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Louisiana ‘Justice Lab’ Aims to Expose, Litigate Claims of Police Bias
A woman forced to the ground by two sheriff’s deputies in an arrest recorded by her son. Demonstrators tear-gassed and hit by rubber projectiles while protesting the death of George Floyd. A man stunned with a Taser as he tried …
POSTED MAY 17, 2021 4:49 PM |
Missouri Passes Bill Shielding Businesses from COVID-19 Liability
A legislative session that began amid a surge in coronavirus cases ended May 14 with Missouri lawmakers passing a legal shield against pandemic-related liability lawsuits as their final action. The House vote, taken barely five minutes before adjourning, gives Republican …
POSTED MAY 17, 2021 4:30 PM |
Louisiana Crawfish Processor Sued Over Low Wages, Overtime Pay
Two migrant workers from Mexico are suing a Louisiana crawfish processor over wages they say fell well below the minimum wage. The federal lawsuit filed in Alexandria says the two routinely worked 10 or more hours a day, six days …
POSTED MAY 17, 2021 4:25 PM |
Emerson Reid Acquires Ohio’s May Insurance Services
Emerson Reid LLC, an employee benefits wholesale general agent, has acquired Columbus, Ohio-based employee benefits services firm, May Insurance Services Inc., led by John May. Established in 1990, May Insurance Services works with agents throughout Ohio. The company specializes in …
POSTED MAY 17, 2021 4:20 PM |
Michigan Man Must Pay Nearly $775K Restitution in Insurance Fraud Case
A Michigan man has been ordered to pay restitution of nearly $775,000 for an alleged insurance scam, the state insurance department says. Michigan Department of Insurance and Financial Services (DIFS) Fraud Investigation Unit, in conjunction with the Ogemaw County Sheriff’s …
POSTED MAY 17, 2021 4:11 PM |
Supreme Court Backs Challenge to IRS Micro-Captive Reporting Rule
The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a challenge to an Internal Revenue Services (IRS) requirement for firms to report micro-captive insurance arrangements to proceed. The IRS authority to require the captive reporting is being challenged as invalid by a Tennessee …
POSTED MAY 17, 2021 4:07 PM |
People Moves: Hannover Re’s Bruns to Peak Re; AIG’s Nagra to BHSI; 4 Mosaic Hires
This wrap-up of international People Moves details recent appointments at Peak Reinsurance, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance and the new Bermuda-based insurer Mosaic. A summary of these new hires follows here. Peak Reinsurance Co. Ltd., the Hong Kong-based global reinsurer, announced …
POSTED MAY 17, 2021 3:46 PM |
Law Firms and Their Insurers Feel the Pain of Bigger Malpractice Claims
Even as law firms made adjustments to sustain their operations through the COVID-19 pandemic, they were unable to avoid the rising costs of malpractice claims. Indeed, the time period beginning in 2019 through mid-2020 marked the worst two years on …
POSTED MAY 17, 2021 3:01 PM |
1K Los Angeles Residents Ordered to Evacuate in Wildfire
About 1,000 Los Angeles residents were evacuation orders on Monday as firefighters protected canyon homes from a smoky wildfire that churned through vegetation that hasn’t burned in half a century. The cause of the fire in steep, inaccessible terrain near …
POSTED MAY 17, 2021 2:59 PM |
California Crash Victim Posted Videos Riding in Tesla on Autopilot
The driver of a Tesla involved in a fatal crash that California highway authorities said may have been operating on Autopilot posted social media videos of himself riding in the vehicle without his hands on the wheel or foot on …
POSTED MAY 17, 2021 2:26 PM |
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