Court Clicks ‘OK’ on Uber’s Arbitration Agreement for Users’ Accident Claims September 13, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A notice in Uber’s digital registration process requiring ride-share customers to take any individual claims to arbitration is enforceable, a...
Petitions to ‘Stop Cop City’ in Georgia in Legal Limbo After Court Rulings September 13, 2023 ATLANTA (AP) — Atlanta officials refused to verify tens of thousands of signatures submitted on Monday by activists trying to...
Slave Descendants Facing County Vote on Development of Georgia Island September 13, 2023 DARIEN, Ga. (AP) — Descendants of enslaved people living on a Georgia island are watching anxiously Monday evening as county...
People Moves: RT Specialty Promotes Mitchell to President of Workers’ Comp Practice; Wu Joins Axis as Head of N.A. Specialty Markets Distribution September 13, 2023 RT Specialty Promotes Mitchell to President of Workers’ Compensation Practice RT Specialty promoted Jim Mitchell to national workers’ compensation practice...
Maine Lighthouse Closed After Walkway Collapse That Injured 11 September 13, 2023 A lighthouse that was the site of a walkway collapse that injured 11 people will remain closed for an undetermined...
Insurer Mapfre Faces Class Actions Over Data Breach September 13, 2023 Two proposed class actions have been filed in federal court in Massachusetts against Mapfre U.S.A. Corp. and its affiliate Commerce...
The SEC’s New Disclosure Rules and Cyber, D&O Coverage September 13, 2023 By Elizabeth Blosfield The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission in July adopted rules that require public companies to disclose certain information about their...
Global Companies to Increase Security Spending as Threats Rise: Survey September 13, 2023 By Kate Holton Almost half of security chiefs at the world’s biggest companies expect to increase their budgets significantly in the next year...
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Buys Bermuda-Based Frontier Financial Services Ltd. September 13, 2023 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Ill.-based brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm, announced that its captive...
Iowa Men Face Felony Charges for Workers’ Comp Insurance Fraud September 13, 2023 A pair of Iowa men were charged with insurance fraud following an investigation by the Iowa Insurance Division’s Fraud Bureau....