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US State AGs Seek Treble Damages Against Live Nation for Concertgoers

Attorneys general from about two dozen U.S. states are seeking treble damages against Live Nation Entertainment and its ticket-selling unit, Ticketmaster, for allegedly monopolizing markets across the live concert industry in an updated version of a lawsuit originally filed in …

Mississippi Poultry Plant Settles With OSHA After Teen’s 2023 Death

HATTIESBURG, Miss. (AP) — A Mississippi poultry processing plant has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor that requires it to pay $164,814 in fines and put in place enhanced safety measures following the death of a …

Family of Carolina Woman Killed by Falling Utility Pole to Get $30M Settlement

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — The family of a South Carolina woman struck in the head and killed by a rotting 70-year-old utility pole will get $30 million through a wrongful death settlement reached Thursday. Electric company Dominion Energy, which installed …

Virginia’s New Bad Faith Law: What Insurers Need to Know

On July 1, 2024, new Virginia Code § 8.01-66.1 became effective and created a new bad faith cause of action that can be significant for underinsured or uninsured (UIM) carriers. The prior Va. Code § 8.01-66.1 did not create a …

Neighbor Reported Gas Smell to Utility Night Before Maryland House Explosion

A neighbor reported smelling gas to a utility company the night before a home exploded in Bel Air, Maryland, killing two people, The Baltimore Sun has reported. Residents near the home have been saying that they smelled gas Saturday night, …

California Pot Farmers Feel the Heat from Low Pricing, Wildfires

Small-scale cannabis farmers in California are calling it quits, crushed by crop damage from devastating wildfires and sliding prices, and industry experts expect the exodus to continue near-term in the largest pot market in the United States. Unlike for traditional …

People Moves: Buckner in Utah Appoints Peterson Director of Partnerships

Buckner appointed Kevin Peterson as its new director of partnerships. Peterson joins Buckner from WCF Insurance, where he was most recently senior vice president of middle market. Before that, he spent over 20 years at Nationwide, holding various roles across …

Tri-State Region Shocked as Severe Floods Take 2 Lives, Leave Trail of Destruction

Flooding caused by heavy rains is being blamed for the deaths of two women, major damage to roads and other infrastructure, and substantial residential and vehicle flooding over the weekend and Monday in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey. Connecticut …

SME Broker Ardonagh Advisory to Acquire UK-Based R.K. Henshall

Ardonagh Advisory, Ardonagh Group’s SME broking platform, has agreed to acquire UK chartered insurance broker R.K. Henshall & Co. Ltd. Financial details of the transaction, which is subject to regulatory approval, were not disclosed. Established in 1976, R.K. Henshall & …

US Workers More Glum on Compensation and Work Prospects, New York Fed Says

U.S. workers are growing more sour with their employment compensation, according to a survey released on Monday by the New York Federal Reserve. In its Survey of Consumer Expectations Labor Market Survey for July, the regional Fed bank said that …

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