August 11, 2021
A federal appeals court revived a legal challenge to an Arkansas law that farm organizations have used to shield themselves from undercover investigations by animal rights groups. A three-judge panel of the St. Louis-based 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals …
August 11, 2021
A Texas-based auto recycler will pay $90,000 to settle a federal disability discrimination lawsuit, officials said. In addition, K&L Auto Crushers in Tyler will furnish other relief to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity …
August 11, 2021
California’s largest single wildfire continued growing after destroying nearly 550 homes while authorities in Montana ordered evacuations as a wind-driven blaze roared toward several remote communities. The dangerous fires are among some 100 large blazes burning Wednesday across 15 states, …
August 11, 2021
Two Los Angeles County sheriff’s deputies badly wounded in an ambush shooting last year sued a Nevada company for making the parts for a “ghost gun” used in the attack. The lawsuit alleges Polymer80 Inc. negligently and unlawfully sold an …
August 11, 2021
Family members of a Navy veteran who died after a Northern California police officer pressed a knee to his neck for nearly five minutes during a mental health crisis filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Antioch, its police …
August 11, 2021
Hoxton Insurance Services, a new managing general agent (MGA) that trades exclusively through brokers, has been launched by MGA specialist, NuVenture International Ltd. Focusing on mid and high net worth personal lines insurance in the UK, Hoxton Insurance Services will …
August 11, 2021
This edition of International People Moves covers appointments for broker Gallagher in London, for insurer Tokio Marine HCC – Credit Group in Paris, and for Enstar Group in Bermuda. A summary of these new hires follows here. Gallagher Names Hughes …
August 11, 2021
The COVID-19 pandemic is causing a sharp increase in the price of materials and labor and driving increases in property claim costs, experts said during a webinar hosted by ATI Restoration last week. “We’ve never seen lumber move this drastically …
August 11, 2021
Brown University has systematically and repeatedly failed to protect women from rape and other sexual misconduct, according to a federal class action lawsuit filed recently by four current and former female students. The suit, which was filed last Friday in …
August 11, 2021
Lockton Re, the global reinsurance business of the world’s largest privately held independent insurance broker, announced a first-of-its-kind, digital capability called “Lockton Re SAGELink Automated Placement Solutions.” “Continuing our investment in technology and innovation, Lockton Re has initially partnered with …