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Trump’s SEC Leader Shifts Power From Investors to Boardrooms
New policies from the top U.S. securities regulator hand corporate boards more power over investors in ways that could curtail investor-initiated reform efforts on everything ...
EEOC Says It’s Going After ‘Anti-American Bias’ in the Workplace
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said it will enforce antidiscrimination laws against employers that "illegally prefer non-American workers. In a Feb. 19 announcement EEOC's Andrea ...
Bill Aims to Drive Down NYC Taxi Drivers’ Insurance Costs. But Will It?
The New York City Council's transportation committee heard testimony last Monday on a proposal to lower the Personal Injury Protection (PIP) insurance coverage requirement for for-hire drivers from ...
New Federal Bill Seeks to Ensure Transparency in Litigation, Out Third Party-Financing
Legislators introduced a new bill that would require the disclosure of parties receiving payment in civil lawsuits. Congressman Darrell Issa, chairman of the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Courts, ...
Men Convicted in 20-Year, Multimillion-Dollar Thefts of Sports Memorabilia, Art
Following a four-week jury trial, three Pennsylvania men were convicted on Feb. 7, 2025, for conspiracy to commit theft of major artwork, concealment, and disposal of artwork, and interstate ...
AI ‘Hallucinations’ in Court Papers Spell Trouble for Lawyers
U.S. personal injury law firm Morgan & Morgan sent an urgent email this month to its more than 1,000 lawyers: Artificial intelligence can invent fake case law, and using made-up information in a ...
Georgia Governor Wins Support for Tort Reform From 3 Skeptical Senators
Three Republican holdouts in the Georgia Senate got on board with Gov. Brian Kemp's top-priority legislation to limit lawsuits, showing the state's Republican leader remains at the height of his ...
New Map Shows the Rise and Fall of California’s Coast
In a new California case study, NASA-led researchers highlight how modest vertical land motion can significantly impact local sea levels in the future. Amounting to just fractions of inches per year ...