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26 04, 2021

COVID Liability Protection Bill for Businesses, Other Groups Heads to Governor

By | April 26th, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on COVID Liability Protection Bill for Businesses, Other Groups Heads to Governor

The South Carolina House is sending a bill preventing people with COVID-19 from suing businesses and other groups to the governor’s desk. The proposal protects businesses as long as they follow guidelines to protect people from the virus. Dozens of …

22 04, 2021

South Carolina Gov, Business Groups Push for COVID Liability Protection

By | April 22nd, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on South Carolina Gov, Business Groups Push for COVID Liability Protection

South Carolina’s governor is pushing state lawmakers to approve a bill that would prevent people who contract COVID-19 from suing businesses and other groups that have followed federal and state health guidelines. In a letter sent Monday to House members …

22 04, 2021

Company Asks for Pause in Memphis Oil Pipeline Dispute

By | April 22nd, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Company Asks for Pause in Memphis Oil Pipeline Dispute

A company facing resistance to its plans to build an oil pipeline over an aquifer that provides drinking water to 1 million people has asked for a “mutual pause” in its dispute with city officials in Memphis, Tennessee. Plains All …

22 04, 2021

Court Orders Liquidation of American Capital; Policies to Cancel May 14

By | April 22nd, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Court Orders Liquidation of American Capital; Policies to Cancel May 14

Florida-based American Capital Assurance Corp. is officially in receivership and is in the process of being liquidated after being deemed insolvent by Florida’s insurance regulator earlier this month. The Florida Department of Financial Services, which serves as the receiver for …

23 04, 2021

People Moves: West Town Hires Roberson in North Carolina; Stephens Insurance Adds McGriff’s Graham in Alabama

By | April 23rd, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on People Moves: West Town Hires Roberson in North Carolina; Stephens Insurance Adds McGriff’s Graham in Alabama

West Town Insurance Agency of North Carolina Hires Roberson as Producer West Town Insurance Agency, Inc. has added Amy S. Roberson, a business development professional in the medical industry with over 10 years of experience, to the company as an …

23 04, 2021

Pennsylvania Moves Closer to Allowing Lawsuits by Child Sex Abuse Victims

By | April 23rd, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Pennsylvania Moves Closer to Allowing Lawsuits by Child Sex Abuse Victims

For the first time, prominent Republican state senators on Wednesday put their support behind legislation in Pennsylvania to change the law to allow now-adult victims of child sexual abuse to sue the perpetrators or institutions that did not prevent it …

22 04, 2021

19th U.S. Death Tied to Takata Air Bag Reported in South Carolina

By | April 22nd, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on 19th U.S. Death Tied to Takata Air Bag Reported in South Carolina

Honda Motor Co said on Wednesday it had confirmed the 19th U.S. death tied to a ruptured Takata air bag inflator since 2009 — and the 16th in one of its vehicles. The Japanese automaker said that following a joint …

23 04, 2021

Florida House Overwhelmingly Approves Consumer Privacy Bill

By | April 23rd, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Florida House Overwhelmingly Approves Consumer Privacy Bill

The Florida House resoundingly approved a consumer privacy bill on Wednesday, giving the public an opportunity to regain ownership of the personal data collected by companies and the right to sue companies for mishandling information in a marketplace where consumers …

23 04, 2021

Hackers Publish Florida School District Files After $40M Ransom Unpaid

By | April 23rd, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Hackers Publish Florida School District Files After $40M Ransom Unpaid

Hackers who sought $40 million in ransom from a South Florida school district that refused to pay have now published nearly 26,000 stolen files. Many of the files, dated from 2012 to March 2021, contain Broward School District accounting and …

21 04, 2021

West Virginia Firefighters Claim Retaliation in Pay Dispute

By | April 21st, 2021|Uncategorized|Comments Off on West Virginia Firefighters Claim Retaliation in Pay Dispute

Firefighters in West Virginia’s Morgantown say the city manager lowered their pay in retaliation for their refusal to accept a settlement in a separate dispute, although the city says it is just making the firefighters play by the rules. The …