Monthly Archives: <span>October 2016</span>

Investigation Finds 17 Women Reported Assaults by 19 Baylor University Players

An outside investigation of the Baylor University sexual violence scandal found 17 women who had reported sexual or domestic assaults involving 19 Baylor University athletes since 2011, university regents have told The Wall Street Journal. Those included four reports of …

Louisiana High Court: Law Can Shield Priests from Reporting Abuse Evidence

Louisiana law does not require a priest to notify authorities after hearing evidence of child abuse from a child making a religious confession, the state Supreme Court said on Oct. 28. The ruling came in an ongoing 2009 lawsuit against …

M.D. Jensvold & Co. Opens Dallas-Area Office

Surplus lines broker and managing general agent, M.D. Jensvold & Co. Inc., has opened a new office in the Dallas area. Judy Walker will continue to be the northwest regional manager as well as the general manager for the Dallas …

What Latest U.S. Statistics on Nonfatal Workplace Injuries Reveal

Private employers reported approximately 2.9 million nonfatal workplace injuries and illnesses in 2015, or about 48,000 fewer than in 2014, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. That translates into a rate of 3.0 cases per 100 equivalent full-time …

Immigrant License Applications in New Mexico Slow as Cutoff Approaches

The number of immigrants seeking driver’s licenses in New Mexico has slowed but remains on pace to reach a four-year high as a deadline approaches to comply with federal ID requirements, according to a review by The Associated Press. Data …

Family Sues California Ambulance Firm over Mangled Leg Instagram Post

A San Francisco Bay Area couple has filed a lawsuit against a California ambulance company and a driver for posting a picture of their adult son’s badly mangled leg onto Instagram. The East Bay Times reported that many hashtags, including …

Tokio Marine America, Continental Underwriters to Offer Hull, Marine Liability

Tokio Marine America (TMA), a commercial property and casualty insurer to large and middle-market companies and a subsidiary of Tokio Marine Holdings, is expanding its ocean marine offering to include hull and liability insurance. This new coverage will be offered …

Lemonade Appoints Latza as Chief Compliance Officer in New York

Lemonade, a newly licensed insurance company for homeowners and renters, appointed William D. Latza as its chief compliance officer and general counsel. Latza joins Lemonade after spending 25 years as partner at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan LLP, where he …

Trick-or-Treating and Homeowners’ Liability for Injuries: A Guide

Halloween pranks. Google this phrase and more than 5 million results link you to a myriad of ways to “mess with peoples’ minds” on Halloween. Some of the recommended pranks require a higher education to understand; some ideas are, well, …

Financial Services Firms Likely to Flee Britain If ‘Passport’ Regulations Lost ECB’s Lane

There is likely to be a significant flight of financial activity out of Britain if companies are no longer regulated on equivalent terms to those in the European Union after Brexit, European Central Bank council member Philip Lane said on …