All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 25 2007 // The Legislature should have oversight of Gov. Kathleen Blanco’s plan to offer $100 million in taxpayer money to insurance companies that agree to write homeowners policies in coastal Louisiana, a Senate committee...
Jun 25 2007 // Business advocates and trial lawyers could be headed for a showdown over Oregon’s product liability laws before the legislative session comes to its scheduled end next week, and the verdict is anything but...
Jun 22 2007 // The California Supreme Court has rejected an appeal of an injured electrician, affirming a lower court’s ruling that an employer is not responsible for permanent disability it did not cause.The case, Larry Gossett...
Jun 21 2007 // A ban on using so-called belt air ventilation is among numerous provisions in sweeping coal mine safety legislation introduced in the U.S. House this week.Other provisions would speed the installation of better underground...
Jun 21 2007 // New Jersey officials’ interpretation of a new state law meant to thwart identity theft goes further than lawmakers intended and would impose impractical requirement upon insurance companies, according to an industry...
Jun 21 2007 // An insurance industry-financed group that didn’t even exist until the final weeks of the Legislature’s session plowed just shy of $1 million into an aggressive lobbying campaign.It turned out to be money well...
Jun 21 2007 // A federal judge declined to dismiss a lawsuit alleging Robert De Niro misrepresented his health on a movie production insurance form.U.S. District Judge Manuel Real denied a motion by the Oscar winner asking the court to...
Jun 20 2007 // Lawyers who helped a heart attack victim win a $13.5 million jury verdict in a Vioxx liability case should be paid about $4 million in legal fees by Merck & Co., a New Jersey judge has ruled.Merck, which made the...
Jun 20 2007 // This week’s U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling that blocks investors from suing Wall Street investment banks under antitrust laws could save Wall Street firms a bundle by limiting investors to smaller recoveries.In a...
Jun 20 2007 // Legislation allowing midwives to deliver babies at home in Missouri will likely be challenged in court by doctors’ groups.The measure was approved by lawmakers in May as part of larger health insurance bill signed...
Jun 20 2007 // A new survey is reporting that 80 percent of drivers and 64 percent of homeowners in non-coastal areas in two states disagree with state insurance pricing regulations that benefit risky drivers and homeowners in high-risk...
Jun 20 2007 // California’s Office of Administrative Law has approved new medical treatment guideline regulations. Primarily, the regulations: *Defined or deleted terms such as acute, chronic, claims administrator as suggested by...
Jun 19 2007 // A Pennsylvania legislator has introduced a bill that would prohibit insurance companies from using credit scores to help determine how much customers pay for car insurance.“It’s a tool the insurance industry...
Jun 19 2007 // A state lawmaker called on his colleagues last week to make it illegal to own five breeds of dogs he deemed a threat to public safety.Rep. John Lesch, DFL-St. Paul, said he plans to push next year for a state ban on...
Jun 19 2007 // A federal judge has sided with the state of Oklahoma on several legal challenges brought by the poultry industry in an attempt to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Oklahoma Attorney General Drew Edmondson.After two days of...
Jun 18 2007 // Coalition urges Gov. Spitzer, lawmakers to end strict liability now10 Maine insurer caught up in nationwide scam Scammers have latched onto an insurer’s name and logo – without permission10 Storms of 2007From...
Jun 18 2007 // New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has created a commission to identify ways for New York to enhance its status as a world financial capital by modernizing its regulatory scheme and perhaps merging state regulation of insurance,...
Jun 18 2007 // Declarations21st Century “The financial world has changed and we must change with it to retain our leadership position. This panel will help the state bring its regulatory structure into the 21st Century, encouraging...
Jun 18 2007 // State Farm to lower rates if Fla. lets no-fault expire in OctoberState Farm will be able to cut its car insurance rates by about 16 percent on average if lawmakers do not continue the state’s no-fault accident...
Jun 18 2007 // Florida police, firefighters, paramedics and other first responders would have an easier time becoming eligible for workers’ compensation benefits, and would get a better package of benefits under legislation signed...