10 12, 2020

Washington Wrongful-Death Lawsuit for $1.5M

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The City of Seattle will pay the family of Che Taylor $1.5 million to settle a federal civil rights lawsuit filed after two police officers shot and killed Taylor outside a Wedgwood neighborhood home. A federal judge two months ago …

10 12, 2020

NOW Insurance, Targeting Small Business, Professionals, Closes on $2.5M Seed Round

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Houston-based NOW Insurance, an AI-enabled insurance platform aimed at matching small business owners and professionals with commercial insurance coverage plans, has secured another $1.25 million in seed funding led by The MFO Group, bringing its total funding amount to $2.5 …

10 12, 2020

West Virginia Chemical Plant Blast Spurs Stay-Inside Order

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BELLE, W.Va. (AP) — An explosion that injured four people at a West Virginia chemical plant and shook surrounding homes prompted authorities to impose a shelter-in-place order early Wednesday. It happened after 10 p.m. Tuesday at the Chemours plant in …

10 12, 2020

Sex Abuse Victims Want Archdiocese Eliminated, Lawyer Says

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ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — An attorney for the Archdiocese of Santa Fe has claimed that alleged victims of clergy sexual abuse and their lawyers are seeking to eliminate the archdiocese in New Mexico by asking about the church’s holdings. Tom Walker, …

10 12, 2020

Wichita Hoax Call Case Notes History of Police Shootings

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WICHITA, Kan. (AP) — Attorneys for the family of a Kansas man killed by police responding to a hoax emergency call are using the case to try to hold the city of Wichita accountable for what they call a troubled …

10 12, 2020

Cybersecurity Firm FireEye Says it Was Hacked by Nation State

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BOSTON — Prominent U.S. cybersecurity firm FireEye said Tuesday that foreign government hackers with “world-class capabilities” broke into its network and stole offensive tools it uses to probe the defenses of its thousands of customers, who include federal, state and …

7 12, 2020

Washington City Settles Shooting Lawsuit for $8M

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The city of Tacoma, Wash., has agreed to an $8 million settlement for a man who was paralyzed and had his legs amputated after being shot by a police officer during a low-speed car chase in 2011. The settlement came …

7 12, 2020

Arizona Insurance Agent Who Kept Premiums Gets 2.5 Years in Prison

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A Buckeye, Ariz., woman who ran an insurance brokerage firm but kept premiums her clients intended to pay for their policies has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in state prison. The Arizona Department of Insurance announced the sentence for …

7 12, 2020

Slick Sidewalks, Protective Pets Among Injury Trends for Amazon Delivery Partners in Colorado

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Coloradans like residents of other states have seen an increase in delivery vehicles as many households shifted to ordering more online amid the pandemice. Colorado workers’ compensation insurer Pinnacol Assurance analyzed its claims data to identify trends for this rapidly …

7 12, 2020

Illinois Insurance Director Muriel Leaving; Whalen to Lead Department in Interim

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Illinois Department of Insurance Director Robert Muriel is leaving his post on Dec. 11, 2020, the department reported. IDOI’s Chief Deputy Director of Product Lines Shannon Whalen will fill in as interim acting director. Muriel was appointed to the position …