Idaho Drag Performer Awarded $1.1M in Defamation Case May 29, 2024 A jury has awarded more than $1.1 million to an Idaho drag performer who accused a far-right blogger of defaming...
First Amendment Does Not Protect Social Media Retaliation Against Employees May 29, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal court in Vermont recently ruled that the First Amendment does not protect a construction firm and its officials...
Texas Panhandle Prepares for State’s Next Big Wildfire May 28, 2024 By Jayme Lozano-Carver, The Texas Tribune LUBBOCK — Spring rains have revived much of the green grass covering stretches of plains in the Texas Panhandle —...
Illinois Roofing Contractor to Pay $365K for Endangering Employees May 28, 2024 Joshua Herion, a Waukegan, Illinois roofing contractor who has routinely endangered employees by ignoring federal workplace standards and penalties assesses...
Citigroup Asks 600 US Staffers to Return to Office Full-Time May 28, 2024 Citigroup has asked its 600 U.S. employees, who are eligible to work remotely, to return to office fulltime, it said...
WV Governor’s Coal Company Settles with BrickStreet Mutual in Payment Dispute May 28, 2024 The hits keep coming for West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice and his coal companies. The U.S. 4th Circuit Court of...
Yellen Embraces Carbon Market Potential With Integrity Push May 28, 2024 By Jennifer A. Dlouhy and Natasha White The Biden administration unveiled a framework for using carbon offsets to drive climate progress, with principles it says are meant...
People Moves: Blenheim Syndicate 5886 Taps Barber From Fortegra as Sr. Liability Treaty U/W; Pen’s Vessel Protect Names Lockton’s Kent as Biz Development U/W May 28, 2024 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at Blenheim Underwriting’s Syndicate 5886 and the MGA Pen Underwriting. A summary...
Mars Loses Appeal to Undo Dismissal of COVID-19 Business Loss Claims May 28, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Petcare, food and candy company Mars Inc. has lost its bid to revive its claims against Factory Mutual Insurance Co....
Tornado, Winds Again Pound Kentucky, Leaving 5 Deaths, Heavy Damage May 28, 2024 The same weather system that spawned deadly tornadoes in Texas, Oklahoma and Arkansas also killed five people in western Kentucky...