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Georgia Business Owner Sentenced in $54M California Workers’ Comp Fraud

Wesley Owens, 54, of Atlanta, Georgia, and Beau Wilson, 38, also of Atlanta, pleaded no contest to multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and conspiracy in Los Angeles Superior Court over charges filed after a California Department of Insurance investigation …

Virginia County Judge Uses Slavery Law to Rule Frozen Embryos Are Property

Frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, or “chattel,” a Virginia judge has ruled, basing his decision in part on a 19th century law governing the treatment of slaves. The preliminary opinion by Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Richard …

Maryland Lawmakers Advance Bill to End Time Limit on Sex Abuse Civil Suits

A key panel of Maryland lawmakers on Friday advanced a measure that would end the state’s statute of limitations for when civil lawsuits can be filed against public and private institutions related to child sexual abuse. The Maryland Senate Judicial …

People Moves: Venbrook in California Names Sherman EVP of Business Development

Venbrook Group, LLC, based in Woodland Hills, California, promoted Brenda Sherman to executive vice president of business development and strategic alliances. A Venbrook executive since 2015, Sherman has more than 30 years of industry experience across both the carrier and …

Groups Say Fire Retardant Injunction Would Increase Western U.S. Risks ‘Dramatically’

Several groups of associations, cities and counties are attempting to challenge a case in Montana they say has the potential to take away an important tool from firefighting efforts at a time when Western U.S. wildfires are worsening. The groups, …

ALKEME Acquires Texas’ NAPA Insurance Center

ALKEME announced the acquisition of the NAPA Insurance Center, an Austin, Texas- based insurance agency that provides health and P&C Insurance to NAPA’s independently owned Auto Part Stores and Auto Care Centers nationally. Founded over 30 years ago, the NAPA …

People Moves: Valley Insurance Hires Weis as Personal Lines Coach; Ryan Specialty Promotes VanAcker to EVP

Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Hires Weis as Personal Lines Coach Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA) recently hired Brett Weis as personal lines coach. Weis will work with the VIAA’s development team and coach new and existing team members on best …

Gun Dealer Sued by Kansas City Reaches $150K Settlement

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City has reached a settlement with one of the gun dealers it accused in a lawsuit of contributing to surging violence in the region by ignoring evidence that firearms were being sold illegally. Kansas …

Arkansas Tyson Workers Sue Over Lack of COVID Precautions

Thirty-four Tyson Foods employees, former employees and family members filed a lawsuit against the company Monday, saying it failed to take appropriate precautions at its meat-packing plants during the early days of the COVID pandemic. In the lawsuit, filed in …

Arkansas Lawmakers Send Governor Trans Care Malpractice Bill

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The Arkansas House sent the GOP governor a bill Wednesday to make it easier to sue doctors who provide gender-affirming treatment to minors, moving to effectively reinstate the state’s blocked ban on such care. The …

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