14 05, 2025

New Jersey Announces $450 Million PFAS Settlement With 3M Days Before Start of Trial

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New Jersey officials announced a landmark settlement of up to $450 million with 3M Company to resolve the state’s lawsuits and address damage to the state’s water and other natural resources from dangerous chemicals. New Jersey Attorney General Matthew J. …

14 05, 2025

Texas Bill That Limits Spread of ‘Forever Chemicals’ Misses Key Deadline

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A bill aimed at limiting the spread of toxic chemicals on Texas farmland has hit a political wall — missing a key deadline that decreases its likelihood of passage this session. House Bill 1674, introduced by Rep. Helen Kerwin, R-Cleburne, …

14 05, 2025

Michigan County Settles Lawsuit Over Elected Official Flashing Rifle During Zoom Meeting

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A Michigan county has settled a lawsuit over an elected official who flashed a rifle during a COVID-19-era public meeting on Zoom. Patricia MacIntosh accused Ron Clous of trying to silence her right to free speech when he displayed the …

14 05, 2025

Texas AG Secures $60M Judgment in Pollution Case

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Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton last week announced a judgment of more than $60 million against David Polston and his companies, Inland Environmental and Remediation, Inland Recycling, and Boundary Ventures, for allegedly dumping pollutants in Texas waterways and lands. In …

14 05, 2025

Missouri Lawsuit Filed Against Natural Gas Company Over Fatal Home Explosion

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Missouri’s attorney general sued a natural gas company Monday over the explosion of a home in a small town that killed a 5-year-old boy, accusing the utility of violating a state safety law. Attorney General Andrew Bailey’s lawsuit came less …

14 05, 2025

Business Moves: Insurtech wefox to Sell Italian Businesses to PE Firm J.C. Flowers

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German Insurtech wefox has agreed to sell its Italian businesses, wefox MGA S.r.l. and wefox Services Italy S.r.l., to U.S. private equity firm J.C. Flowers & Co. Financial details of the deal were not disclosed. Founded in 2015, wefox has …

14 05, 2025

Report: California Workers’ Comp Combined Ratio Highest in 14 Years

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Written premiums in California stabilized in 2022 through 2024 after the large swings during the pandemic, while the combined ratio rose to the highest level in 14 years, a new report shows. The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California …

13 05, 2025

Court to Weigh Small Business Bid to Block Trump Tariffs

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Five American small businesses will ask a U.S. court on Tuesday to halt President Donald Trump’s “Liberation Day” tariffs, arguing the president overstepped his authority by declaring a national emergency to impose across-the-board taxes on imports from nations that sell …

13 05, 2025

Four Hondurans Indicted in Florida on $89M Workers’ Comp, Tax Avoidance Charges

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A grand jury in Orlando last week indicted four Honduran nationals for allegedly operating an off-the-books cash payroll scheme for construction workers that defrauded workers’ compensation insurers and avoided payroll taxes. Iris Villafranca, Mario Flores, Osman Zapata, and Cristofer Oseguera …

13 05, 2025

Maine Weighs What to Do When Religion Collides With Auto Insurance

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Maine lawmakers today are expected to consider a measure that would allow followers of the Mennonite religion to self-insure for motor vehicle insurance. Rep. Steve Foster (R-Dexter) introduced the bill on behalf of his Mennonite constituents who say insurance violates …