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Colorado Stoned-Driving Bill Attracts Lawsuit

A frequent marijuana user who says Colorado’s pending pot DUI legislation violates the constitution is suing to block the bill. Brandon Baker, of Nunn, said he uses marijuana for religious reasons and that the blood limit at which drivers would …

Edison, CPUC Reach $37M Settlement on Southern California Fire

The California Public Utilities Commission has reached a proposed $37 million settlement with Southern California Edison over fallen power lines blamed for starting the October 2007 Malibu Canyon Fire. Santa Ana winds knocked three jointly owned utility poles to the …

Shestack to Lead New AmWINS Voluntary Benefits Practice

Wholesale insurance broker AmWINS Group Benefits has opened a voluntary benefits division to offer supplemental benefits to benefit professionals and their clients including life, dental, vision, accident, short-term disability, critical illness, cancer and medical gap insurance. The Voluntary Benefits Practice …

Georgia’s Denham Agency Joins Keystone Group

The Denham Agency, an Americus-based insurance agency, has become the 14th Keystone Insurers Group partner in Georgia. The Denham Agency was established in 1984 by current president Mike Denham. In 2011, the agency formed a satellite office in Cordele, Georgia. …

Miami-Dade School Officers Settle Sex Abuse Claims Against Police Chief

Two female police officers with the Miami-Dade County school system have settled lawsuits accusing the former police chief of sexually harassing them. Cmdr. Deanna Fox-Williams and Officer Yewande Gibson claimed in the lawsuits that former chief Charles Hurley asked them …

Costs Outpace Resources for Volunteer Firefighters in Mississippi

Fire trucks and other firefighting equipment cost a lot of money, and prices are rising, so Warren County volunteer districts are looking to possibly seek an increase in property taxes. “We’re getting squeezed and squeezed by costs,” said Chuck Tate, …

Property Market Stayed Stable in Q1; Sandy Effect on Rates Muted: Marsh

The property insurance market remained relatively stable and competitive in the first quarter of 2013, with few changes to limits purchased and deductibles, according to a benchmarking report from broker Marsh. Superstorm Sandy, which hit the Northeast in the fall …

Prosecutors Weigh Using Racketeering Law Against SAC

U.S. prosecutors are considering charging Steven A. Cohen’s SAC Capital Advisors as a criminal enterprise engaged in a long pattern of insider trading in stocks, according to a person familiar with the matter. Prosecutors may use the Racketeer Influenced and …

U.S. Spending on Specialty Medications Will Rise 67%: Report

Spending in the U.S. on specialty drugs used to treat serious diseases is projected to increase 67 percent by the end of 2015, according to a forecast  by pharmacy benefit management firm Express Scripts. Specialty medicines are those used to …

Employer Contraception Mandate Headed to Court for Ban Ruling

The U.S. law requiring employers to provide health insurance coverage for birth control is set to come before an appeals court in cases brought by two businesses whose owners say they operate according to Catholic doctrine. The businesses, a construction …

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