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Trump Avoids ‘Corporate Death Penalty’ in Civil Fraud Case, But Business Still Slammed
Feb 20 2024 // Donald Trump won’t face the corporate death penalty after all. A New York judge on Friday spared the ex-president that worst case punishment as he ruled in a civil case alleging Trump fraudulently misrepresented...
People & Places
Feb 19 2024 // National Andy Stirk Marsh, a business of Marsh McLennan headquartered in New York, hired Andy Stirk as United States chief growth officer. Stirk is based in New York, New York. With 20 years of insurance industry...
Referral Fees: A Multi-State Overview
Feb 19 2024 // No matter the business, customer referrals are always a welcome way to expand client bases and build trust within the marketplace. This is certainly true within the insurance space, where it is common practice for...
What Does ADR Mean for Workers’ Compensation Programs On Construction Sites?
Feb 19 2024 // Workers’ compensation insurance is one of the costliest aspects of a construction project that carriers, construction managers, and businesses face. According to Insureon, construction carries the highest...
New York’s High Court Backs Insurer’s Denial of COVID-19 Business Interruption Claim
Feb 16 2024 // New York state’s highest court has affirmed that there must be direct physical loss or damage, not just presence of a virus, to trigger coverage under a commercial property policy for COVID-19 business interruption...
New York City Sues Social Media Platforms Over Teen Mental-Health Concern
Feb 16 2024 // New York City joined a growing chorus of states, cities and school districts suing social media companies over claims that their platforms are fueling a mental-health crisis among teens, alleging that Meta Platforms and...
College Board to Pay Penalty and Stop Monetizing New York Students’ Data
Feb 14 2024 // College Board, which administers standard educational tests that are used as part of college admissions, has agreed to a $750,000 settlement with New York state for violating students’ privacy and unlawfully selling...
Columbia University Sued by Jewish Student Over Campus Antisemitism
Feb 14 2024 // Columbia University was sued by a Jewish graduate student who claims the campus experienced an “explosion” of antisemitism since the Oct. 7 attack by Hamas on Israel. Mackenzie Forrest, 23, claims she faced...
New York Attorney General Triples Size of Crypto Fraud Lawsuit to $3 Billion
Feb 14 2024 // New York Attorney General Letitia James on Friday expanded her lawsuit against Digital Currency Group and other cryptocurrency defendants, tripling the size of their alleged fraud scheme to more than $3 billion. James had...
10 Cars of Cargo Train Carrying Cooking Oil, Plastic Pellets Derail; 2 Land in Hoosic River
Feb 12 2024 // Ten cars of a cargo train carrying plastic pellets and cooking oil derailed in upstate New York, with two ending up in a river, authorities said. The cars, part of a 94-car train operated by Berkshire & Eastern...
The Oil Was From Iran. The Insurance Was From New York
Feb 9 2024 // Last June, a rusting tanker named Sincere 02 picked up oil at an Iranian port and steamed across the Persian Gulf on its way to the United Arab Emirates. US sanctions forbid Western companies from knowingly doing business...
New York Proposes Pharmacy Benefit Manager Regulations
Feb 7 2024 // The New York State Department of Financial Services has proposed market conduct regulations to govern pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs) operating in the state. The regulations have been developed to implement a law passed...
Trump Civil Fraud Case Judge to Probe Potential Perjury by Ex-CFO
Feb 7 2024 // A New York judge overseeing Donald Trump’s civil fraud trial has asked lawyers in the case for information about possible perjury by the former U.S. president’s onetime finance chief, who is reportedly facing...
People & Places
Feb 5 2024 // National Everest Insurance appointed Patrick Hagerty senior vice president and head of U.S. retail property. He is based in New York. Hagerty joined the company’s corporate underwriting team in 2021 and was most...
Online News Site in Florida Shuts Down After Less Than a Year
Feb 2 2024 // WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — The Messenger, an ambitious online news site that billed itself as a nonpartisan digital outlet and spent some $50 million ratcheting up its business effort, abruptly shut down Wednesday...
New York Hotel’s Stand-Up Policy Didn’t Sit Well With Front Desk Clerk
Feb 1 2024 // Library Hotel, a luxury boutique hotel in New York City, will pay $42,000 to a former front desk employee to resolve a discrimination lawsuit over its alleged failure to reasonably accommodate the clerk’s...
NRA Chief LaPierre Defends His Spending, Luxury Travel in New York Civil Trial
Jan 30 2024 // Longtime National Rifle Association chief Wayne LaPierre took the stand in his New York civil trial Friday, defending himself against allegations that he violated the trust of the group’s 5 million members by...
U.S. Finds Ex-Gov. Cuomo Sexually Harassed Employees, Outlines New York Reforms
Jan 29 2024 // The U.S. Justice Department concluded former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed more than a dozen state employees, according to a settlement announced Friday that confirmed allegations from the damaging...
Empire State Building Lands New York Insurer With Lease for Full Floor
Jan 26 2024 // Greater New York Mutual Insurance Co. signed a lease at the Empire State Building. GNY Mutual, which currently has offices on Madison Avenue, agreed to a 17-year deal for a full floor at the famous New York tower, with...
Fox Can Challenge Smartmatic’s $2.7 Billion Defamation Claim Over 2020 Election
Jan 25 2024 // Fox Corp. can proceed with its claims that Smartmatic Corp.’s $2.7 billion defamation lawsuit wildly exaggerates the financial harm it suffered from broadcasts falsely accusing it of rigging the 2020 US election, a...
