All the headlines from our Legislation Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Feb 8 2021 // A group of UK lawmakers will investigate Bain Capital’s 530 million pound ($728 million) deal for Liverpool Victoria Financial Services’ savings & retirement and protection businesses, the Guardian...
Feb 7 2021 // Indiana legislators are poised to finalize a fast-tracked proposal that will give a broad shield protecting businesses and others from lawsuits by people blaming them for contracting COVID-19.The proposal is a top priority...
Feb 5 2021 // A federal judge has dismissed Walmart Inc’s lawsuit seeking to preemptively block the U.S. government from blaming the world’s largest retailer for its alleged role in fueling the nation’s opioid...
Feb 5 2021 // DUBLIN – Ireland’s High Court ruled on Friday that four publicans insured by FBD were entitled to be indemnified for losses under lockdown-linked claims, in a test case that could have implications for over 1,000...
Feb 4 2021 // A Georgia state House member says drivers should not be able to avoid penalties by telling judges they have purchased hands-free devices for their cellphones.Republican Rep. John Carson of Marietta that the current...
Feb 3 2021 // A Delaware judge on Tuesday rejected former McDonald’s Corp. Chief Executive Stephen Easterbrook’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the fast-food chain seeking to recoup millions of dollars in severance pay because...
Feb 2 2021 // New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS) Superintendent Linda Lacewell spoke with Elizabeth Blosfield during the most recent episode of the Insuring Cyber Podcast about how she has always seen New York as a...
Jan 29 2021 // Minnesota House Democrats have teamed up with meatpacking workers to announce legislation that would protect individuals who work at statewide meatpacking and food processing plants amid the coronavirus pandemic.The bill,...
Jan 29 2021 // A Maine judge will hear arguments in a property boundary dispute that resulted in a Dover-Foxcroft garage being cut in half last year.Gabriel Brawn removed half of the building that he believed was on his land using a...
Jan 29 2021 // New Jersey’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that New Jersey Transit has the right to an additional $300 million in insurance coverage based on damage it sustained during Superstorm Sandy.The ruling upheld a lower...
Jan 28 2021 // Companies looking to mine copper, gold and silver in Wisconsin will face dramatically higher costs and have to work around an extensive list of off-limit areas under new rules the state Department of Natural Resources...
Jan 28 2021 // SHANGHAI— China’s regulators want to step up exchanges with international counterparts and strengthen co-operation on anti-trust issues, data treatment and consumer protection, China’s central bank vice...
Jan 28 2021 // A Delaware judge on Wednesday said former CBS shareholders may pursue a lawsuit accusing Shari Redstone, the daughter of late media magnate Sumner Redstone, of pressuring the company into entering an unfair merger that...
Jan 27 2021 // An Arkansas judge has dismissed a lawsuit challenging the early closing time for bars and some restaurants that was temporarily imposed because of the coronavirus pandemic.The lawsuit argued Gov. Asa Hutchinson and state...
Jan 27 2021 // California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund has created a free resource center for employers, whether they are policyholders or not, to prepare their businesses for the next phases of COVID-19 reopening and help...
Jan 26 2021 // A judge has struck down a North Dakota’s law that landowners say takes away their property rights.The so-called pore space law passed the Legislature in 2019 after supporters sought clarification on the use of...
Jan 26 2021 // A U.S. Bankruptcy Court judge on Monday approved The Weinstein Co.’s liquidation plan, which sets aside $17 million for women who accused co-founder Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct.Judge Mary Walrath in...
Jan 26 2021 // This is the second installment of a two-part look at the top 10 insurance regulatory developments of 2020 by attorneys at Locke Lord. The first part on Jan. 22 covered COVID-19, Insurtechs, Data Privacy, Race Equality and...
Jan 22 2021 // This is the first installment of a two-part look at the top 10 insurance regulatory developments of 2020 by attorneys at Locke Lord. The first part covers COVID-19, Insurtechs, Data Privacy, Race Equality and Pharmacy...
Jan 21 2021 // A federal judge has approved a consent decree between the Maryland city of Annapolis and dozens of public housing residents.The Capital Gazette reported Tuesday that the decree will mandate that the city pay a $900,000...