All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 19 2021 // Some Mississippi lawmakers say they want Gov. Tate Reeves to call them back to the Capitol for a special session to revive the state’s initiative process. Others want a chance to quickly revive discussion of a...
May 19 2021 // A federal judge on Tuesday questioned a $2 billion proposal by Bayer AG that would create a framework for resolving future claims that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, casting doubt on the plan a day before a key...
May 17 2021 // A Florida judge ruled Thursday that two deputies who were fired for inaction during a high school mass shooting in 2018 should be reinstated with back pay.Broward Circuit Judge Keathan Frink concluded that arbitrators last...
May 14 2021 // COPENHAGEN, Denmark – Danish lawmakers agreed Wednesday to set up a task force to look into a 1990 ferry fire that killed 159 people, which could lead to a new police investigation into one of Scandinavia’s worst...
May 13 2021 // A sweeping bill that would shield Nebraska businesses and local governments from coronavirus-related lawsuits won initial approval from state lawmakers on May 11, despite complaints that senators haven’t done enough...
May 10 2021 // A federal judge in Sherman, Texas on May 5 ruled against an insurer that sought to dismiss a $500 million COVID-19 business interruption lawsuit by the nation’s third-largest chain of movie theaters.The decision...
May 6 2021 // A federal judge is weighing whether Pacific Gas & Electric violated its criminal probation by sparking a wildfire north of San Francisco that destroyed more than 100 homes and injured six firefighters in October...
May 6 2021 // A new report highlights the opportunity for insurers in cannabis.New Dawn Risk launched its latest white paper on insurance for the U.S. legal cannabis, CBD and hemp markets. The 2021 report is called “Opportunity...
May 5 2021 // U.S. pork processor Seaboard Foods wants to pursue a 10-1/2-month delay to a federal court decision that would force it to slow the speed of hog slaughtering at a massive Oklahoma pork plant, according to court...
May 3 2021 // The Missouri House on April 29 advanced a bill to limit pandemic-related lawsuits, a top priority for Republican Gov. Mike Parson.The GOP-led House gave the proposal initial approval in a voice vote. It’s unclear if...
May 3 2021 // Nevada lawmakers on April 28 heard three proposals about changing liability laws and helping fire-fighting agencies coordinate their responses.As fire seasons become longer and more dangerous, the Legislature is one of...
Apr 30 2021 // A judge ordered the National Rifle Association to provide the names Lloyd’s of London agents or employees who the gun rights group says have information backing its claim that New York’s insurance regulator...
Apr 28 2021 // A judge on Monday dismissed the lawsuit of a man who alleged that Michael Jackson sexually abused him as a boy.Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Mark A. Young granted the Jackson estate’s request to dismiss the...
Apr 26 2021 // Insurer groups expressed disappointment over a judge’s ruling denying an industry request to halt an emergency rule that temporarily bans the use of insurance credit scoring in Washington.The Independent Insurance...
Apr 23 2021 // A Thurston County Superior Court judge on Friday denied an insurance industry request to halt an emergency rule that temporarily bans the use of insurance credit scoring in Washington.The ruling that rejected a request for...
Apr 21 2021 // A bipartisan solution to address the proliferation of cybercrime has unanimously passed the Oklahoma Senate.House Bill 1759, authored by Rep. Trish Ranson, D-Stillwater and Sen. Zack Taylor, R-Seminole, updates language in...
Apr 21 2021 // The fatal crash of a Tesla with no one apparently behind the wheel has cast a new light on the safety of semi-autonomous vehicles and the nebulous U.S. regulatory terrain they navigate.Police in Harris County, Texas, said...
Apr 19 2021 // Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker in late March vetoed a bill that would have provided for prejudgment interest in the recovery of damages from personal injury or wrongful death lawsuits.House Bill 3360 “provides for the...
Apr 16 2021 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court has ruled that Gov. Tony Evers’ administration does not have the authority to issue capacity limits on bars, restaurants and other businesses without the Legislature’s approval, a...
Apr 14 2021 // A judge has dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit brought against Pierce County, Wash., by the family of sheriff’s deputy Daniel McCartney, who was fatally shot while responding to a call.McCartney, 34, was shot Jan. 7,...