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Louisiana Charter School Bus Services Firm Accused in Insurance Fraud Scam
Apr 4 2019 // The Louisiana Department of Insurance has served the owners and an employee of Scholars First LLC, a provider of bus transportation services to several New Orleans-area charter schools, with cease and desist (C&D)...
Duke University to Settle Whistleblower Suit Over Faked-Research for $112M
Mar 29 2019 // Duke University will pay $112 million to settle a whistleblower lawsuit after federal prosecutors said a research technician’s fake data landed millions of dollars in federal grants, the school and the government...
Vanderbilt University Hospital Sued for $25M for Operating on Wrong Kidney
Mar 26 2019 // A Tennessee woman says Vanderbilt University Medical Center operated on the wrong kidney during her surgery in what federal officials call a “never event.” The Tennessean reports Carla Miller says the error...
U. of Minnesota Worker Charged with Stealing $134K in Computers from School
Mar 26 2019 // A former University of Minnesota employee who admitted to stealing iPads from Target is also accused of the using school funds to purchase 78 computers over 14 months and sell them for personal profit, according to...
Anchorage Planning to Spend $36M to Fix Schools Damaged in Big Quake
Mar 21 2019 // Anchorage school officials have approved a plan calling for $36.3 million to repair two schools damaged by the magnitude 7.1 earthquake that shook south-central Alaska. The school board voted Monday for the plan to fix...
Officials Say Temple University Mumps Outbreak Swells to 67 Likely Cases
Mar 21 2019 // Philadelphia health officials say they now believe 67 people have contracted mumps at Temple University. City Department of Health spokesman James Garrow said the total number of probable cases stands at 67 – up from...
Beyond Nassar: Michigan State Creates Captive, Explores Other Insurance Options
Mar 18 2019 // Michigan State University continues to explore its insurance coverage options with regard to sexual assault or molestation claims brought against the school after rejecting renewal coverage offered by its long-term...
Students from University of Southern California, Other Schools File Admissions-Scandal Class Action
Mar 15 2019 // The University of Southern California, Yale University, the University of California Los Angeles and other colleges were sued by two Stanford University students seeking class status over the admissions-bribery scandal...
Beyond Nassar: Michigan State University Assessing Insurance Options
Mar 8 2019 // Michigan State University continues to explore its insurance coverage options with regard to sexual assault or molestation claims brought against the school after rejecting renewal coverage offered by its long-term...
Northwestern University’s Figora Named RIMS Risk Manager of the Year
Mar 7 2019 // Luke Figora, senior associate vice president and chief risk and compliance officer at Illinois’ Northwestern University has been selected as the 2019 RIMS Risk Manager of the Year. The RIMS Risk Manager of the Year...
Update: At Least 20 Injured in Indiana School Bus Crash
Mar 7 2019 // A school bus collided with a garbage truck in Indiana on Wednesday, seriously injuring one student and leaving 20 people hurt, authorities said. Preliminary information indicates that 18 students, the bus driver and the...
University in New Jersey Settles for $800K in Suit Over Rape Allegations
Mar 7 2019 // The estate of a William Paterson University student who took her own life after alleging she was raped at a fraternity has settled a lawsuit against the school for $800,000. Cherelle Locklear’s mother alleged in the...
Defamation Can Be Implied in Idaho, High Court Rules
Mar 6 2019 // The Idaho Supreme Court says individuals have the right to sue if they think someone implied – but didn’t outright say – something defamatory. The ruling was handed down this week in a lawsuit brought by former...
College Basketball Star’s Busted Shoe Episode Raises Loss of Value Insurance Question
Mar 4 2019 // Soon after Duke University star freshman Zion Williamson’s shoe ripped apart, Nike’s stock price took a hit. The freak injury during one of the college basketball season’s marquee games immediately...
Data Mistake Exposed Names of 974,000 University of Washington Patients
Feb 22 2019 // University of Washington Medicine says a website server inadvertently made internal files concerning nearly 1 million patients available on the internet. The organization said the files contained patients’ names and...
Broken Nike Basketball Shoe Could Be Product Liability Case
Feb 22 2019 // The high-profile failure of a Nike Inc. basketball shoe on Wednesday night was more than an epic embarrassment for the athletic brand. It could be a product-liability case. Duke University star freshman Zion Williamson...
McChristian, Proksa to Lead Insurance, Risk Management Programs at Gies College of Business
Feb 21 2019 // The University of Illinois’ Gies College of Business has named Lynne McChristian and Corrie Proksa to lead its insurance and risk management programs. McChristian has been named director of the Office of Risk...
High School Student at Lincoln Memorial Protest Sues Washington Post
Feb 20 2019 // A high school student from Covington, Kentucky, sued the Washington Post for defamation on Tuesday, claiming the newspaper falsely accused him of racist acts and instigating a confrontation with a Native American activist...
16 High School Basketball Players Injured in West Virginia Bus Crash
Feb 4 2019 // Emergency officials in West Virginia say a charter bus carrying a high school girls basketball team has rolled over, leaving 16 injured. News outlets report the bus was carrying a team from Martinsburg High School when it...
Asbestos Found in University of Montana Building
Feb 4 2019 // Montana parents are demanding more information about high levels of asbestos found in a University of Montana building that housed a preschool. The Missoulian reports that the university moved the preschool students to...
