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25 08, 2022

Georgia Insurance Agent Charged with Keeping Premium Refund Checks

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A Georgia insurance agent is facing additional charges after she was arrested in July for allegedly keeping premium refund checks that were intended for policyholders. Kerri Monroe, 48, of Lyons, Georgia, in late July was charged with five counts of …

22 08, 2022

Missouri Home Explosion Death Toll Grows to 3

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A young mother is the third member of her family to die in a gas explosion at her Missouri home, authorities said last Friday. Myranda Gale Golden, 22, was hurt Monday when her home in the far southern Missouri town …

25 08, 2022

With a Few Exceptions, Personal Insurance Shopping Subdued in Q2 2022

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Auto insurance shopping was down 3% overall in Q2 2022 compared to Q2 2021. That trend was primarily driven by a significant decrease by higher-risk consumers, where shopping decreased 11%, compared to Q2 2021. TransUnion’s new Personal Lines Insurance Trends …

22 08, 2022

Lawsuit Alleges Archdiocese of New Orleans Discriminates Against Disabled

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Catholic church officials in New Orleans are accused in a class-action lawsuit of discriminating against children with disabilities. WWL-TV reports that the lawsuit says the Archdiocese of New Orleans illegally asks questions about student’s disabilities on application forms and fails …

25 08, 2022

Kobe Bryant’s Widow, Friend Win $31 Million in Trial Over Leaked Crash Photos

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Kobe Bryant’s widow and a family friend were awarded $31 million in damages by a jury for distress they’ve suffered over the sharing of photos taken by emergency personnel at a helicopter crash site where their spouses were killed. The …

22 08, 2022

Louisiana Woman Pleads Guilty to FEMA Fraud

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Schshinetia Anderson, age 44, a resident of Slidell, Louisiana, pled guilty on August 11, 2022 to FEMA fraud announced U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. The defendant is scheduled to be sentenced before the Honorable Mary Ann Vial Lemmon on November …

23 08, 2022

Western Fires Outpace California’s Effort to Fill Inmate Crews

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As wildfires rage across California each year, exhausted firefighters call for reinforcements from wherever they can get them – even as far as Australia. Yet one homegrown resource is rarely used: thousands of experienced firefighters who earned their chops in …

23 08, 2022

Arizona Nightclub Wins $1.6M in COVID-19 Lockout Lawsuit

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The operators of a Tucson, Arizona, nightclub have won a $1.6 million settlement against the landlord who locked them out of their business during the pandemic. The Arizona Daily Star reported that a jury in Pima County Superior Court sided …

23 08, 2022

Trucker Whose Dislodged Tire Killed Trooper Fined $15,000

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A truck driver who admitted responsibility in the death of a Maine state police detective who was struck by a dislodged tire has been ordered to pay $15,000 in fines. Scott Willett of Patten, will also have his driver’s license …

23 08, 2022

Lloyd’s Owes $3M in Prejudgment Interest for Late Payment of D&O Claim

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Lloyd’s of London underwriters must pay more than $3 million in pre-judgment interest in addition to the $10 million the syndicate has already paid in damages for the wrongful acts of the former directors of a bank that was declared …