The US slapped sanctions on individuals and companies linked to a scheme that involves recruiting North Koreans to pose as American tech workers and help fund Kim Jong Un’s regime. The Treasury Department’s Office of Foreign Assets Control imposed penalties …
A Honduras woman this week was sentenced to less than two years in federal prison for her role in paying Florida construction workers off the books and avoiding $1.2 million in workers’ compensation premiums and almost $2 million in federal …
Though natural disasters cycle across seasons and regions in the U.S., it’s often a shocking discovery for property owners how expansive and expensive flood and water damage can be when a major storm devastates their homes, businesses and communities. That’s …
Global claims services provider McLarens has appointed Danny Miller as Chief Global Strategy Officer (CGSO), a newly created role within the firm’s Global Management Team (GMT). This strategic addition to the leadership team reflects McLarens’ continued growth and commitment to …
Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced a $4.5 million settlement with six Detroit-area nursing homes and their ownership companies, Villa Financial Services LLC and Villa Olympia Investment LLC, over allegations that they accepted taxpayer funds while providing grossly substandard care …
Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit this week alleging General Motors and its telematics service provider OnStar collected driving data without consumers’ knowledge or consent to create driving scores that were later sold to insurance companies and used …
Cindy Manley was a summer camp counselor in 1987 when a different devastating flood scarred the Texas Hill Country. The Heart O’ the Hills camp is on the Guadalupe River, where a massive search continues for more than 160 people …
Bridging Finance Inc.’s receiver is suing Ernst & Young LLP for C$1.4 billion ($1 billion), alleging the auditor failed to detect fraud and misstatements that contributed to the Toronto private lender’s collapse. In a claim filed with Ontario’s Superior Court …
Markel Insurance, the insurance operations within Markel Group Inc., announced the launch of its pre-loss services for UK Cyber360 policyholders. These new offerings include a complimentary one-hour call with an experienced cyber and data risk lawyer from Markel Law to …
Connecticut Attorney General William Tong announced a settlement with TicketNetwork, Inc. as a result of an investigation into violations of the Connecticut Data Privacy Act. Under the settlement, TicketNetwork has agreed to comply with the requirements of the CTDPA, maintain …