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Disney Faces Wrongful Death Claim Over Pub Food ‘Guaranteed’ as Allergen Free

The husband of a New York doctor who died shortly after dining at a Disney Springs restaurant last year accused Walt Disney Parks and Resorts of negligence in a 19-page lawsuit filed in Florida. Jeffrey Piccolo is seeking in excess …

Update: Woman Sues NFL Star Tyreek Hill, Says He Broke Her Leg in Backyard Football Drills

Miami Dolphins superstar Tyreek Hill has been named in a lawsuit by a model and social media influencer, who claims that Hill broke her leg after she knocked him backwards in an impromptu football instruction last year. Hall’s complaint, filed …

Florida Condo Sales, Prices Have Fallen Thanks to Insurance, HOA Costs, Redfin Says

Condominium sales and prices in Miami, Jacksonville and Tampa and other parts of Florida have dropped over the past year, largely due to the soaring cost of property insurance and association fees, according to Redfin, a U.S. real estate and …

WV Governor’s Coal Company Found in Contempt, Must Pay BrickStreet for Comp Loss

A coal company owned by West Virginia’s governor has been found in contempt of court and must face fines of $2,500 a day until it pays its contractual obligations to its workers’ compensation insurance carrier, a federal judge decided. BrickStreet …

People Moves: Alabama, NC DOIs Name Two to Key Positions

Two state insurance departments have named new people to high-level positions. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey this week announced that Amy Funderburk, a longtime attorney for a number of state government agencies and a credit union, will take over …

Florida Senate Panel Advances Bill Making it a Felony to Expose Responders to Fentanyl

A Florida Senate committee on Tuesday approved an amended bill that could potentially reduce workers’ compensation costs for first responders in the state, people who are at increasing risk of exposure to accidental fentanyl overdoses. Senate Bill 718, by Sen. …

Signers National, Acrisure Mark Expansions in Southeast

Signers National, the New York-based parent of several insurance companies, said it has acquired Ballantyne Insurance Group in Charlotte, North Carolina. Ballantyne specializes in coverage for human service organizations. It is own by William Bradley, who will stay on as …

IVF Clinic Insurance Affected by Ruling as Alabama Lawmakers Look for a Fix

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Lawmakers began scrambling for ways to protect Alabama in vitro fertilization services after multiple providers paused treatment in the wake of a state Supreme Court ruling that frozen embryos could be considered children under a state …

Nvidia’s $70M Florida Supercomputer Hobbled by DeSantis Law

(Bloomberg) — When Chris Malachowsky, a billionaire founder of chip giant Nvidia Corp., bankrolled one of the world’s biggest supercomputers at the University of Florida, Ron DeSantis predicted the machine would be a magnet for artificial intelligence talent. Almost four …

Company Linked to MMA Law Firm Still Paid by Florida; Case Highlights Issue with AOBs

The continuing saga of the Houston-based plaintiffs’ law firm of McClenny Moseley & Associates, suspended and sanctioned for flooding courts with erroneous lawsuits against property insurers in Louisiana, has taken a new political twist in recent days. It also has …

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