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New York Law Journal

New York Court of Appeals Mulls Validity of Universal Vote-by-Mail Law

While most of ther judges indicated the law is on solid ground, at least two appeared to struggle with its foundation.
7 minute read

Daily Report Online

Keep on Trucking: New Law Puts Motor Carriers on the Hot Seat

Until the new law has been exhaustively litigated and interpreted by the courts, successful settlement of truck accident cases might depend on the knowledge, experience and insights of skilled insurance claim mediators.
7 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Pregnant Workers Fairness Act Draws Yet Another Challenge

"So it doesn't matter what the content of the act is. If the act violated the quorum clause in the way it was passed through Congress, then it's invalid, no matter how laudable the goals of the legislation might be. If a law is unconstitutional, it's unconstitutional," plaintiff's attorney Eric Heigis said.
6 minute read

Connecticut Law Tribune

Cigna Sued for Alleged CARES Act Violations

DoctorNow alleged that the defendants were required to provide full coverage and reimbursement for COVID-19 testing.
3 minute read

Daily Business Review

Florida Moves Forward on Child Social Media Law

Facing potential First Amendment challenges, Florida has proposed details about how it will carry out a new law aimed at keeping children off social-media platforms and blocking minors from accessing online pornography.
4 minute read

Texas Lawyer

Texas Suspense Accounts 1 Year After 'Freeport'

"'Freeport' is ... a substantially important decision concerning two of the safe harbor provisions in ... the Texas Natural Resources Code," writes Demetri J. Economou of Kane Russell Coleman Logan.
6 minute read

National Law Journal

Appeals Court Ruling That College Athletes Can Be Employees Leaves 'Lots of Open Questions'

The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit said Division I student-athletes could fall under the Fair Labor Standards Act if they perform services for a university, under the university's control and in return for implied compensation or benefits.
5 minute read

Daily Report Online

Georgia Democrats Sue Gov. Kemp, Alleging Funds Went to Favored Republican Incumbents

"Trump-backed Republican candidates bankrolled by Kemp, through and in coordination with Georgia First, are able to spend exponentially more than what they would have been able to spend on their races if they were limited to just the money that they were able to spend on their own," said the executive director of the Democratic Party of Georgia.
4 minute read

National Law Journal

'Ground Shifted': 6th Circuit Judge Doubts Chevron-Based Ruling Still Applies in Family Planning Case

Raymond Kethledge seemed doubtful of the Biden administration's argument that a 1991 U.S. Supreme Court decision that relied on Chevron remains binding precedent.
5 minute read

New Jersey Law Journal

Attorneys Have Mixed Feelings About New Jersey's Revamped Tax Law

Basically since the issuance of "Tyler" in May 2023, this area of law has been fraught with uncertainty, delays, complications, and fortunately, by passing this bill, we're going to unclog the situation," attorney Elliott Almanza said.
4 minute read

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