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Google to Pay About $400 Million to Settle Location-Tracking Lawsuit
Alphabet’s Google will pay about $400 million to settle a complaint brought by a group of states over allegations the search and advertising giant illegally tracked users’ locations, two people familiar with the matter said. The announcement will come as …
Read More Skyward Specialty in Texas Files Registration Statement for IPO
Skyward Specialty Insurance Group Inc. in Houston, Texas, filed a registration statement on Form S-1 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission relating to a proposed initial public offering of shares of its common stock. The number of shares to …
Read More Chicago-based Hub to Offer Cannabis Dispensary Insurance Digital Platform
Chicago, Illinois-based Hub International Limited is launching Hub Cannabis Dispensary Insurance, accessible through HUB’s digital commercial insurance platform. The announcement marks HUB’s ongoing effort to expand its digital product portfolio for small businesses, as well as Hubs’s ongoing collaboration with …
Read More Legacy Specialist Enstar Completes Loss Portfolio Transfer With Argo Group
Enstar Group Ltd., the Bermuda-based legacy acquisition specialist, announced that one of its wholly owned subsidiaries has closed its loss portfolio transfer transaction with specialty insurance underwriter Argo Group International Holdings Ltd. to reinsure a number of its direct U.S. …
Read More Elon Musk Trial Opens to Decide Fate of His $56B Tesla Pay
A trial opened Monday over shareholder allegations that Tesla Inc Chief Executive Elon Musk’s $56 billion pay package was rigged with easy performance targets and that investors were duped into approving it, with Musk slated to take the stand later …
Read More California Sues Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ That Taint Water
A lawsuit filed by the state of California accuses 3M, Dupont and 16 smaller companies of covering up the harm caused to the environment and the public from chemicals manufactured by the firms that have over decades found their way …
Read More Captain of Burning Dive Boat in California Pleads Not Guilty in 34 Deaths
A dive boat captain pleaded not guilty in federal court for a second time to manslaughter in the fiery deaths of 34 people trapped below deck on his burning vessel three years ago off Southern California. A federal grand jury …
Read More Mindfulness Program Hopes to Alleviate Stress After Hurricanes
The 10 women gathered on yoga mats in a New Orleans suburb, the lights dimmed. “I’d like to invite you to close your eyes,” instructor Stephanie Osborne said in a soothing voice from the front of the room. The only …
Read More Baldwin Sues to Clear Name in New Mexico Movie Set Killing
Saying he wants to clear his name, Alec Baldwin is suing people involved in handling and supplying the loaded gun that he was using when it fired, killing cinematographer Halyna Hutchins during a 2021 filming accident in New Mexico. Baldwin …
Read More Accused SC Attorney Murdaugh’s Involvement Looms Over Fraud Trial of his Banker
A banker accused of helping disbarred attorney Alex Murdaugh take money from the legal settlements of clients is the first person to stand trial in the sprawling rural South Carolina legal drama that has captivated true-crime audiences. Former Palmetto State …
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