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Employees of Michigan’s AF Group Raise Nearly $267K for Charities

Employees of Lansing, Michigan-based insurer, AF Group, have pledged $266,750 in support of numerous charitable organizations around the country as part of the company’s recent Caring and Sharing Community Campaign. Together with a dollar-for-dollar corporate match, AF Group and its …

N.D. Insurance Commissioner Named to National Air Ambulance Panel

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread has been nominated by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) to serve as the state insurance regulator on the national Air Ambulance and Patient Billing Advisory Committee, the state’s insurance department announced. This …

Normandy Insurance Enters Oklahoma Workers’ Comp Market

Florida-based workers’ compensation carrier, Normandy Insurance Company, has expanded into Oklahoma and is now offering workers’ comp coverage to small, mid-size and large businesses in the state. Normandy’s entry into Oklahoma comes on the heels of its expansion into Texas, …

Brashear to Lead Holmes Murphy’s Expansion in Texas

Iowa-based Holmes Murphy is expanding into the Houston and Central Texas markets and has added Travis Brashear to lead the initiative. Brashear, an attorney, will lead Holmes Murphy’s presently forming Houston team as vice president/market leader for South and Central …

What to Know About Super Bowl’s Effects on Investments and Influenza

Perhaps you’ve heard. On Feb. 3, the New England Patriots will face off against the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. There has been a little bit about it on television and online. The …

Lawsuit Alleges Marriott Failure to Protect Employee Against Guests’ Sexual Misconduct

Leticia Vallejo, a housekeeper at a Marriott hotel in Irvine, California, said that back in the summer of 2017, a drunk male guest groped her while she was cleaning the hotel lobby bathroom. As he did so, he offered her …

Lawyer Suit Says FaceTime Eavesdropped on Talks with Client

Apple Inc. was sued by a Houston lawyer who claims his iPhone inadvertently allowed an unknown person to eavesdrop on his private conversation with a client. Apple has come under fire for a bug in its iOS 12.1 iPhone software …

How Forensic Meteorologists are Assisting with Florida First-Party Property Cases

Every day the impact technology has on our daily lives increases. The legal profession is not immune to the inundation of technological advances. A prime example of the collision of law and technology is how forensic meteorology impacts first-party property …

Coroner: 2 Men Killed by Carbon Monoxide Poisoning in South Carolina Complex

A South Carolina coroner says two men who died at a public housing complex had both been killed by carbon monoxide poisoning. Richland County Coroner Gary Watts told news outlets Monday the cause of death for 61-year-old Calvin Witherspoon Jr. …

Duke University Suspends 2 Fraternities, Limits 3rd Amid Hazing Probe

Duke University has suspended two fraternities and is limiting activities at a third pending a hazing investigation. Duke spokesman Keith Lawrence confirmed to The Herald-Sun on Saturday that Delta Tau Delta and Pi Kappa Phi were suspended, along with new …

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