FEMA Releases New Flood Insurance Rates by ZIP Code. Brace for Impact. May 8, 2023 By William Rabb When the Federal Emergency Management Agency unveiled its new Risk Rating 2.0 methodology for calculating flood insurance, advocates and critics...
Shipping Company to Pay $2.25M for Environmental Law Violations May 8, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A Greek shipping company has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $2.25 million for violations of environmental laws that were...
Colorado Man Stunned While Handcuffed Files Lawsuit May 8, 2023 By Colleen Slevin A man who says he was repeatedly stunned with a Taser while handcuffed, including once in the face, is suing...
Soldier Denied New Trial to Sue Police Over Violent Stop May 8, 2023 By Ben Finley A U.S. Army soldier won’t get a new trial for his lawsuit against two police officers after he was pepper-...
Maryland Ends Time Limit in Child Sex Abuse Lawsuits May 8, 2023 Maryland Gov. Wes Moore has signed legislation to end Maryland’s statute of limitations on when child sexual abuse lawsuits can...
Workers’ Comp Takes Bite Out of Employee Right to Sue Third Party May 8, 2023 A Pennsylvania employer cannot be sued for blocking an employee from suing the third party responsible for her workplace injury,...
New York Names InnSure to Handle Clean Tech Insurance Grants May 8, 2023 New York Governor Kathy Hochul announced that the nonprofit InnSure will administer the state’s $6.5 million insurance innovation fund that...
A Look Back at Boston Marathon Insurance Claims May 8, 2023 On April 15, 2013, two brothers placed pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon. The devices...
Texas Court: Exxon Covered by Contractor’s Excess Insurers May 8, 2023 By Jim Sams Two excess insurers may be liable for the more than $20 million that ExxonMobil Corp. paid to settle lawsuits filed...
Families Displaced from California Neighborhood Seeking $2B May 8, 2023 By Sophie Austin As a child, Lawrance W. McFarland lived on a small piece of land on a Native American reservation in Palm...