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Defense Expert at New York Trump Trial Testifies He Sees No Evidence of Fraud
Former President Donald Trump returned to his civil fraud trial last Thursday to spotlight his defense, renewing his complaints that the case is baseless and heaping praise on an accounting professor`s testimony that backed him up. With testimony winding down …
Read More $20M Suit Blames Overtime, Years of Jail Work fof Los Angeles County Deputy’s Suicide
The family of a Los Angeles County sheriff`s deputy who killed himself has filed a $20 million wrongful-death claim against the county, blaming years of working in jails and mandatory overtime for his depression. The claim was filed Thursday by …
Read More Africa Specialty Risks Gets ‘In Principle’ Approval to Launch Syndicate in 2024
Africa Specialty Risks (ASR), the pan-African focused re/insurance group, has received “in-principle” approval to launch a Lloyd’s syndicate in 2024. The syndicate will be launched in partnership with insurance group Apollo Syndicate Management, which provides third party managing agency services. …
Read More Consumer Agency Warns about Danger of Small Magnetic Balls in Toys
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission is warning about the danger of high-powered, pea-sized magnets found in toys, announcing one company`s recall of a set containing them and saying it was aware of seven deaths linked to their ingestion. The …
Read More Maury, Donnelly & Parr Acquires Maryland Agency
Baltimore-based insurance agency Maury, Donnelly & Parr, Inc. has acquired another Maryland agency, Wetzel & Lanzi, Inc. Wetzel & Lanzi is a family-owned, independent insurance agency located in Lutherville-Timonium. Since 1974, W&L has offered personal insurance coverage as well as …
Read More West Virginia Appeals Court Reverses $7M Jury Award in Ford Fatality Lawsuit
An appeals court in West Virginia on Friday reversed a $7 million award in a product liability lawsuit against the Ford Motor Co. to the family of a woman who died when her Ford Mustang was involved in a fiery …
Read More Trump Allies Attack Corporate ‘Bigotry’ Against White Men
One complaint accuses Macy’s Inc. of discriminating against White men. Another levels that allegation against BlackRock Inc. A third points a finger at, of all things, NASCAR – a largely White sport where Confederate flags were prevalent until they were …
Read More New York Fines Dental Insurer $400K Over Data Breach
New York Attorney General Letitia James today secured $400,000 from dental insurance provider Healthplex, Inc. for failing to properly protect the personal and medical information of New Yorkers. Healthplex, a Long Island-based company, had inadequate data security practices that made …
Read More Six Killed, Businesses Destroyed as Severe Storms Hit Central Tennessee
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Severe storms that tore through central Tennessee killed six people Saturday and sent about two dozen to the hospital as homes and businesses were damaged in multiple cities. Three people, including a child, were killed after …
Read More ACLU Backs NRA in Case Against New York Financial Regulator Before Supreme Court
In a case of politics making strange bedfellows, the National Rifle Association will be represented by frequent nemesis the American Civil Liberties Union in an appeal before the U.S. Supreme Court. The New York-based civil liberties group confirmed Saturday that …
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