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Florida Senate Committee Approves Tort-Reform Bill, but Changes Are Possible
A Florida bill that aims to further limit injury and insurance litigation and attorney fees passed a state Senate committee Tuesday after heavy debate – but with few amendments at the opening day ...
Show Must Go On for Broadway Theaters’ COVID Loss Claim, Federal Judge Rules
A New York federal judge has refused to lower the curtain on a COVID-19 business loss claim by the owner of five Broadway theaters because the entertainment insurance policy language is ambiguous as ...
Should a State Surcharge Insurers That Underwrite Fossil Fuel Risks?
Connecticut lawmakers are considering imposing a surcharge on insurers' premiums from the fossil fuel industry. The proposal (SB-1115) calls for a tax of 5 percent of any premiums any insurer ...
U.S. to Propose Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water
The Environmental Protection Agency is expected to propose restrictions on harmful "forever chemicals" in drinking water after finding they are dangerous in amounts so small as to be undetectable. ...
Biden’s Cyber Plan Would Hold Software Makers Responsible in Hacks
The Biden administration is set to release an aggressive new national cybersecurity strategy on Thursday that seeks to shift the blame from companies that get hacked to software manufacturers and ...
States Must Include Cybersecurity in Water System Audits, EPA Says
The Environmental Protection Agency issued a memorandum on Friday requiring states to analyze cyber defenses at public water systems during periodic audits. The audits, called sanitary surveys, are ...
New York City Agrees to $6M Settlement Over Police Response to George Floyd Protests
About 320 people arrested during a George Floyd protest in the Bronx on June 4, 2020, and who claim the police used excessive force and violated their civil rights, will each receive about $21,500 ...
Justice Dept Wants Execs to Foot Bill for Corporate Misconduct
The U.S. Justice Department is rolling out a new policy aimed at pushing the cost of corporate crime into the pockets of executives, the latest in a series of changes at the agency under President ...