FTC Issues Worker Non-Compete Ban as Chamber Lawsuit Looms April 23, 2024 By Leah Nylen and Emily Birnbaum The US Federal Trade Commission voted Tuesday to adopt a near-total ban on non-compete provisions that prohibit workers from switching...
South Carolina Allows Out-of-State Adjusters After Massive Hail Storm April 23, 2024 In the wake of last week’s widespread hail storm that damaged homes and automobiles, the South Carolina director of insurance...
Delaware High Court Hands Agency a New Shot at Malpractice Claim Against Law Firm April 23, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A Delaware insurance agency has won another chance at proving a law firm was negligent in defending it in a...
Japanese Doctors Demand Damages from Google Over “Groundless” Reviews April 23, 2024 By Yuri Kageyama A group of Japanese doctors has filed a civil lawsuit against U.S. search giant Google, demanding damages for what they...
Walgreens to Pay $110M to End Philadelphia Opioid Litigation April 23, 2024 The city of Philadelphia has reached a $110 million settlement of its 2021 lawsuit against Walgreens pharmacy for the company’s...
EPA Designates PFAS Chemicals as Superfund Hazardous Substances April 23, 2024 By Clark Mindock The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday designated a pair of widely used industrial chemicals as hazardous substances under the...
Iowa Governor Signs Measure to Increase Compensation for Boy Scouts Abuse Victims April 23, 2024 By Hannah Fingerhut Iowa men who were victims of child sexual molestation while they were in the Boy Scouts of America could get...
Report: Claims Handlers Embracing Technology April 23, 2024 Polling of U.K. and U.S. insurance claims handlers shows 95% are confident technology will significantly impact claims processing in the...
Auto Insurer’s $10M Fraud Claims Against Doctors Are Subject to Arbitration, Court Rules April 23, 2024 A federal appeals court has sided with three chiropractors in ruling that claims under New Jersey’s personal injury protection statute...
BNSF Says It Didn’t Know About Asbestos That’s Killed Hundreds in Montana Town April 22, 2024 By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson BNSF Railway attorneys told a Montana jury that the railroad should not be held liable for the lung cancer deaths...