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WV Governor Scrambles to Halt Foreclosure of His Greenbrier Hotel

CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, deep in the middle of a U.S. Senate race, is also in a mad-dash legal fight to keep a historic West Virginia hotel at his luxury resort before it’s auctioned off …

Disney Drops Bid to Toss Allergy Suit Because Plaintiff Signed Disney+ Arbitration

NEW YORK (AP) — Disney is no longer asking a Florida court to dismiss a wrongful death lawsuit on the grounds that the victim’s family had signed up for its streaming service Disney+. The company filed a notice in Orange …

Titan Aerospace Acquires Plimsoll Specialty, Boosting Aviation Insurance Range

Atlanta-based Titan Aerospace Insurance, one of the larger aviation insurance brokers, has acquired Plimsoll Specialty Markets, a boutique aviation and aerospace brokerage house also based in Atlanta. Michael Clark, president of Plimsoll, is now president of Titan Specialty Markets, the …

Maine Can Forbid Discrimination by Religious Schools Taking State Money

Maine didn’t violate the U.S. constitutional rights of religious schools by requiring them to abide by the state’s antidiscrimination law to receive taxpayer-funded tuition assistance, a federal judge ruled. But the judge also acknowledged that a higher court will ultimately …

RAND Study Eyes Impact of Legal System Abuse and Social Inflation

A study from RAND found that rising litigation rates, trial awards and claim severity are consistent with the expected effects of social inflation. The study, What Is the Evidence for Social Inflation? Trends in Trial Awards and Insurance Claim Payments, …

Big Tech Wants AI to Be Regulated. Why Do They Oppose a California AI Bill?

California legislators are set to vote on a bill as soon as this week that would broadly regulate how artificial intelligence is developed and deployed in California even as a number of tech giants have voiced broad opposition. Here is …

Musk’s Ban on Remote Work at X Beats Disability Bias Claim for Now

A federal judge in California on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit accusing social media platform X of forcing out workers with disabilities after Elon Musk took over the company and barred employees from working remotely. U.S. District Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin in …

Family of Man Fatally Shot Sues West Hartford Police, Seeks Federal Probe

The family of a man fatally shot by a Connecticut police officer as he tried to flee in a stolen car while being attacked by a police dog has filed a wrongful death lawsuit and called Wednesday for a federal …

People Moves: California Commissioner Makes Appointments to Insurance Boards and WCIRB Governing Committee

California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara named several new members to the state’s insurance advisory boards and committees. Timothy Hyamn was named to the California Insurance Guarantee Advisory Board of Directors, Bryan Little was named to the the Workers’ Compensation Insurance …

Washington State Meter Reader Pleads Guilty in Workers’ Comp Scam

A 56-year-old former Washington State meter reader who claimed she was so traumatized from a workplace dog attack that she fainted at the sight of dogs has pleaded guilty in a workers’ compensation fraud case. According to a Washington State …

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