Catastrophe Bond Issuance Hits Record as Hurricane Angst Mounts
Issuance of catastrophe bonds just hit a record high, as the market braces for a rough hurricane season with the potential to do substantial damage.
NY Bill Would Grant Homeowners Tax Break for Green Improvements
New York homeowners could get a 20-year property tax break if they make upgrades to reduce carbon emissions, under newly passed legislation that awaits Gov. Kathy Hochul’s (D) approval.
Musk’s $56 Billion Tesla Pay Deal Opposed by Norway Wealth Fund
Norway’s $1.7 trillion sovereign wealth fund said it would vote against the $56 billion pay package for Tesla Inc. Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk, adding to opposition for the carmaker ahead of its ...
Border Protection Workers Get Retaliation Claims Revived
Three employees of a Customs and Border Protection division tasked with and praised for disrupting MS-13 can pursue whistleblower claims before the Merit Systems Protection Board after the Fourth ...
Water Utilities Oppose Federal PFAS Drinking Water Rule in Court
Two water utility associations petitioned a federal court on Friday asking to oppose the data, science, and process the EPA ...
California Covid Vaccine Mandate Suit Revived by Ninth Circuit
Los Angeles United School District officials must face a lawsuit from workers alleging the district vaccine mandate violated ...
NLRB Judge Orders Starbucks to Eliminate Illegal Handbook Rules
Starbucks Corp. must rescind a large swath of rules in its workplace guides for employees as they are overly-broad and ...
Texas Law Firm Unfairly Denied Fees in Hurricane Litigation
Lawyers for a Texas firm shouldn’t have been denied their proceeds from litigation by a federal trial court judge who found ...
Percipient.ai Suit Over Commercial Software Product Snub Revived
Artificial intelligence developer Percipient.ai Inc. can move forward with its lawsuit challenging the alleged refusal of a federal agency and a contractor to consider its commercially available ...
Sixth Circuit Revives Claims Against Leech Tishman in Ponzi Suit
Leech Tishman Fuscaldo & Lampl LLC must face revived claims that it misrepresented funds on behalf of a fake solar farm-related Ponzi scheme to investors after the Sixth Circuit reinstated the claims.
Auburn University Beats Black Program Director’s Race Bias Suit
Auburn University secured a pretrial win ending a racial discrimination suit after a federal judge ruled a former program director failed to show the school removed her from the role because she’s ...
IRS Extends Tax Relief for Storm, Tornado Victims in Kentucky
The IRS announced tax relief for individuals and businesses in parts of Kentucky affected by severe storms, straight-line winds, tornadoes, landslides and mudslides that began on April 2, 2024, the ...