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North Dakota Governor Signs Law Expanding Workers’ Comp for Police Officers, Firefighters
Gov. Doug Burgum signed a bill this week that will expand workers’ compensation coverage for full-time firefighters and law enforcement officers. Currently, a full-time firefighter or law enforcement officer who is injured must have worked continuously for five years in …
Read More ACLU Settles Pair of Lawsuits of Police Abuse Cases in Louisiana
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A civil rights group in New Orleans is pointing to two federal lawsuit settlements as examples of how civil litigation can hold police accountable for violent tactics in the wake of Tyre Nichols’ death in Memphis. …
Read More ‘Citizens’ Web Site Not Affiliated with Florida Insurer, Takes Users to Auto Quote Site
Investigators with Citizens Property Insurance Corp. are looking into a website that looks a lot like Florida’s largest property insurance carrier. When internet users click on CitizensInsuranceFlorida.com, they are taken to an insurance quote-comparison website, offering automobile and homeowners insurance …
Read More Nearly 60 Hair Relaxer Lawsuits Against L’Oreal, Others Consolidated in Federal Court
Nearly 60 lawsuits claiming hair relaxer products sold by L’Oreal USA Inc and other companies cause cancer and other health problems will be consolidated in Chicago federal court, according to a Monday order from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. …
Read More Criminal Attorney Signs on to Represent Houston Hurricane Claim Filing Law Firm
Houston, Texas-based McClenny Moseley & Associates hired a criminal defense lawyer after being sanctioned last week by a federal judge in New Orleans for filing lawsuits on behalf of a homeowner it did not represent. On Tuesday, the law firm …
Read More Brookfield Reinsurance to Acquire Insurer Argo Group in $1.1B Deal
Financial services firm Brookfield Reinsurance announced it has entered a definitive agreement to acquire Argo Group International Holdings in an all-cash transaction valued at approximately $1.1 billion. As part of the agreement, Argo shareholders will receive $30.00 per share in …
Read More Hurricane Irma Deaths at Florida Nursing Home: Accident or Manslaughter?
A Florida nursing home administrator charged with causing the overheating deaths of nine patients after Hurricane Irma in 2017 went on trial Monday, with a prosecutor calling him a “captain who abandoned ship” while his attorney said he’s a “scapegoat” …
Read More California Fines Online Health Provider $3.2M over Claims Practices
The Pill Club Holdings Inc. (dba The Pill Club) paid $3.2 million after the California Department of Insurance alleged it violated the California Insurance Frauds Prevention Act by submitting false claims to insurance companies for reimbursement for telehealth visits and …
Read More Lawmakers Focus on Aviation Safety After 2 Near-Miss Crashes
The U.S. Congress needs to address serious concerns about the country’s aviation system after recent incidents including two near miss crashes and the failure of a key pilot computing system, lawmakers said on Tuesday. “Right now the alarm bells should …
Read More New York City Ending Covid-19 Vaccination Mandate for City Employees
New York City, which once had the nation’s strictest workplace vaccination rules for COVID-19, is ending one of its last such mandates, saying it will no longer require the shots for municipal employees including police officers, firefighters and teachers. The …
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