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Federal Government to Allow Lease of Gulf of Mexico Areas for Wind Farms

GALVESTON — The federal government on Thursday announced the first-ever chance for companies to lease areas in the Gulf of Mexico to build wind farms, including two parcels roughly 30 miles off the Texas coast near Galveston. Renewable energy developers …

Texas Oil Company Fined $1.3M for Excess Emissions

The Environmental Protection Agency levied a $1.3 million fine on a Texas oil and gas company for excess emissions from tanks, flares and other equipment the EPA using a helicopter equipped with a special infrared camera that identifies hydrocarbon leaks. …

TD Garden Not Liable for Bruins Fan’s Slip-and-Fall

TD Garden’s owner Delaware North and its janitorial service are not liable for the injuries an attendee at a Boston Bruins hockey game suffered when he slipped and fell on the Boston arena’s concourse floor. Alexander Raheb had argued that …

People Moves: DOXA Adds New Team to Launch Property MGA

DOXA Insurance Holdings Adds New Team to Launch Property MGA DOXA Insurance Holdings, headquartered in Fort Wayne, Ind., welcomed two new team members, Liz Coakley and Caitlin Murphy. Coakley and Murphy, senior-level underwriters with over 15 years of experience in …

People Moves: RenRe Promotes Lang to Group Chief Risk Officer, Succeeding Branagan; AXIS Taps Former Corvus Exec as Head of Global Cyber & Technology

This edition of International People Moves details appointments at RenaissanceRe and AXIS Capital Holdings. A summary of these new hires follows here. RenaissanceRe Promotes Lang to Group Chief Risk Officer, Succeeding Branagan RenaissanceRe Holdings Ltd. announced that Robin Lang will …

Northwestern’s ‘Rampant’ Hazing was ‘Devastating’ for Athletes of Color, Ex-Players Say

CHICAGO (AP) – Civil rights attorney Ben Crump said his law firm and other attorneys have received reports of hazing within Northwestern University’s baseball and softball programs, in addition to growing complaints of hazing within the school’s football program, which …

Illinois Supreme Court Refuses to Reconsider BIPA Ruling, Despite Warning About ‘Astronomical’ Penalties

The Illinois Supreme Court on Tuesday refused to reconsider its 4-3 decision that found violations of the state’s Biometric Privacy Act occur each time an unauthorized scan is made, rejecting arguments that such an interpretation will lead to astronomical damage …

Markets/Coverages: AXA XL Launches Carbon Emissions Product for Marine Clients

AXA XL in the UK has launched its Excess Emissions Insurance product helping marine clients to manage their environmental footprint and support action on carbon emissions. In partnership with ClimateSeed – a company that provides premium carbon removal and avoidance …

US Fed Fines Deutsche Bank $186M for Failing to Beef Up Money Laundering Controls

The Federal Reserve said on Wednesday it fined Deutsche Bank and its U.S. affiliates $186 million for failing to sufficiently address money laundering control problems and other shortcomings previously flagged by the U.S. central bank. The new penalty for lingering …

GOP Attorneys General Shift Battle Over Affirmative Action to Workplace

Thirteen Republican state attorneys general are cautioning CEOs of the 100 biggest U.S. companies on the legal consequences for using race as a factor in hiring and employment practices, demonstrating how the Supreme Court’s recent ruling dismantling affirmative action in …

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