New North Carolina bill would hold doctors accountable for sexual assault

The case of serial sexual predator Larry Nassar shows state medical boards need to ensure people report allegations.

A new bill making its way through the North Carolina Legislature seeks to ensure doctors are held accountable for sexually assaulting their patients. The bill is partly influenced by Larry Nassar, a former doctor and convicted serial sexual predator who, during his time at USA Gymnastics, molested hundreds of young girls and women.

The legislation, House Bill 228, cleared the House Health Committee on Tuesday and has been re-referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. read more »

The Old Daytime-Drinking, Sexual-Harassing Ways Are Thriving at Lloyd’s

The 330-year-old London insurance market is the most archaic corner left in global finance.

Rising from the heart of London’s financial district along Lime Street is a tower so otherworldly that Marvel Studios cast it as an office building for a highly advanced civilization in the film Guardians of the Galaxy. The building’s guts—air ducts, stainless steel staircases, even power cables—are mostly on the outside, creating the futuristic-looking facade. The reality within, however, is years in the other direction. read more »