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The Villages Insurance in Florida Hires Ingram as Personal Lines Advisor

The Villages Insurance of Florida has added Dana Ingram to its Southern Trace location. Ingram will be one of two certified Personal Lines Advisors at this location, specializing in home, auto and golf car policies. Ingram has worked in the …

Cleveland, Ohio Settles Excessive Force Lawsuit for $2.25M

Attorneys for the family of a mentally ill woman who suffocated while handcuffed by Cleveland, Ohio, police say they’ve settled an excessive force lawsuit with the city for $2.25 million. Tanisha Anderson’s family said they want the two officers involved …

Kelsch Joins the North Dakota Insurance Department as PIO

Ashley Kelsch has joined the North Dakota Insurance Department as public information officer. Kelsch previously served as a communications professional in the office of North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple. Kelsch will be responsible for providing media and public relations services, …

U.S. Court Deals Opponents of Obama Fiduciary Rule a Setback

A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday upheld an Obama-era rule designed to avoid conflicts of interests when brokers give retirement advice, in a possible setback for President Donald Trump’s efforts to scale back government regulation. The stinging 81-page ruling comes …

Advocacy Groups Go to Court to Thwart Trump’s Bid to Undo Regulations

The White House defended the president’s executive order to U.S. agencies to rescind two government regulations for every new rule introduced, after several advocacy groups filed a lawsuit on Wednesday challenging the Trump administration over the move. The National Resources …

Supreme Court Nominee Gorsuch Could Decide Class Action Waiver Cases

The U.S. Supreme Court will not act until at least the fall on a major business dispute on whether companies can head off costly class action lawsuits, meaning President Donald Trump’s nominee to the bench will almost certainly be in …

Federal Judge Halts Anthem-Cigna Merger as Harmful to Competition

A federal judge on Wednesday ruled against U.S. health insurer Anthem Inc.’s proposed $54 billion merger with smaller rival Cigna Corp., derailing an unprecedented effort to consolidate the country’s health insurance industry. The U.S. Justice Department sued in July to …

Former Students at California School Sue over Asbestos Fear

A judge has cleared the way for dozens of former student’s in California’s Central Valley to take their school district to trial over fears that a job-training program exposed them to cancer. Attorney Allen Sawyer said this week he represents …

Company to Pay $20M to Settle Chicago Red-Light Camera Suit

A red-light camera company whose former chief executive pleaded guilty to a federal bribery charge will pay $20 million to settle a lawsuit with Chicago, Mayor Rahm Emanuel announced on Feb. 6. The deal ends a lawsuit the city filed …

Demolishing of Baton Rouge Flood-Damaged Homes Set to Begin

Baton Rouge, La., officials are preparing to tear down abandoned homes that were damaged from flooding in August. The city-parish said in a Feb. 6 news release that officials will start to condemn the abandoned units, with demolition expected to …

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