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Supreme Court Asked to Resolve Federal Drug Law vs. State Medical Marijuana Laws Debate
The U.S. Supreme Court has been asked to address whether federal drug law that criminalizes possession of marijuana invalidates state orders requiring employers and their workers compensation ...
U.S. Drug Distributors, J&J Move to Finalize $26B Opioid Settlement
The three largest U.S. drug distributors and drugmaker Johnson & Johnson have agreed to finalize a proposed $26 billion settlement resolving claims by states and local governments that they ...
U.S. P/C Industry Grew Surplus Despite Underwriting Loss in 2021
Insurance rating agency AM Best said it expects the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry to record an increase in surplus in 2021 thanks to investment income and capital gains improvements ...
U.S. Supreme Court Takes Up Clash Between Religion and LGBT Rights
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday took up a major new legal fight pitting religious beliefs against LGBT rights, agreeing to hear an evangelical Christian web designer's free speech claim that she ...
COVID Underscores Lack of Whistleblower Protections
Originally posted on Stateline, an initiative of The Pew Charitable Trusts. Inside a partially completed Amazon warehouse here, workers last summer walked on conveyor belts four stories high without ...
Sackler Family Proposes Up to $6B Opioid Settlement
The Sackler family owners of Purdue Pharma LP have proposed a new and larger settlement worth up to $6 billion to resolve allegations that the OxyContin maker and its owners contributed to the deadly ...
Tesla ‘Phantom Braking’ Prompts New NHTSA Probe
Auto safety regulators in the U.S. have launched another investigation of Tesla, this time tied to complaints that its cars can stop on roads for no apparent reason. The government says it has 354 ...
Insurers Take Credit Score Battle to Washington Supreme Court
Insurer groups last week sought to take their battle with Washington Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler to the Supreme Court of Washington. The American Property Casualty Insurance Association, the ...