Insurers Await Judge’s Ruling as Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Hearings End August 19, 2021 By Randall Chase A year and a half after the Boy Scouts of America sought bankruptcy protection amid an onslaught of child sex...
Former Purdue President Sackler Says Family Did Not Contribute to Opioid Epidemic August 19, 2021 By Maria Chutchian Former Purdue Pharma President Richard Sackler said on Wednesday that his family’s reign over the OxyContin maker did not contribute...
Surfside Collapse Victims File Consolidated Complaint Against Condo Association August 18, 2021 By Ezra Amacher Former residents of the Surfside, Fla. collapsed condominium have filed a consolidated amended class action complaint against the building’s condo...
North Carolina Gov. Cooper Issues State of Emergency After Tropical Storm Fred Causes Historic Flooding August 18, 2021 By Ezra Amacher North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has issued a State of Emergency in response to Tropical Storm Fred, which caused severe...
Oklahoma ‘Green Rush’ Fueled by Colorado Pot Entrepreneurs, Low Barriers to Entry August 18, 2021 Chip Baker surveyed a vast field on the outskirts of an old hay farm an hour east of Oklahoma City,...
People Moves: Africa Specialty Risks Names Bheenick as Mauritius Managing Director; WTW’s Whyte Joins Miller for APAC Expansion August 18, 2021 Africa Specialty Risks Names Bheenick Managing Director in Mauritius Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African focused reinsurance group, has appointed...
Dozens of Homes Evacuated as Minnesota Wildfire Spreads August 18, 2021 By Steve Karnowski Dozens of residences have been evacuated as a wildfire in northeastern Minnesota continues to spread, according to the U.S. Forest...
Astros Settle Case of Girl Hurt by Foul Ball, Attorney Says August 18, 2021 The Houston Astros have agreed to a settlement with the family of a 2-year-old girl struck by a foul ball...
University Opposes State’s Attempt to Trademark ‘Team Kentucky’ August 18, 2021 The University of Kentucky is opposing a move by the state to trademark the phrase “Team Kentucky” for use on...
1 Mayor Sentenced, 1 Pleads Guilty in Illinois Town’s Insurance Procurement Case August 18, 2021 By Stephanie K. Jones On Aug. 13, the former mayor of a southwest Illinois town became the second area mayor to plead guilty to...