Judge Won’t Toss Bias Claims Over Louisiana Salon Inspections February 23, 2017 By Michael Kunzelman A federal judge on has refused to dismiss a lawsuit that accuses Louisiana state regulators of racially discriminating against a...
5 Years of Lawsuit Settlements Cost State of Missouri $52M February 23, 2017 Missouri has paid more than $52 million over the last five years to settle lawsuits against various state agencies, according...
Former Staffer Files Whistleblower Suit Against Louisiana Sheriff February 23, 2017 A former south Louisiana sheriff’s office employee says the sheriff wrongly fired her for cooperating with the FBI in an...
Tulsa Man Who Assaulted Insurance Adjuster Gets Life Sentence February 23, 2017 A Tulsa, Okla., man who filed a bogus insurance claim and assaulted an insurance adjuster has been sentenced to life...
Arthur J. Gallagher Acquires Wisconsin’s Kelly Financial February 23, 2017 Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has acquired Madison, Wisconsin-based Kelly Financial Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded...
Officials Team Up to Fight Opioid Crisis in Vermont Community February 23, 2017 Burlington, Vt., officials and community partners are teaming up to combat a spike in opioid-related deaths. Vermont saw a 38...
Con Ed to Pay $153M to Settle New York City Explosion Charges February 23, 2017 Consolidated Edison has agreed to pay $153 million to settle charges over a 2014 gas explosion in East Harlem that...
How Supreme Court Just Made Things Easier for Patent Infringers February 23, 2017 By Noah Feldman, Bloomberg Opinion The Supreme Court made it easier on Wednesday for U.S. manufacturers to infringe patents held by competitors by manufacturing all...
Maine Lawmaker Wants to Block Car Insurance Hikes Based on Age February 23, 2017 A Maine state senator is looking to protect senior citizens in the state from having car insurance rates go up...
Canadian Broker Network Names Robinson as Chairman, Succeeding Miller February 23, 2017 Canadian Broker Network (CBN), Canada’s network of independent insurance brokers, has appointed Mike Robinson, president and CEO, PBL Insurance Ltd.,...