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Scranton School District Reports Ransomware Attack

The Scranton, Pennsylvania school district has been experiencing computer outages due to a ransomware attack last week. “The attack is causing a temporary disruption to some of our computer systems and services,” the school reported on Facebook last Friday afternoon. …

Trump Has Failed to Get Appeal Bond for $454M Civil Fraud Judgment, Lawyers Say

Donald Trump’s efforts to secure a bond to cover a $454 million judgment in a New York civil fraud case has been rejected by 30 surety companies, his lawyers said on Monday, inching him closer to the possibility of having …

Florida Jury: NICO Did Not Act in Bad Faith in Crash That Killed 4 Women From Spain

Six months after a federal appeals court upheld a $12 million verdict against a waste-hauling company in a crash that killed four Spanish women in the Florida keys, a jury has found that the firm’s insurer did not act in …

Bankruptcy Court Approves Camden Diocese’s $87.5M Plan for Abuse Victims

Almost three-and-one-half years after the Catholic Diocese of Camden, New Jersey filed for bankruptcy citing financial effects from the pandemic and sexual abuse settlements, its Chapter 11 reorganization plan has been approved. The final plan, the ninth amended proposal, establishes …

Chubb Launches Global Transactional Risk Platform to Grow International Footprint

Chubb announced the launch of a global transactional risk platform to provide transactional risk liability insurance products across international markets. Chubb has appointed Josh Cowen as senior vice president, International Transactional Risk, to lead this initiative from London. Cowen, a …

Agile Underwriting Gets ‘In-Principle’ Approval to Launch Lloyd’s Syndicate

Agile Underwriting Services has received “in-principle” approval from Lloyd’s to create Agile Syndicate 2427, subject to regulatory approvals. Syndicate 2427 will be established under the “syndicate-in-a-box” (SIAB) framework and be managed by Asta through its third-party managing agency platform at …

People Moves: Canal Insurance Names Brocklebank Chairman of the Board

Seven years after he was named president and CEO of transportation insurer Canal Insurance, Paul Brocklebank has an additional title to his name – chairman of the board of the Greenville, South Carolina, company. The move comes after several years …

Apple, Investors Reach $490 Million Settlement in Fraud Case

Apple Inc. reached a $490 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit brought by a group of investors who accused Chief Executive Officer Tim Cook of misleading them in 2018 about the company’s sales prospects. Cook made false statements about the …

Reckitt Unit Hit With $60 Million Verdict in Enfamil Baby Formula Case

An Illinois jury has ordered Reckitt Benckiser unit Mead Johnson to pay $60 million to the mother of a premature baby who died of an intestinal disease after being fed the company’s Enfamil baby formula. The jury in an Illinois …

Meta Loses Second Bid to Thwart FTC’s Change to Privacy Pact

Meta Platforms Inc. lost its second court ruling this week seeking to stop the Federal Trade Commission’s reopening a 2020 privacy settlement over allegations that the company breached the terms. In a ruling Thursday, US District Judge Randolph Moss in …

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