An accused teenage hacker who was arrested last month in California is suspected of being a member of the notorious cybercrime group Scattered Spider, according to several people familiar with the matter. U.S. prosecutors charged Remington Ogletree on Oct. 30 …
A decadelong conflict over the condition of a New Jersey resort town’s beaches, involving tens of millions of dollars in litigation and fines, could come to an end soon. Patrick Rosenello, the mayor of North Wildwood, says his town has …
Jason Bertoldi has joined Alliant Insurance Services, headquartered in Irvine, California, as global team leader, litigation and contingent risk insurance. Bertoldi assists clients in obtaining bespoke contingent risk insurance policies and structuring transactions that incorporate insurance policies as investment collateral. …
The U.S. Department of Labor’s Wage and Hour Division reports that it found Pennsylvania’s Sly Fox Brewing Co. unlawfully kept a portion of the tips earned by workers, allowing managers to participate in the restaurant’s tip pool, a violation of …
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said on Tuesday that the E. coli outbreak linked to McDonald’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers is over and the investigation has been closed. As of Dec. 3, the CDC said 104 people have …
WTW announced it will return to treaty reinsurance broking via a joint venture with the private investment firm Bain Capital. WTW will hold a minority share in the new company, said WTW in an announcement outlining its growth and value …
Liberty Mutual Insurance, headquartered in Boston, named Marc Orloff as president of Global Risk Solutions (GRS) North America, effective Jan. 1. Orloff will lead GRS North America’s financial and operational performance, which includes commercial and specialty businesses in the U.S., …
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co., the Rolling Meadows, Illinois-headquartered insurance brokerage, risk management and consulting services firm, announced the acquisition of a Canadian and Australian insurance brokerages. In Canada, Gallagher purchased Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario-based Dawson & Keenan Insurance Ltd. …
General Motors Co. is selling its stake in an electric-vehicle battery plant in Lansing, Michigan, to South Korean partner LG Energy Solution, recouping about $1 billion in investment from a facility that will still supply energy cells to the automaker’s …
The U.S. Department of Labor has obtained a consent judgment and injunction to recover $72,000 in back wages and liquidated damages for 20 workers whose Oklahoma employer misapplied the agriculture exemption to retail workers and did not pay overtime to …
