Texas employers added 78,000 jobs in August and 302,400 jobs over the past 12 months, setting new records for the state’s labor force, total jobs and the number of Texans working.
New York’s insurance market for ride-share drivers is collapsing amid litigation abuse, particularly due to fraudulent claims under the state’s “no-fault” law.
California’s plastics litter nuisance lawsuit against Exxon Mobil is the state’s latest attempt to regulate through litigation, a practice that’s suffocating the state’s economy.
California filed a first of its kind lawsuit against ExxonMobil, accusing the company of misleading the public about the recyclability of plastics and its role in contributing to global plastic pollution and creating a public nuisance.
The U.S. saw a record 27 nuclear verdicts exceeding $100 million in 2023, driven by rising litigation costs and social inflation, which hit a 20-year high at 7%.
Texas is making a bold move to compete with Delaware as a top destination for business incorporation by establishing its own specialty business courts.
The defendants in a Pennsylvania county’s climate nuisance lawsuit are
pushing back, claiming the litigation is illegitimate because it was not approved in a public
meeting, as required by state law.
A recent survey by the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) found that Texas small businesses are struggling with to keep up with high operational costs, despite the state’s overall strong economy.
Additional comments from Chevron’s CEO shed new light on the policies that drove the energy producer out of California and to the Lone Star State, including the California Attorney General’s climate nuisance lawsuit.
