Monthly Archives: <span>March 2018</span>

Daughter of Pedestrian Killed by Uber Driverless Car Hires Lawyer

The daughter of the woman killed by an Uber self-driving vehicle in Arizona has retained a personal injury lawyer, underlying the potential high stakes of the first fatality caused by an autonomous vehicle. The law firm of Bellah Perez in …

JLT Specialty USA Names Dobos Leader of West Coast M&A Group

JLT Specialty USA has named Ted Dobos executive vice president and leader of JLT’s West Coast mergers and acquisitions practice. Dobos will be based in San Francisco, Calif. He has more than 25 years of finance, technology and insurance industry …

$250K in Stolen Property Uncovered in Oklahoma Burglary Raid

An investigation continues in east-central Oklahoma after deputies found about $250,000 in stolen property while raiding a burglary stash house. The Shawnee News-Star reports that some of the stolen items discovered by Lincoln County deputies include several Purple Hearts, military …

Michigan Oral Surgery Practice to Pay $47K to Settle Age Discrimination Suit

A Southfield, Mich.-based oral surgery practice will pay $47,000 to settle an age discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency announced. The EEOC’s lawsuit charged that Professional Endodontics P.C. violated federal law by …

Amended Arkansas Open Container Law Approved

An Arkansas bill amending language in the state’s open container statute to comply with federal law has been passed by lawmakers and signed by the governor. Just last year the state passed an open container law making it illegal for …

Forklift Operator Dies at Ohio Plant; Federal Safety Agency Investigating

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating the death of a forklift operator crushed between the machine and a 1-ton pallet of glass at an Ohio plant previously cited for safety violations. The Dayton Daily News reports officials from …

Oppenheim Named Partner at JLT Specialty’s Construction Risk Partners

JLT Specialty USA, a U.S. subsidiary of Jardine Lloyd Thompson Group plc. (JLT), appointed Jon Oppenheim as partner to Construction Risk Partners. Based in Atlanta, Oppenheim will be a key leader in the development of JLT’s national construction practice, the …

Brown, Keith Promoted at TDECU Insurance Agency in Texas

TDECU Insurance Agency LLC, based in Lake Jackson, Texas, has promoted Brooke Brown and Toni Keith. With more than 16 years of experience, including four years with TDECU Insurance Agency, Brown will now serve as the agency’s Personal Lines manager. …

Legislation to Combat Online Sex Trafficking Clears Congress; Moves to President

Congress passed a bill to combat online sex trafficking that has split the tech industry, bringing one of the first measures to weaken legal protection for websites closer to becoming law as Big Tech faces a mounting backlash in Washington. …

County in Utah Filed Suit Against Drugmakers, Doctors in Opioid Crisis

Officials of a northern Utah county are suing drug manufacturers, distributors and doctors in an effort to mitigate the consequences of the nation’s opioid crisis. Summit County has filed a lawsuit in state district court against 25 companies and individuals, …