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California Creates $21B Fund for Utilities to Cover Future Fire Liabilities
For a leader with grand ambitions of tackling big issues from health care to taking on President Donald Trump, California Governor Gavin Newsom has spent much of his first six months in office bogged ...
Florida Opens the Door to Self-Driving Vehicles
Self-driving vehicles with no humans on board will be able to operate in Florida – once they're finally ready for prime time – under a bill signed recently by Gov. Ron DeSantis. DeSantis said he ...
Kentucky Makes a Major InsurTech Overture, Drawing National Interest
On March 26, 2019, Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed new legislation that establishes the nation's first comprehensive insurance regulatory "Sandbox," making the Commonwealth of Kentucky a true ...
How Daubert Standard Could Impact Florida Industry, Judicial Climate
The Florida Supreme Court has reversed a prior court's decision to use a nearly 100-year-old standard on expert witness testimony and instead adopted stricter federal standards currently used by a ...
Product Defect Lawsuit Filed Against U.S. Cos. in London’s Grenfell Tower Fire Disaster
Three U.S. companies have been slapped with a wrongful death and products liability lawsuit for manufacturing products linked to London's Grenfell tower fire. The fire, which has been called the ...
Plaintiffs Suing Drug Firms Propose Including All U.S. Municipalities in Opioid Settlement
Lawyers representing county and municipal governments accusing drug manufacturers and distributors of fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic proposed a novel plan on Friday that would allow every community ...
Uber, Lyft Seek Compromise on Drivers’ Independent Contractor Status
Faced with legislation in California that endangers their business model, Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. are urging a compromise that would keep their drivers from being considered employees. ...
EU Claims to Be Ready for No-Deal Brexit on Oct. 31, Despite Undesirability
The European Union said it's ready for the U.K. to leave the bloc without a deal and isn't planning any further contingency measures. In a progress report on its no-deal Brexit planning, the European ...