FTC Accuses Data Broker of Selling Sensitive Location Data August 31, 2022 By Marcy Gordon Federal regulators have sued a data broker they accuse of selling sensitive geolocation data from millions of mobile devices, information...
Musk Looks to Delay Twitter Trial Following Whistleblower Claims August 31, 2022 By Ankur Banerjee and Hyunjoo Jin Elon Musk is seeking to delay until November a trial over his intention to back out of a $44 billion...
Comp Insurers Object to Florida Hospital Payments Set at 2x U.S. Average August 31, 2022 By William Rabb The Florida Division of Workers’ Compensation appears to be intent on pushing the ball across the goal line on a...
Hartford Insurance Loses Appeal of Loss of Consortium Claim It Labeled a ‘Ploy’ August 31, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Hartford Insurance Group has lost an appeal of a $1.45 million injury settlement between an injured employee and third parties...
Program Manager McNeil, New York Cannabis Industry Form Workers’ Comp Group August 31, 2022 Insurance program manager McNeil & Co. and the Cannabis Association of New York (CANY) are forming a workers’ compensation safety...
Maryland High Court Revives Dental Malpractice Claim Over Tossed Testimony August 31, 2022 By Jim Sams A county judge improperly took sides when he threw out expert testimony and dismissed a medical malpractice case, Maryland’s high...
BenefitMall Acquires Iowa-Based Mutual Med August 30, 2022 BenefitMall, a provider of next-generation broker services, announced the acquisition of Mutual Med, a Davenport, Iowa-based insurance distributor providing sales...
World Insurance Associates Acquires Kansas’ Woody Insurance Group August 30, 2022 World Insurance Associates LLC announced that it acquired The Woody Insurance Group of Prairie Village, Kansas on August 1, 2022....
Ohio Contractor Fined $228,000 for Exposing Workers to Hazards August 30, 2022 A Dundee, Ohio contractor with a long history of federal workplace safety violations has added an additional $228,126 in fines...
California Faces Late-Summer Heat Wave August 30, 2022 California is facing a prolonged late-summer heat wave this week, with widespread triple-digit temperatures starting in the south and spreading...