Basketball Players Lose Copyright Infringement Bid Over ‘Fortnite’ Dance June 3, 2020 By Michael Kunzelman A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit in which two former University of Maryland men’s basketball players accused makers of...
$5 Billion Lawsuit Accuses Google of Tracking Users’ Private Internet Activity June 3, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Google was sued on Tuesday in a proposed class action accusing the internet search company of illegally invading the privacy...
Louisiana Legislature Passes Auto Accident ‘Tort Reform’ Bill June 2, 2020 Wrapping up a regular session shortened by the coronavirus pandemic, Louisiana’s Legislature gave the state’s business lobby a long-desired goal...
Mississippi Establishes Small Business Website for Virus Relief Grants June 2, 2020 By Emily Wagster Pettus Mississippi has established a website where owners of small businesses can soon start applying for grants funded by a federal...
AXA XL Construction Ecosystem Platform Offers Risk Insights for Contractors June 2, 2020 AXA XL’s North America Construction insurance business is launching the Construction Ecosystem, a digital platform that aggregates data to provide...
Texas Workers’ Comp Division Issues Data Call for COVID-19 Injuries June 2, 2020 The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has issued a mandatory data call for certain information related...
Oklahoma Company to Pay $55K to Settle Disability Discrimination Suit June 2, 2020 An Oklahoma-based internet retailer will pay $55,000 to settle a disability discrimination lawsuit, federal officials say. In its lawsuit, the...
BRP Group’s BKS-Partners Acquires Assets of Chicago Agency, Rosenthal Bros. June 2, 2020 Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners LLC (BKS-Partners), the middle-market subsidiary of Tampa, Florida-based insurance distribution firm, BRP Group, has acquired substantially...
Michigan Orders Auto Insurers to Issue COVID-19 Refunds or Waivers June 2, 2020 Auto insurers in Michigan have been ordered to issue refunds or premium waivers to policyholders due to reduced driving and...
Big Publishers Sue Digital ‘Emergency Library’ Offering Free Books During Coronavirus June 2, 2020 By Hillel Italie Four of the country’s biggest publishers have sued a digital library for copyright infringement, alleging that the Internet Archive has...