely as a sex...

Federal Judge Halts Part of Florida’s New Property Insurance Reform Law

Jul 12 2021 // A federal judge has halted enforcement of a section of Florida’s new property insurance reform (SB 76) law that restricts the advertisements and solicitations of roofing contractors.U.S. District Judge Mark Walker...

Judge Allows Suits Over New York Police Handling of 2020 Racial Protests

Jul 12 2021 // A federal judge rejected a request by New York City to dismiss lawsuits claiming police violated the constitutional rights of people protesting racial injustice after the death of George Floyd last year.U.S. District Judge...

Air Force Mostly at Fault in Deadly 2017 Texas Church Attack, Judge Says

Jul 8 2021 // A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Air Force is mostly responsible for a former serviceman killing more than two dozen people at a Texas church in 2017 because it failed to submit his criminal history into a database,...

Opinion: New Missouri Legislation Protects Insurers from Unreasonable Arbitration Awards and Findings

Jul 8 2021 // Missouri recently enacted legislation that prohibits a claimant, tortfeasor, or any other party from using an arbitration award against any liability insurer that did not agree to the arbitration.The new legislation also...

Judge Advances Privacy Lawsuit Against Google Voice Assistant

Jul 7 2021 // A federal judge said Google must face much of a lawsuit accusing the company of illegally recording and disseminating private conversations of people who accidentally trigger its voice-activated Voice Assistant on their...

5 Lawsuits Filed in Surfside Condo Collapse; Judge Says $48M Insurance Not Enough

Jul 5 2021 // Five lawsuits have been filed against the Champlain Towers South Condominium Association in Surfside, Florida as of Thursday afternoon as plaintiffs move to preserve evidence at the site of the partially collapsed...

The Regulatory and Legal Risks Facing Online Broker Robinhood

Jul 2 2021 // Robinhood Markets Inc, the online brokerage at the center of this year’s retail trading frenzy, disclosed on Thursday previously unreported regulatory risks in its long-awaited initial public offering filing.Amid an...