Monthly Archives: <span>July 2022</span>

Medicare Open Enrollment Season: Best Practices for Producers

This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. Fall is nearly here: In the north, you may have changing leaves while in the south, you may get a slight break from the heat. Regardless of your geography, one …

Appeals Court Reverses Verdict Against Surgeon in Spinal Implant Kickback Case

A federal appellate court overturned a $5.5 million jury verdict against a Missouri orthopedic surgeon who is accused in a whistleblower lawsuit of taking kickbacks from a spinal implant distributor owned by his fiancee. A panel of the 8th Circuit …

Detective: Alex Jones ‘Most Dangerous’ Type of Attack Denier

The detective who led the investigation into the 2012 Sandy Hook Elementary School attack testified Tuesday that there are three types of people who deny that it happened and harass the victims’ families: the mentally ill, those who believed bad …

Tobacco Firms Sued for $133 Million in Missed Settlement Payouts

Philip Morris USA, R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. and more than a dozen other tobacco companies were sued by Iowa’s attorney general for allegedly failing to pay the state $133 million due under a 1998 settlement intended to avoid future health-related …

Freight Broker Sues Liberty Mutual for ‘Excessive’ Work Comp Premiums

An Illinois freight broker has filed a lawsuit accusing Liberty Mutual of overcharging it by demanding payment of workers’ compensation premiums for independent contractors who are ineligible for benefits. Virnich Corp., which does business in West Chicago, says in a …

Director of 9/11 Fund Picked to Estimate Cost of J&J Talc Claims

The lawyer who oversaw payments to victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks will be appointed by a federal judge to estimate the total liability that Johnson & Johnson faces for claims that talc in its baby powder causes cancer. …

State Farm Settles Alabama Class Action Charging it Underpaid Claims

Did State Farm Insurance employ a clever device to reduce its payout – sometimes to zero – on thousands of property claims in Alabama? The insurance company has denied underpaying claims and other wrongdoing, but has agreed to settle a …

Massachusetts Looks to Shield Abortion Providers, Patients From Other States

Massachusetts lawmakers approved a sweeping abortion bill Tuesday aimed in part at building a firewall to protect access to the procedure after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade last month. The bill would protect abortion providers and people …

Black Family Sues Sesame Place Amusement Park, Alleging Discrimination

A Baltimore family is suing a Sesame Street-themed amusement park for $25 million over claims of racial discrimination, alleging multiple costumed characters ignored a 5-year-old Black girl during a meet-and-greet event last month. The lawsuit comes in the wake of …

People Moves: Risk Strategies Makes Roth Senior Vice President in Colorado; Dietrich Named to Pinnacol Board

Risk Strategies named Patrick Roth senior vice president, growth leader for the Central and West regions. Roth is located in Colorado. He will be responsible for developing a sales culture, managing all levels of producers, driving organic growth strategies, and …