An eye surgeon’s English language mandatory arbitration agreement with a patient is valid and enforceable where the patient claimed if it had been in his first language, Spanish, he would not have signed it. The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court has …
A Pierce County, Washington man who removed and installed roofs while claiming he was too injured to work has pleaded guilty to stealing workers’ compensation benefits. Patrick Dean Farthing, 64, pleaded guilty recently to third-degree theft, a gross misdemeanor. The …
(Reuters) – Hurricane Idalia is expected to increase insurance costs for Florida commercial real estate, particularly owners of apartments and other multifamily properties already grappling with soaring premiums driven by climate change, industry executives and analysts said. Idalia on Wednesday …
A 34-year-old man who was being held at a problem-plagued jail in Atlanta died after he was taken to a hospital. He was the fourth person to die in Fulton County custody in the span of a month. A jail …
Fire investigators have determined that a natural gas explosion destroyed Tennessee Titans cornerback Caleb Farley’s North Carolina home, killing the NFL player’s father and injuring a family friend, officials announced Tuesday. It wasn`t clear where the gas leak originated, and …
King Insurance Partners, a brokerage based in Gainesville, Florida, has acquired Hartley Insurance Services, the firms announced this week. Hartley, with offices in Port Orange, Florida, was founded in 2012 by Paul Hartley. He will remain in charge of its …
U.S. officials said Tuesday that the FBI and its European partners infiltrated and seized control of a major malware network used for more than 15 years to commit a gamut of online crimes including crippling ransomware attacks. They then remotely …
Some coal producers are having to set aside tens of millions of dollars to cover their own risks as they are cut adrift by insurers, making it more difficult and costly to do business amid a surge in demand for …
Reliance Industries Ltd. is in discussions with global and domestic executive headhunters to find a leader for Jio Financial Services Ltd.’s newly created insurance business, according to people familiar with the matter. Executives from Reliance have met several firms in …
Alix Popham traveled the world as a rugby player. He played 33 times for Wales and competed at two Rugby World Cups, and even got to meet Nelson Mandela before a match in South Africa. Or so he’s told. He …