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Judge Dismisses Distillery’s Trademark Case Against University of Kentucky
Jun 27 2016 // A federal judge has dismissed an Appalachian distillery’s lawsuit in a trademark dispute with the University of Kentucky, but the moonshine maker vowed to fight on. The case pits the state’s flagship university...
More Women Sue Baylor University over Handling of Rape Allegations
Jun 17 2016 // Three more women filed a federal civil rights lawsuit against Baylor University on June 15, saying the school did nothing to help them after they reported being sexually assaulted on or near campus. The Baptist school in...
University of Kentucky Developing Concussion Protocol for Jockeys
Jun 16 2016 // The University of Kentucky is developing the first ever concussion protocol for jockeys. The university announced a three-year study on Monday in partnership with the Jockeys’ Guild and several thoroughbred...
Jury Finds for University of Florida in Hiring Discrimination Suit
Jun 9 2016 // The University of Florida has prevailed in a lawsuit brought by a former faculty member. In the 2013 lawsuit Dana Peterson claimed he was denied a promotion to a director’s position because it was given to a...
Casualty Actuarial Society Honors 4 Universities
Jun 8 2016 // The Casualty Actuarial Society (CAS) has selected four universities to receive the 2016 CAS University Award, an honor created to recognize schools doing exemplary work in preparing students for a career in the...
West Virginia University Says 5-Year Fracking Study Off to Successful Start
Jun 8 2016 // Those involved in a West Virginia University fracking project are praising its success after the first year. The Exponent Telegram reports WVU began the Marcellus Shale Energy Environmental Laboratory project last...
University of Tennessee Title IX Lawsuit Gets May 2018 Trial Date
Jun 6 2016 // The Title IX lawsuit filed against the University of Tennessee over its handling of sexual assault complaints has a scheduled trial date of May 22, 2018. The offices of lawyers from both sides of the suit confirmed Friday...
Kentucky School District to Pay $1.75M After Teaching Assistant Broke Child’s Legs
Jun 2 2016 // The family of an autistic teenager whose legs were broken when a teaching assistant physically restrained him will be paid $1.75 million by a Kentucky school district. The family did not sue the Jefferson County Public...
School Bus Firm Agrees to Settle California Safety Suit for $11.5M
May 31 2016 // An attorney representing mechanics for a school bus company says the company has agreed to pay $11.5 million to settle a California lawsuit claiming they used unsafe buses to transport San Francisco students. The San...
Judge: Plaintiffs in University of Tennessee Discrimination Suit Owed $460K in Fees
May 27 2016 // A federal judge has recommended that former Tennessee associate director of sports medicine Jenny Moshak and two ex-Lady Volunteers strength coaches should recover more than $460,000 in attorneys’ fees as part of the...
What University of Washington’s Climate Risk and Insurance Summit Has in Common with Paris
May 26 2016 // It may not be a climate change summit for the ages like last year’s Paris meeting in which world leaders hashed out a historic agreement to reduce carbon emissions, but it does have two things in common with the 2015...
California School District Aide Busted for Felony Workers’ Comp Fraud
May 26 2016 // An employee of a Southern California school district has been arrested on charges of workers’ compensation fraud for allegedly racking up $33,000 in treatments and disability payments. Juanita Denise Schmittle, 50,...
Ex-Texas Coach Mack Brown Testimony Sought in Discrimination Suit
May 23 2016 // A former University of Texas track coach’s sex and race discrimination lawsuit has new life, and her lawyers are still pursuing long-sought testimony from former football coach Mack Brown and prominent current and...
Industry Partners with University of Alabama on Tornado Preparedness Guide
May 23 2016 // The Alabama Center for Insurance Information and Research at The University of Alabama Culverhouse College of Commerce has partnered with the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America, the Alabama Department of...
Students at University of North Carolina Evacuated from Sinking Apartments
May 12 2016 // Some students at the University of North Carolina Charlotte had to move out of off-campus apartments right before final exams because of construction issues. Multiple media outlets reported more than 100 students had to...
Schwarzenegger Discusses Risk at California Insurance Forum
May 9 2016 // It turns out characters like Conan the Barbarian, the cyborg from Terminator and Dutch the protagonist in the original “Predator” movie, know a thing or two about risk. Definitely the actor who portrayed them...
Lawsuit Takes Aim at Wyoming School District in Teacher Abuse Case
May 9 2016 // A lawsuit accuses Cheyenne school officials of failing to stop a sixth-grade female teacher from sexually abusing a student over a two-year period even after they became aware of an inappropriate relationship. The lawsuit...
Tennessee Bill Allowing College Employees to be Armed Becomes Law
May 5 2016 // A bill allowing staff and faculty at Tennessee’s public colleges and universities to be armed on campus became law Monday without the Republican governor’s signature. Gov. Bill Haslam said in a statement that...
Texas Insurer Group Awards Scholarships to 27 Students
May 5 2016 // The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation recently awarded a total of $32,000 in academic scholarships to 27 insurance and risk management students at six Texas universities. The students attend...
Asbestos Confirmed at West Virginia University
May 4 2016 // A West Virginia University official says test results at the WVU Coliseum confirm the presence of asbestos in materials that were exposed during recent construction activities. WVU Environmental Health and Safety John...
