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29 05, 2020

Insurer Group Has Issue with Colorado Insurance Department’s COVID-19 Memo

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The American Property Casualty Insurance Association is taking issue with tentative plans by the Colorado Department of Insurance to halt the use of credit information in Colorado during the pandemic. A recent draft bulletin from the department directs property/casualty insurers …

1 06, 2020

Louisiana Lawmakers OK Bills to Limit Virus Lawsuits Against Businesses

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Louisiana lawmakers want to give protections from most lawsuits for coronavirus deaths and injuries to businesses that never closed during the outbreak and those that are newly reopening. The Republican-led bills by Sen. Sharon Hewitt of Slidell, Sen. Patrick McMath …

29 05, 2020

New Lawsuit Filed Against Virginia Tech Over Hazing

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Another former cadet has filed a lawsuit against Virginia Tech over being suspended in connection with a blood-pinning ceremony. The lawsuit filed Wednesday in federal court alleges the university violated the due process rights of Christopher J. Dana when it …

1 06, 2020

Mayor Takes Heat for Response as Minneapolis Burns

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First-term Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey appeared to be doing everything right. He worked with the city’s booming business community and the City Council. He reached out to minority neighborhoods and advocated for affordable housing. He implemented stricter disciplinary measures against …

29 05, 2020

New Hampshire Man Charged in Scheme that Used Bitcoin to Buy Personal Data

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A New Hampshire man has been charged in a fraud scheme that involved using Bitcoin to buy stolen personal data belonging to people across the country, officials said. Jonathan Nguyen, 23, of Windham, was charged Tuesday in federal court with …

1 06, 2020

Oklahoma Opioid Settlement Money Going to Cities, Counties

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Almost $23 million in opioid settlement funds will go to municipalities and counties throughout Oklahoma that have been impacted by the crisis of opioid addiction. The funds are from settlements reached by Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter with opioid manufacturers. …

29 05, 2020

Farm Workers Getting Sick, Spreading Coronavirus As Peak Produce Season Begins

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All of the roughly 200 employees on a produce farm in Tennessee tested positive for Covid-19 this month. In New Jersey, more than 50 workers had the virus at a farm in Gloucester County, adding to nearly 60 who fell …

1 06, 2020

Lexington Insurance Wins Texas Battle of Hurricane Harvey Deductibles

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In a case of competing deductibles, a federal appeals court has sided with an insurer and against the owner of two Houston office buildings, holding that a larger windstorm deductible applied to flood damage caused by Hurricane Harvey rather than …

29 05, 2020

Maine’s AK Insurance Joins Satellite Agency Network Group

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AK Insurance of Westbrook, Maine, recently joined Satellite Agency Network (SAN) Group Inc., an alliance of independent insurance agencies in the Northeast. AK Insurance was founded in April 2020 by owner Alex Kapothanasis and provides a full line of property …

1 06, 2020

Minnesota Worker Sues Iowa City after Electrocution

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A construction worker from Minnesota who was electrocuted and fell from a building is suing the city of Sibley, Iowa, for negligence. Victor Maldonado, of Worthington, Minnesota, alleges in a lawsuit that the city knew the high-voltage power line was …