Construction Firm Owner Sentenced for $2 Million Tax Evasion, Lying to OSHA December 13, 2024 A Massachusetts construction business owner was sentenced to 18 months in prison for an employment tax scheme and making a...
Communities Hold Breath as Companies Struggle With California’s Diesel Truck Ban December 13, 2024 By Alejandra Reyes-Velarde Standing in his front yard in Wilmington, Jose Ulloa can’t get a sentence out without coughing. Heavy-duty trucks, headed to...
Jury Awards $10.6 Million in Wrongful Death Claim Against Tobacco Firm December 13, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The family of a woman who smoked cigarettes for decades and died at age 59 from lung cancer has won...
New York Considers Making Property Insurers Cover Taxi Claims Losses December 12, 2024 By Natalie Lung and Alexandre Rajbhandari New York is considering asking property and casualty insurers to cover the claims of insolvent taxi insurer American Transit Insurance...
People Moves: HDI Global Promotes Schulte as Global Head of Marine; Amwins Global Risks Hires Ewing to Lead Transactional Risk Practice December 12, 2024 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at HDI Global and Amwins Global Risks. A summary of these new...
Texas Sues Chemical Manufacturers for Deceptive PFAS Marketing December 12, 2024 By Ezra Amacher Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Dec. 11 against manufacturers 3M and DuPont for misrepresenting the health...
Florida Board Revokes Butt-Lift Doctor’s License, Three Years After Patient Died December 12, 2024 Florida’s Board of Medicine has revoked the medical license of a doctor who performed Brazilian butt-lift surgery, three years after...
Digital Lloyd’s Syndicate Ki to Become Standalone Business Within Fairfax Group December 12, 2024 Brit Ltd. and Ki announced that Ki will operate as a standalone company within the Fairfax Group, effective Jan. 1,...
Federal Court Affirms $14M Penalty Against Exxon for Pollution in Texas December 12, 2024 By Kayla Guo, The Texas Tribune A federal court on Wednesday affirmed a federal judge’s 2021 ruling imposing a $14.25 million penalty on Exxon Mobil for...
Aon and EBRD Launch €110M Facility to Provide Cover for War-Related Risks in Ukraine December 12, 2024 Insurance broker Aon and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) have structured a €110 million (US$115.6 million) facility...