AXA in Talks to Buy Majority Stake in Banco BPM’s Insurance Units April 12, 2022 By Sonia Sirletti and Alexandre Rajbhandari AXA SA is in early-stage talks to buy a controlling stake in Banco BPM SpA’s insurance businesses valued at about...
Bar Owners Get No Relief from Florida’s COVID Shut-Down Orders April 12, 2022 Florida’s 5th District Court of Appeal has affirmed a trial court’s dismissal of a suit brought by bar owners in...
Court Won’t Intervene on Request to Show Morgan & Morgan’s Relationship with Doctors April 12, 2022 By William Rabb Six months after the Florida Supreme Court held that insurance companies’ financial connections to expert witnesses can be revealed in...
As Sea Levels Rise, Can Chesapeake Bay’s Tangier Island Survive? April 12, 2022 By David Sherfinski TANGIER ISLAND, Virginia (Thomson Reuters Foundation) – James “Ooker” Eskridge’s family – like those of many of his neighbors –...
Vermont Opioid Deaths Rose 33% to Record in 2021 April 12, 2022 The number of opioid-related overdose deaths in Vermont increased by 33% in 2021 to a record number of 210 fatalities,...
Fire Destroyed Northern California Home Depot Store April 11, 2022 A weekend fire gutted a Home Depot store in the San Francisco Bay Area, sending up a huge plume of...
No-Fault Auto Insurance Lead Fraudster Sentenced to 7 Years for Bribery April 11, 2022 A man prosecutors said was a leader of a conspiracy that involved bribing 911 operators, hospital workers, and police officers...
Families Blame CSX for Tennessee Flooding that Killed 20 in August April 11, 2022 Ten families are suing CSX Transportation for up to $450 million over flooding that killed 20 people in Tennessee last...
EPA Probes Environmental Justice in Louisiana Projects April 11, 2022 The Environmental Protection Agency is investigating whether Louisiana’s health and environmental agencies discriminated against Black residents in connection with air...
Vehicle Collides With Food Truck in Austin, Texas, Injuring 11 April 11, 2022 Eleven people were injured in a “major collision” the night of April 8 in Austin, Texas, involving pedestrians and two...