2 03, 2022

Rochester Settles Wrongful Termination Claim by Ex-Police Chief

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Rochester’s ex-police chief La’Ron Singletary will receive $75,000 from the City of Rochester after he sued the city for wrongful termination last year, alleging former Mayor Lovely Warren fired him for refusing to lie during an investigation into the death …

2 03, 2022

Florida Comp Broker Says in Federal Suit that Competitor’s Lies Cost it Business

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Talking trash about a competitor may be as old as humanity. But a Florida-based workers’ compensation insurance broker is charging that some bad-mouthing by another broker cost it a long-standing relationship with major insurance carrier. Comp360 LLC, with headquarters in …

2 03, 2022

7th Circuit: Liberty Must Defend USA Gymnastics in Nassar Lawsuits; Coverage May Be Limited

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Larry Nassar is accused of sexually assaulting hundreds of girls and young women while working with USA Gymnastics, resulting in his criminal conviction and hundreds of lawsuits that forced the organization into bankruptcy. Liberty Mutual Underwriters must defend USAG against …

2 03, 2022

Arkansas Medical Supply Owner, CEO Indicted For Allegedly Conspiring to Defraud Workers’ Comp Insurers

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Both the former owner of a Rogers, Arkansas-based medical supply and billing company and its former chief executive officer have been indicted by a federal grand jury for their roles in three separate conspiracies to defraud the U.S. government and …

2 03, 2022

BP Seeks to Appeal Kansas Town’s Lawsuit Over 2021 Gas Price Hike

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Energy giant BP is seeking to appeal a decision that allowed a small Kansas town’s lawsuit over soaring natural gas prices in February 2021 to proceed. BP, formerly known as British Petroleum, filed two documents last week that indicate it …

2 03, 2022

Louisiana Court: Feds Can Require Tracking of Charter Fishing Boats

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A federal judge on Feb. 28 rejected a lawsuit filed by Gulf of Mexico charter fishing boat operators opposed to federal regulations that include a requirement that they affix tracking equipment to their vessels. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan ruled …

2 03, 2022

Education Providers Face Challenges With Growth in Cyber Threats, Insurance Costs

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As cyber threats have continued to grow, one segment of the market that has been especially impacted is education, according to guests on the most recent episode of The Insuring Cyber Podcast. “This is a segment that is squarely a …

2 03, 2022

Biden’s Supreme Court Nominee Defies Expectations on Employer-Employee Cases

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Labor unions and worker advocates have applauded President Joe Biden’s nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson for the Supreme Court. Yet a look back at Jackson’s decisions in cases involving business and labor suggest that she won’t always rule as …

2 03, 2022

China Will Not Impose Sanctions on Russia for Ukraine Invasion

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BEIJING — China will not join in sanctions on Russia that have been led by the West, the country’s banking regulator said on Wednesday, adding that he believed the impact of the measures on China would be limited. China, which …

25 02, 2022

Crews Continue Cleanup of Diesel Spill in Southern Indiana

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Cleanup work is continuing along a southern Indiana stream, nearly two weeks after a diesel spill that originated at a gas station left the waterway with an oily sheen. The spill produced about 6.5 miles (10.5 kilometers) of petroleum sheening …