Public Policy
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Tokyo Electric Power Co. and General Electric Co. on Monday dodged a $1 billion lawsuit by U.S. sailors over radiation injuries they allegedly suffered during their response to the 2011 Fukushima nuclear disaster, after a California federal judge agreed the suit belonged in Japanese, not U.S., courts… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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President Donald Trump announced several nominees for a slate of federal judicial positions Friday, including one for a judgeship in the Western District of Pennsylvania who was previously tapped for the post by Trump’s Democratic predecessor Barack Obama… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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A California federal judge said Thursday that the First and Eighth amendments bar the government from stripping the Mongol Nation motorcycle club’s rights to its trademark-registered emblems as part of the group’s recent conviction under the Racketeering Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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California Attorney General Xavier Becerra and state Sen. Hannah-Beth Jackson announced a bill Monday that they said would make several fixes to the California Consumer Privacy Act, the latest move to modify the landmark law passed in 2018… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
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The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services on Friday issued what critics have dubbed a “gag rule” barring health care providers from giving abortion referrals if they get funding from a federal program meant to boost low-income communities’ access to family planning services… Read this piece in its entirety at Law360.
Mike LaSusa 