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US Court Declines to Dismiss Mandarin Hotel COVID-19 Claim Against Insurers

Insurers have failed to win dismissal of a federal COVID-19 business interruption lawsuit against them by the luxury hotel chain Mandarin Oriental. Judge John P. Cronan of U.S District Court in New York found that endorsement language about coverage for …

Hundreds Sue Over Alleged Sexual Abuse at Illinois Juvenile Detention Centers

CHICAGO (AP) — More than 200 men and women were sexually abused as children while in custody at juvenile detention centers in Illinois, according to lawsuits filed Monday, the latest in a string of complaints alleging decades of systemic child …

Report: Experts Worry California’s Wildfire Season Could Get Worse

Despite several early blazes and one of the state’s largest so far, experts worry California’s wildfire season could get worse when the seasonal winds responsible for fanning some of the biggest fires arrive. A CNN report out this week queries …

Kansas County Says Ransomware Attack Exposed Personal Information

A Kansas county said it found unauthorized access and acquisition of personal information maintained by the county, including protected health information related to individuals who received services. Franklin County, located southeast of Kansas City, shared in a Sept. 20 update …

JetBlue Flight Makes Emergency Landing In Kansas After False Alarm

SALINA, Kansas (AP) — A JetBlue flight from New York to San Diego landed safely in Kansas after the crew received an alert about smoke in the cargo area, authorities said. The airline said it turned out to be a …

Jury Clears Most Defendants in Trump Train Trial

An Austin jury cleared all but one of six Donald Trump supporters who were accused of breaking federal law when they surrounded a Joe Biden campaign bus driving down a Texas highway days before the 2020 election. The seven-person jury, …

EEOC Suit Alleges Texas Outsourcing Firm Discriminated Against Blind Employee

The Results Companies, LLC, a services outsourcing firm, violated federal law when it refused to provide a reasonable accommodation for a blind call center employee and then fired her, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) charged in a lawsuit. …

People Moves: IMA Financial Group Hires Davenport to lead Texas Employee Benefits; Marsh McLennan Agency Appoints Stadler President, Jeatran VP and Bridges to Lead Southwest Region

IMA Financial Group Hires Davenport to lead Texas Employee Benefits IMA Financial Group, headquartered in Denver, named Teniqua Davenport as Texas market leader, employee benefits on its Dallas-Fort Worth and Houston leadership team. With more than 15 years of leadership …

Maryland Joins in Suing Dali Ship Owner, Operator for Baltimore Bridge Collapse

The state of Maryland is suing the owner and operator of the Dali cargo ship that caused the collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge in March, joining the U.S. government, the families of six workers killed in the tragedy, …

Aon Launches US Severe Convective Storm Model

Just a few weeks after unofficially announcing that a new catastrophe model was in the works, Aon officially announced the launch of a model to analyze U.S. Severe Convective Storms this week. Paul Shedden, head of global analytics– insurance and …

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