Federal
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U.S. Supreme Court Declines Petition for Review of Medical Marijuana Coverage
November 28, 2023 | Case Law Analysis
The Supreme Court complied with recommendations from the Solicitor General and declined to take the medical marijuana reimbursement case into consideration.
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U.S. Supreme Court Declines Review of Workers' Comp. Marijuana Cases
June 22, 2022 | Case Law Analysis
The Supreme Court complied with recommendations from the Solicitor General and declined to take the medical marijuana reimbursement case into consideration.
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Will the SEC's Climate Disclosure Proposal Trigger Insurance Coverage?
May 19, 2022 | Case Law Analysis|Legislative/Regulatory Developments
Public companies and their stakeholders often struggle with effective environmental, social and governance programs in the absence of clear and common standards and regulations. But the landscape is rapidly changing in a way that will likely impose new risks and costs on companies.
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SCOTUS Seeks Medical Marijuana Workers' Comp Opinion
March 01, 2022 | Legislative/Regulatory Developments
The U.S. Supreme Court has asked for the solicitor general's opinion on requiring employers to pay for workers' medical marijuana if they're injured on the job.
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Senate Votes to Block Vaccine Mandate for Large Companies
December 09, 2021 | Legislative/Regulatory Developments
The measure passed with a vote of 52 to 48 in the evenly divided chamber.
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Coronavirus Liability Protection Bill Among Litigation Headlines of 2022 Legislative Session
December 07, 2021 | Legislative/Regulatory Developments
A Hinshaw & Culbertson partner praised a coronavirus liability protection bill as a tool to alleviate the stress frivolous lawsuits have imposed on the ability of the judiciary to decrease the case backlog.
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PRIA Reintroduced in Congress
November 03, 2021 | Legislative/Regulatory Developments
Rep. Carolyn Maloney originally introduced this legislation in May of 2020 in the midst of and in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
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IRS Cracks Down on 'Abusive' Micro-Captive Insurers
September 29, 2021 | Case Law Analysis|Legislative/Regulatory Developments
The agency says micro-captive owners are on the hook for withholding taxes on the cash used to make the premium payments.
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US Opens Investigation into Tesla 'Autopilot' Feature
August 23, 2021 | Legislative/Regulatory Developments
The U.S. government has launched a formal investigation into the feature that Tesla has dubbed "Autopilot," after a series of collisions with parked emergency…
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Superior Court Judge Strikes Down Proposition 22
August 23, 2021 | Legislative/Regulatory Developments
Judge Frank Roesch said that language in the voter-approved ballot measure illegally infringes on the Legislature's role of overseeing the state's workers' compensation system.