Insurers Taking Note of Big Verdicts, But Trial Lawyers Say Don’t Count on Changes December 1, 2021 By William Rabb When CVS Pharmacies, just weeks after a Georgia appeals court upheld a $43 million premises liability verdict against the company,...
Labor Group Calls for Probe of Amazon’s Reporting of Covid Cases at Facilities December 1, 2021 By Spencer Soper Amazon.com Inc. provided “misleading or grossly incomplete” data about the number of Covid-19 infections potentially spread in its U.S. facilities,...
Biden Administration Extends Comment Period on OSHA Vaccine Rule to Jan 19 December 1, 2021 The Biden administration on Tuesday extended the comment period on its sweeping workplace COVID-19 vaccine rule by 45 days as...
Judge Asks If Opioid Maker Purdue’s Owners Abused Bankruptcy to Shield Assets December 1, 2021 By Maria Chutchian A U.S. judge on Tuesday questioned whether members of the Sackler family that owned Purdue Pharma abused the bankruptcy system,...
The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers Acquires D.E.P. in California December 1, 2021 The Liberty Company Insurance Brokers acquired D.E.P. Insurance Services Inc. in Huntington Beach, California. Terms of the deal were not...
New York Seeks Monitor to Oversee Amazon Worker Safety December 1, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel New York state’s attorney general on Tuesday asked a state judge to appoint a monitor to oversee worker safety at...
Indianapolis School District Joins Vaping Lawsuit December 1, 2021 Indianapolis Public Schools has become the latest Indiana school district to join a lawsuit that accuses e-cigarette giant Juul Labs...
Average Price of Washington Workers’ Comp Going up Slightly in 2022 November 30, 2021 The Washington Department of Labor & Industries announced a 3.1% increase in the average worker’s compensation premium rate for hours...
Brightway Insurance Expands into Nevada, Opens More Locations in California November 30, 2021 Brightway Insurance opened of 12 new franchise locations in October and November, with new locations in Nevada and California. Richard...
Texas Surplus Lines Association Names New Executive Leadership November 30, 2021 The Texas Surplus Lines Association announced the election of Justin Kotrla as its new president following the group’s annual meeting...