Monthly Archives: <span>April 2019</span>

Hub International Acquires Assets of Minnesota’s Corey Steinbach Insurance Agency

Chicago-based global insurance broker, Hub International Limited (Hub), has acquired the assets of Corey Steinbach Insurance Agency LLC (Corey Steinbach Insurance) in Felton, Minnesota. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Corey Steinbach Insurance is a full-service firm specializing in …

Judge: 4 African Americans Rejected from Louisiana Parish Jury Can Seek Damages

Four African Americans can move ahead with a lawsuit seeking damages from a Louisiana district attorney’s office over the racial composition of juries, a federal judge has ruled. U.S. District Judge Dee Drell in Alexandria ruled April 1 in a …

Opioid Trial Winds Down; Insys Execs Deny Bribing Doctors, Duping Insurers

A U.S. prosecutor portrayed Insys Therapeutics Inc. founder John Kapoor and other former executives as greedy and heartless during closing arguments in their racketeering trial over the promotion of the opioid painkiller Subsys. Kapoor and four other ex-Insys managers “exploited” …

Motel 6 Pays $12 Million to Settle Suit Over Providing Guest Lists to U.S. Immigration

Motel 6 agreed to pay $12 million to settle a lawsuit in which Washington state’s attorney general said the chain routinely provided guest lists to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents. Attorney General Bob Ferguson, who announced the settlement …

Family of American Killed in 737 Max Crash Sues Boeing, Ethiopian Airlines

The family of an American woman killed in the crash of an Ethiopian Airlines 737 MAX filed a lawsuit on Thursday against the airline, Boeing Co. and Rosemount Aerospace Inc., which makes a part of the aircraft that is the …

QBE’s Zortman Joins AIG to Lead Private Client Group

American International Group said Kathleen Zortman will join the company as president and chief executive officer of Private Client Group, General Insurance. In this new role, Zortman will lead AIG’s global high net worth portfolio, with responsibility for strategy, underwriting …

New Hampshire Health Fair Addresses Concerns Over Chemicals in Water

The public is invited to meet with national, state and community partners to learn more about contaminants that have been found in water and other community health issues. The Southern New Hampshire PFAS Community Health Fair was held Wednesday from …

Fire Warning Issued for Southern New England Due to Winds, Dry Conditions

A combination of strong winds and dry conditions are prompting officials to warn about the danger of wildfires in southern New England. The National Weather Service issued a red flag warning for all of southern New England through 8 p.m. …

Pennsylvania Gas Liquids Pipeline Owner Agrees to Safety Study, New Fine

The heavily fined owner of natural gas liquids pipelines across southern Pennsylvania is agreeing to another $200,000 fine and a study on risks to the Mariner East 1 pipeline. Lawyers for a subsidiary of Texas-based Energy Transfer LP submitted the …

UN Shipping Agency Seeks to Clamp Down on Rogue Shipping Companies

The United Nations’ shipping agency is working on tougher measures to clamp down on rogue shipping companies trying to use flag registries fraudulently to conceal their activities, officials said. All commercial ships have to be registered – flagged in a …