Illinois Legislature Clarifies Damages Under BIPA to Avoid ‘Annihilative Liability’ July 26, 2024 By John M. Leonard, James A. Goodridge and Seán McCabe A bill (SB2979) amending Illinois’ Biometric Information and Privacy Act (“BIPA”), passed by both houses of the legislature on May...
School Settles With Professor Fired for Showing Image of the Prophet Muhammad July 26, 2024 ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — A former adjunct professor on Monday settled a federal religious discrimination lawsuit against a private...
Minnesota Medical Staff Company Ordered to Pay $336K in Back Wages July 26, 2024 A Minnesota medical staffing company will pay $336,000 in back wages to nearly 1,000 employees after an investigation found the...
Oscar Mayer Wienermobile Rolls Over in Chicago Highway Crash July 25, 2024 OAK BROOK, Ill. (AP) — An Oscar Mayer Wienermobile got into a pickle on a Chicago highway. The hot-dog shaped...
Iowa Insurance Commissioner Appointed Receiver of Fraudulent Investment Companies July 25, 2024 The Iowa Insurance Commissioner Doug Ommen was appointed the receiver of Beckstone Partners, LLC (Beckstone), DesFined, LLC (DesFined), East King...
Lawsuits Detail Decades of Sexual Abuse at Chicago Youth Detention Center July 25, 2024 By Sophia Tareen CHICAGO (AP) — Temarkus Washington says the sexual abuse he experienced as a teenager at a troubled Chicago youth detention...
AM Best Withdraws Credit Ratings for Mt. Morris Mutual Following Downgrade July 24, 2024 By Ezra Amacher AM Best announced it has withdrawn credit ratings of Mt. Morris Mutual Insurance Company in Coloma, Wisconsin, less than a...
People Moves: Encova Insurance Names Shaver SVP, Small Business, and Lowe VP, Package Lines Underwriting July 24, 2024 Encova Insurance, headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, named Michelle Shaver as senior vice president, small business, commercial lines, and Carrie Lowe...
2 Boys Die, 6 Others Hurt, When SUV Overturns Into a Pond in North Dakota July 24, 2024 JAMESTOWN, N.D. (AP) — Two boys died when the SUV they were in crashed and ended up in a small...
Property Code Enforcement a Sore Spot in Some South Dakota Communities July 23, 2024 By Bart Pfankuch FAITH, S.D. (AP) — A few months ago, the city council in this ranching town in remote northwestern South Dakota...