Litigation that seeks to win Medicare reimbursements from insurance companies has become a huge business over the last decade, making one Miami lawyer a billionaire and causing expensive, ongoing legal headaches for property-casualty insurers. But the federal law that allows …
A federal judge temporarily cleared the way Monday for a transgender girl to play soccer for her high school team while she and another student challenge a New Hampshire ban. The families of Parker Tirrell, 15, and Iris Turmelle, 14, …
The city of Baltimore has reached a $152.5 million settlement with Cardinal Health to resolve the city’s claims against the opioid distributor related to its role in the opioid epidemic. Baltimore Mayor Brandon M. Scott announced that Cardinal will pay …
A U.S. appeals court said Google must face a revived lawsuit by Google Chrome users who said the company collected their personal information without permission, after they chose not to synchronize their browsers with their Google accounts. The 9th U.S. …
A federal judge ruled the US Federal Trade Commission can’t enforce its near-total ban on noncompete agreements that was set to go into effect next month, blocking an effort by the agency to make labor markets more competitive. In a …
Lawley, headquartered in Buffalo, New York, named Phil Scaffidi as employee benefits consultant in Buffalo, Joe Moran as an insurance advisor in Florham Park, New Jersey, and Carl Belizaire as insurance advisor in Buffalo. Before Lawley, Scaffidi served as senior …
Alphabet’s Waymo said on Tuesday it had doubled its paid rides to 100,000 per week in just over three months as the autonomous ride-hailing firm expanded its areas of service and allowed more people to ride its robotaxis. Waymo’s expansion …
Connecticut Governor Ned Lamont has submitted a request to President Joe Biden and the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) for a federal emergency declaration for Fairfield , New Haven, and Litchfield counties in response to the extreme flooding that damaged …
Specialist Risk Group (SRG), the London-based insurance intermediary, announced the acquisition of Anthony James Insurance Brokers, subject to regulatory approval. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed. This latest acquisition further expands and strengthens SRG’s retail pillar, Specialist Risk …
Marsh, the insurance broker and Marsh McLennan subsidiary, announced the launch of a first of its kind $50 million port blockage insurance facility, covering shipping ports and terminals around the world. Created by Marsh following the collapse of the Francis …
