Adan Deniz, 43, a contractor from Santa Clarita, California, was arraigned on 21 felony counts of forgery, theft by false pretense, and workers’ compensation insurance fraud after allegedly creating fraudulent certificates to secure jobs and underreporting payroll by over $425,000 …
The Louisville City Council in suburban Denver voted in favor of allowing residents whose homes were significantly damaged or destroyed in Colorado’s most destructive wildfire to rebuild under less-stringent environmental standards. The Council voted 5-2 to allow affected residents to …
An Ohio appeals court has upheld a $25 million judgment for a business that successfully claimed it was libeled by Oberlin College in the aftermath of a shoplifting incident that roiled the historic liberal arts school and music conservatory’s campus …
Former McDonald’s workers who alleged rampant sexual harassment at their Michigan restaurant have reached a $1.5 million settlement agreement with the restaurant’s former owner. The American Civil Liberties Union’s Women’s Rights Project, which helped represent the employees, announced the settlement …
An Ohio woman repeatedly raped as a child suffered injuries so severe that she’s owed millions in compensation despite a state cap on pain-and-suffering awards, an attorney told the state Supreme Court. At issue before the court is a Cuyahoga …
The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether Louisiana’s health and environmental agencies discriminated against Black residents in connection with air pollution from existing and proposed facilities between New Orleans and Baton Rouge. The director of EPA’s civil rights compliance office, …
Plaintiffs’ attorneys and Florida’s insurance consumer advocate are pushing back on insurers’ plans to require arbitration to settle more claims disputes. Some attorneys warned that the plans could lead to legal challenges and potentially more claims litigation. “That’s going to …
A Georgia insurance company owner has been sentenced to eight months in prison after prosecutors said he lied in bankruptcy court and on his federal tax returns. Jacques Andres Frym, 53, who owned businesses in the Savannah area, pleaded guilty …
Relation Insurance Services has continued its rapid expansion plan with the acquisition of South Carolina-based Ernie Yarborough Insurance Agency. Yarborough, headquartered in Columbia, South Carolina, was previously part of Nationwide Mutual Insurance’s exclusive distribution model, Relation said in a news …
Lore Takes Helm at IAIABC The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions, a guiding force for workers’ compensation regulators and the industry, has named Heather Lore executive director. Lore, based in Knoxville, Tennessee, has been with IAIABC since …
