Monthly Archives: <span>April 2022</span>

EEOC Sues Paper Company for Disability Discrimination at Texas Location

International Paper, Co., one of the world’s largest producers of fiber-based products such as packaging materials and fiber pulp, violated federal law by discriminating against an applicant based on his disability, ADHD (attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder), the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission …

Keystone Adds Texas’ Boley-Featherson to Network

Keystone Insurance Group, a participant-owned insurance agency network, has named Wichita Falls, Texas-based Boley-Featherson to its growing network of agencies in the Mid-South region. Boley-Featherson was established in 1925, and has grown from a main-street agency to a commercial lines …

Mosaic Insurance Opens Second U.S. Office in Chicago

Mosaic Insurance has opened an office in Chicago, IL, its second US physical location, for a growing number of employees. Located in the city’s Loop, at 318 West Adams Street, the office is Mosaic’s fourth globally, joining addresses in New …

Washington Suit Says Women Discriminated Against in Sheriff’s Department

A detective sergeant is suing the Pierce County Sheriff’s Department in Tacoma, Washington, for alleged discrimination and retaliation against women. Det. Sgt. Jessica Whitehead says she was punished for asking to avoid child violence investigations after the death of her …

Families of 5 Killed in Indiana FedEx Shooting File Lawsuit

Relatives of five of the eight people who were shot and killed last year at an Indianapolis FedEx warehouse by a former employee sued the shipping giant and a security company on Monday, accusing them of negligence and failing to …

Insurance Technology: Newfront Raises $200M; EvolutionIQ Brings In $21M

Insurance brokerage platform Newfront announced a $200 million investment at a $2.2 billion valuation led by the Goldman Sachs Asset Management and B Capital with participation from existing investors including Founders Fund and Meritech Capital. Newfront said it plans to …

Florida Senator Trying to Force Special Session with Support from Rank and File

Florida state Sen. Jeff Brandes is not waiting for legislative leaders or the governor to call a special session to tackle the property insurance crisis, and is polling his colleagues to force a meeting, as allowed by statute. Florida law …

As Climate Disclosures Toughen, Corporate Laggards May Be Vulnerable to Lawsuits

A push by Britain to toughen up corporate environmental disclosures will cast a spotlight on climate change dawdlers as campaigners increasingly turn to the courts to force a speedier transition to a low-carbon economy. Almost 2,000 climate change-related lawsuits have …

People Moves: MEMIC Appoints Fongemie; Mulready Joins Hartford’s Navigators; Falcon Risk Hires 3 Leaders

Portland, Maine-headquartered MEMIC Group has appointed Eileen Moran Fongemie to the position of senior vice president and chief financial officer. Fongemie, who becomes only the third CFO in MEMIC history, will also assume the role of corporate treasurer. Fongemie succeeds …

Trial Date Set in Defamation Suit Against Fox News Over U.S. Election Claims

An April 2023 jury trial has been scheduled in Dominion Voting Systems Inc’s $1.6 billion defamation lawsuit accusing Fox News of trying to boost its ratings by falsely claiming the voting machine company rigged the 2020 U.S. presidential election against …