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Transgender Workers’ Rights Widened in Disability Ruling
Transgender workers will gain broadened legal protections in the wake of a recent federal appeals court decision that gender dysphoria is covered by the Americans with Disabilities Act. Many ...
COVID Impacts Linger in Courtrooms, Often a Disadvantage for Defendants
Courts have reopened and trials have resumed, but the impacts of COVID-19 continue to linger in the judicial system, a panel of claims litigation experts said during the Combined Claims Conference on ...
U.S. Traffic Deaths Hit 20-Year High in Early 2022
U.S. traffic deaths jumped about 7 percent in the first three months of 2022 to 9,560, the highest number of people killed on American roads in a quarterly period since 2002, regulators said on ...
Sunoco Subsidiary Sues AIG’s National Union Over Climate Change Lawsuit Coverage
Sunoco subsidiary Aloha Petroleum has filed a federal lawsuit in Hawaii against AIG's National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, saying the insurer has breached its duty to defend Aloha ...
Environmental Officer Warns New Jersey Is Not Prepared for Climate Change Effects
New Jersey's top environmental officer says the state is not ready for the worsening effects of climate change and rising seas. Testifying Thursday to a joint state Senate-Assembly panel on coastal ...
Aon Teams With University of California to Enhance Wildfire Modeling
Aon plc announced that its Impact Forecasting team will be collaborating with the University of California, Merced and the University of California, Los Angeles to implement the latest climate change ...
Viewpoint: More Sweeping Cellphone Laws Reduce Crash Rates
It's common knowledge that texting while driving is illegal in most places. But what about tapping the screen of your cellphone to accept a faster route suggested by Google Maps? What if your phone ...
S.C. Joins 3 Other State Supreme Courts, Rules No Coverage for COVID-19 Shutdown
The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday became the fourth state high court in the nation to rule that the virus that causes COVID-19 cannot cause a direct physical damage or loss covered by a ...