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Missouri Insurance Dept.: Insurance Education Scholarships Available
Jan 30 2019 // Insurance education scholarships are once again being made available to Missouri high school seniors and college students, the Missouri Department of Insurance announced. The deadline to apply for the Missouri Insurance...
What to Know About Super Bowl’s Effects on Investments and Influenza
Jan 30 2019 // Perhaps you’ve heard. On Feb. 3, the New England Patriots will face off against the Los Angeles Rams in the Super Bowl in Mercedes-Benz Stadium in Atlanta. There has been a little bit about it on television and...
Duke University Suspends 2 Fraternities, Limits 3rd Amid Hazing Probe
Jan 30 2019 // Duke University has suspended two fraternities and is limiting activities at a third pending a hazing investigation. Duke spokesman Keith Lawrence confirmed to The Herald-Sun on Saturday that Delta Tau Delta and Pi Kappa...
Sometimes Bad Things Happen in Sports That Lawsuits Can’t Remedy: Viewpoint
Jan 25 2019 // Oh, but we live in sour times. Next month’s Super Bowl will feature the Most Hated Team in Football against an opponent who got there because of the Worst Call in Playoff History. Of the hatred I have nothing at...
Lawsuit Filed Against School District Over Fatal Shooting at Kentucky High School
Jan 24 2019 // The estate of a girl killed and three other students wounded in a shooting at a Kentucky high school have filed suit against the school district and school officials, the teenage suspect and his mother and stepfather. The...
Oklahoma School District Settles Sexual Abuse Case for $3.5M
Jan 23 2019 // A settlement has been reached in a federal lawsuit accusing an Oklahoma school district of shielding a sexual predator and calling children liars. Perry Public Schools admitted liability for the “unwanted and...
Michigan’s AF Group Promotes 5 in Leadership Positions
Jan 15 2019 // Lansing, Michigan-based AF Group has promoted five in key leadership positions across the organization. Abel Travis has been promoted to vice president, Underwriting & Product Innovation. Prior to joining AF Group in...
New Jersey Sex Assault Victim Wants College Held Liable
Jan 11 2019 // A lawyer for a college student who was sexually assaulted at a fraternity “Date Night” party and then driven across campus and assaulted again asked a U.S. appeals court Tuesday to hold the public college...
Chicago State U. to Pay $650K in Faculty Free Speech Lawsuit
Jan 9 2019 // Chicago State University has agreed to pay two professors $650,000 to end a lawsuit over their blog that criticized school leadership. The Chicago Tribune reports that professors Robert Bionaz and Phillip Beverly sued the...
2018 Agents of the Year
Jan 7 2019 // Jacob Barzivand Paramount Exclusive Insurance Services Inc. | Encino, California Jacob Barzivand started working as an insurance producer right after college at the age of 20. Now, at just 26, he’s built a sizable...
6 Ex-Florida State Fire College Employees Sue Over Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals
Jan 3 2019 // Six former employees of the Florida State Fire College have sued manufacturers of firefighting suppressants used at the training facility, saying they caused cancer or other diseases. The Ocala Star-Banner reports the...
Kansas School District to Settle with Student Who Broke Leg in Slip and Fall
Jan 3 2019 // The Wichita, Kansas, school district plans to pay up to $25,000 to settle a lawsuit with a student who fell on a wet floor at a middle school on a rainy day and broke his leg. The Wichita Eagle reports that a court hearing...
Larger Houses Replace Smaller When Rebuilding After Hurricanes
Dec 19 2018 // A study of hurricane-hit areas of the United States has revealed a trend of larger homes being built to replace smaller ones in the years following a storm. The research, led by the University of Southampton (UK) and...
Bus Crash in North Carolina Injures 13 Middle School Students
Dec 19 2018 // A North Carolina school bus overturned after it was hit by a car on Monday, sending 13 middle school students to the hospital. Twelve of the students had minor injuries in the crash in Alexander County, while one was in...
Sexual Assault Reports Prompt Investigation of University of Tennessee Fraternity
Dec 13 2018 // Police at the University of Tennessee are investigating a fraternity after two women reported being drugged and sexually assaulted. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the university sent a safety notice Friday around the...
University of Central Florida Team Wins National Cybersecurity Competition
Dec 7 2018 // A team from the University of Central Florida has won a national cybersecurity competition. UCF’s Collegiate Cyber Defense Team won the U.S. Department of Energy’s CyberForce National Competition last...
Suit Over Student Death at West Virginia University Frat House Settles for $250K
Dec 6 2018 // The West Virginia University Board of Governors has settled a lawsuit over a student’s 2014 death at a fraternity house for $250,000. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports the state Board of Risk and Insurance...
California School District to Settle Child Molest Lawsuit for $6.2M
Dec 5 2018 // Attorneys say a Southern California school district has agreed to pay $6.2 million to settle a lawsuit over a worker who allegedly molested three elementary school students. The Riverside Press-Enterprise says the...
Family of Slain University of Virginia Student Refiles $30M Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Dec 5 2018 // The family of a slain University of Virginia student has refiled a $30 million wrongful death lawsuit against her ex-boyfriend, who was convicted of killing her. The Daily Progress reports Yeardley Love’s family...
Schools Open 3 Weeks After Northern California Wildfire
Dec 4 2018 // Monday marked a return to school and some semblance of routine for thousands of children who lost their homes to a deadly wildfire in Northern California. Schools in Butte County have been closed since Nov. 8, when the...
