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New Mexico Court Upholds $165M Damage Awards in FedEx Crash

The New Mexico Supreme Court upheld $165 million of jury awards against FedEx in a wrongful-death lawsuit stemming from a deadly crash involving a Texas family and a contract driver for the delivery company. The 2011 crash on Interstate 10 …

Man Who Sued InfoWars’ Jones Among Victims of Massachusetts Fire

One of the four people who died in a fire at a Massachusetts apartment building last weekend had filed a defamation lawsuit against right-wing radio host Alex Jones and his InfoWars website in 2018, alleging they falsely identified him as …

Florida Insurance Groups Divided on Proposed Special Session Bill

Florida’s insurance community appears to be split, at least to some degree, on the impact that two draft bills will have on the property insurance crisis, with some praising the changes and others warning that they won’t go far enough …

Markets/Coverages: Hub Targets Nonprofits; Ryan Tackles Auto Excess With Axsal; Trisura and HSB Back At-Bay Cyber

Hub Launches Nonprofit Specialty Practice Insurance broker Hub International, with decades of experience in the sector, has launched a nonprofit specialty practice to serve the risk management, insurance and human capital needs of associations, arts and cultural entities, foundations, public …

Explosion at Wisconsin Marine Construction Company Injures 6

A huge fire set off by an explosion burned Thursday at a marine construction company in southeast Wisconsin. Three civilians and three firefighters were injured at Summerset Marine Construction in the small Waukesha County community of Eagle, about 35 miles …

Minneapolis to Pay $1.5M to Man Arrested During George Floyd Protest

Minneapolis has agreed to pay $1.5 million to a man who said police used excessive force when he was arrested during the protests that followed George Floyd’s death in 2020, according to court documents filed Tuesday. Jaleel Stallings, 29, also …

St. Louis Assistant Chief to Receive $162,000 in Discrimination Settlement

The city of St. Louis will pay a St. Louis assistant police chief nearly $162,000 to settle his federal discrimination lawsuit in which he alleged he was passed over for the city’s top police job because he is white. Lt. …

Family Dollar Closing Arkansas Distribution Center Following Rodent Lawsuit

Family Dollar is closing an Arkansas distribution facility where more than 1,000 rodents were found earlier this year, forcing the recall of items from hundreds of stores, the company said Wednesday. The company said it plans to close the facility …

Insurance Technology: Zurich’s FieldView Simplifies Crop Reporting; Kinetic Adds ‘Jump Detection’ to Wearables; Beat Capital to Launch MGAs Using OneShield

Zurich’s Climate FieldView Expands Precision Crop Information for RCIS Zurich North America crop insurance business – Rural Community Insurance Services (RCIS) – has added Climate FieldView to its list of precision agriculture providers available to RCIS customers. FieldView enables farmers …

Two of Central Kentucky’s Oldest Agencies Merge

Two of the oldest insurance agencies in Central Kentucky have merged. Rightmyer Insurance Agency in Danville, founded in the 1930s, has joined forces with Sam Dexter Insurance Agency, which began in 1954, according to a local news report. The two …

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