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10 03, 2023

Arkansas Tyson Workers Sue Over Lack of COVID Precautions

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Thirty-four Tyson Foods employees, former employees and family members filed a lawsuit against the company Monday, saying it failed to take appropriate precautions at its meat-packing plants during the early days of the COVID pandemic. In the lawsuit, filed in …

10 03, 2023

Gun Dealer Sued by Kansas City Reaches $150K Settlement

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KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) – Kansas City has reached a settlement with one of the gun dealers it accused in a lawsuit of contributing to surging violence in the region by ignoring evidence that firearms were being sold illegally. Kansas …

10 03, 2023

People Moves: Valley Insurance Hires Weis as Personal Lines Coach; Ryan Specialty Promotes VanAcker to EVP

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Valley Insurance Agency Alliance Hires Weis as Personal Lines Coach Valley Insurance Agency Alliance (VIAA) recently hired Brett Weis as personal lines coach. Weis will work with the VIAA’s development team and coach new and existing team members on best …

10 03, 2023

ALKEME Acquires Texas’ NAPA Insurance Center

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ALKEME announced the acquisition of the NAPA Insurance Center, an Austin, Texas- based insurance agency that provides health and P&C Insurance to NAPA’s independently owned Auto Part Stores and Auto Care Centers nationally. Founded over 30 years ago, the NAPA …

13 03, 2023

People Moves: Venbrook in California Names Sherman EVP of Business Development

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Venbrook Group, LLC, based in Woodland Hills, California, promoted Brenda Sherman to executive vice president of business development and strategic alliances. A Venbrook executive since 2015, Sherman has more than 30 years of industry experience across both the carrier and …

13 03, 2023

Maryland Lawmakers Advance Bill to End Time Limit on Sex Abuse Civil Suits

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A key panel of Maryland lawmakers on Friday advanced a measure that would end the state’s statute of limitations for when civil lawsuits can be filed against public and private institutions related to child sexual abuse. The Maryland Senate Judicial …

13 03, 2023

Virginia County Judge Uses Slavery Law to Rule Frozen Embryos Are Property

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Frozen human embryos can legally be considered property, or “chattel,” a Virginia judge has ruled, basing his decision in part on a 19th century law governing the treatment of slaves. The preliminary opinion by Fairfax County Circuit Court Judge Richard …

13 03, 2023

California Business Owner and Conspirator Sentenced in $54M Workers’ Comp

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Wesley Owens, 54, of Atlanta, Georgia, and Beau Wilson, 38, also of Atlanta, pleaded no contest to multiple felony counts of insurance fraud and conspiracy in Los Angeles Superior Court over charges filed after a California Department of Insurance investigation …

13 03, 2023

Crash Test Dummies Need to Do Better: GAO

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A recent report from the Government Accountability Office recommended the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration rethink crash test dummies in order to collect better data on more types of people. The investigative arm of Congress that examines the use of …

13 03, 2023

U.S. Judge Rules Against Google, Keeps DOJ Advertising Case in Virginia

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A U.S. federal judge on Friday rejected a bid by Alphabet Inc’s Google to move a Justice Department lawsuit against it over dominance in advertising technology from Virginia to New York. “I am going to rule against you,” Judge Leonie …