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#1 Lawsuit Over Burger King’s Whopper Ads Set Back by Federal Judge

Dec 1 2025 // A federal judge dealt a setback to customers suing Burger King over advertising for its Whopper sandwiches, saying their claims were too disparate to justify certifying a nationwide class action.The lawsuit by 19 customers...

#2 More Federal Legislation Introduced to Tackle Third-Party Lit Funding

Nov 24 2025 // Sen. John Kennedy has introduced a new bill aimed at reforming the courtroom practice of third-party litigation funding.Kennedy, R-La., introduced the Protecting Our Courts from Foreign Manipulation Act last week, and it...

#3 Federal Judge Denies TRO to Marsh in Case Against Former Employees

Nov 21 2025 // A federal judge has denied a temporary restraining order against seven former employees of Marsh sued in one of several lawsuits against defectors to join Howden US.Marsh USA early this month filed a lawsuit against the...

#4 Trump Ban on Wind Energy Projects Ruled Illegal by Federal Judge

Dec 9 2025 // Less than a year after President Donald Trump banned new wind projects, a federal judge ruled the president’s executive order was illegal.US District Judge Patti Saris said Monday the order is “arbitrary and...

#5 Florida Judge Orders Citizens’ Arbitration to Continue, Clashing With Other Order

Nov 20 2025 // The legal battle over Florida’s property insurer of last resort’s use of a state agency to hear claims disputes in arbitration took new turns this week, prompting one policyholder attorney to note that a move...

#6 Viewpoint: Mapping Evolving Regulatory Terrain for MGAs, MGUs and Other DUAEs

Dec 9 2025 // As the regulatory landscape around the delegated underwriting authority enterprise (DUAE) market evolves, global authorities have introduced stricter compliance measures, risk management expectations and governance...

#7 Trump Signs Order Seeking to Limit State-Level AI Regulation

Dec 12 2025 // President Donald Trump signed an order aimed at thwarting state-level regulation of artificial intelligence through lawsuits and funding cuts, handing a win to tech industry leaders who’ve pressed for preemption of...

#8 Trump Urges Congress to Block State-Level AI Regulation

Nov 20 2025 // President Donald Trump called on Congress to pass a federal standard governing oversight of artificial intelligence and warned that varied regulation at the state level risked slowing the development of an emerging...

#9 Report Asks Washington Lawmakers to Require Insurers to Better Track Wildfire Risk

Dec 3 2025 // A working group on wildfires in Washington wants the state Legislature to consider requiring insurers to internally track instances in which wildfire risk materially contributes to a policy nonrenewal, cancellation or...

#10 Update: BHP Liable for 2015 Brazil Dam Collapse, UK Court Rules, in Mammoth Lawsuit

Nov 14 2025 // BHP is liable for the 2015 collapse of a dam in southeastern Brazil, London’s High Court ruled on Friday, in a lawsuit the claimants’ lawyers previously valued at up to 36 billion pounds ($48 billion).Hundreds...

#11 Texas Hemp Regulation Proceeds Despite Federal Restriction

Nov 20 2025 // The Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission moved forward on Tuesday with its efforts to regulate the sale of consumable hemp products as questions swirled around the future of the industry due to federal restrictions on the...

#12 Kansas Saves Elders About $5M from Financial Exploitation with New Legislation

Dec 3 2025 // Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt announced state efforts have prevented over $4.97 million from going to bad actors through the Protect Vulnerable Adults from Financial Exploitation Act.“Identification and...

#13 Texas Lawmakers Criticize Local Leaders for Rejecting Flood Warning System Funding

Dec 3 2025 // Three weeks after flash floods in Texas’ Hill Country killed more than 100 people, state lawmakers chastised Kerr County leaders for rejecting money a year earlier to create a warning system that could have alerted...

#14 Massachusetts Asks Judge to Block Kalshi From Operating Sports-Prediction Market

Dec 10 2025 // addictioA Massachusetts judge on Tuesday questioned whether prediction-markets operator Kalshi could legally offer the state’s residents the ability to place financial bets on something as “trivial” as...

#15 Judge Orders Trump to End National Guard Troop Deployment in LA

Dec 11 2025 // The Trump administration must stop deploying the California National Guard in Los Angeles and return control of the troops to the state, a federal judge ordered Wednesday in an emphatic ruling.U.S. District Judge Charles...

#16 GEICO Can’t Squirm Out of South Carolina Lawsuit That Claims the Company Owes $70 Million in Back Taxes and Penalties, Judge Says

Dec 1 2025 // GEICO insurance companies can’t dismiss a South Carolina lawsuit that demands they pay almost $70 million in back taxes and penalties, a federal judge ruled in a case that could ultimately affect how insurance taxes...

#17 Big ‘I’ CEO Symington Named Among Top Lobbyists for 2025

Dec 12 2025 // The Hill, a prominent Washington, D.C.-based political newspaper, named Charles Symington, president and CEO of the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (Big “I”), among the top trade...

#18 70% of Drivers Say They’ve Felt Unfairly Judged by Auto Insurers: Arity Report

Dec 1 2025 // A new survey reveals consumer frustration with auto insurance pricing models and growing support for more transparency in how policies are priced and for telematics.The new research from mobility data and analytics company...