KPMG Sued for £1.3B in UK Over Allegations Carillion Audits Were Negligent February 4, 2022 By Katharine Gemmell and Michael Kapoor KPMG LLP was sued for 1.3 billion pounds ($1.8 billion) by the administrators of defunct UK contractor Carillion Plc. over...
Health Provider to Pay $75,000 Fine in Texas Religious Discrimination Case February 4, 2022 Wellpath, LLC, a provider of health services in correctional facilities, will pay $75,000 and furnish significant equitable relief to settle...
Family of Unresponsive University of Missouri Student Sues Fraternity Over Hazing February 4, 2022 The parents of a Minnesota man allege in a lawsuit that he has been unresponsive and requires constant medical care...
Threat of War in Ukraine Biggest Risk for Insurers of Beijing Winter Olympics February 4, 2022 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn The threat of war between Russia and Ukraine is the biggest risk for insurers offering coverage during the Beijing Winter...
Chicago Blackhawks Owner Apologizes For Comments on Former Player Who Sued Team February 4, 2022 By Jay Cohen Chicago Blackhawks owner Rocky Wirtz apologized Feb. 2 after he angrily rejected any conversation connected to the franchise’s response when...
Louisiana to Streamline Form-Filing Process for Five New Commercial Lines February 4, 2022 The Louisiana Department of Insurance announced Feb. 3 that it is streamlining the form-filing process for five additional lines of...
Florida Senate Pushing Ahead with No-Fault Auto Repeal, Despite Last Year’s Veto February 4, 2022 The Florida Senate is trying again to repeal the state’s no-fault auto insurance requirement with a bill that major insurers...
California Considers Giving 500K Fast Food Workers More Power February 4, 2022 By Don Thompson California’s more than half-million fast food workers would get increased power and protections under a first-in-the-nation measure approved by the...
Nike Files Trademark Suit Against Online Retailer to Halt Sale of Sneaker NFTs February 4, 2022 By Blake Brittain Sneaker giant Nike sued online reseller StockX in New York federal court on Thursday for selling unauthorized images of Nike...
Court Siding With Merck Over War Exclusion for Cyber Attack a Warning to Insurers February 4, 2022 By Chad Hemenway Last month the Superior Court of New Jersey ruled insurers cannot use a policy exclusion to avoid covering about $1.4...