Insurance
McDonald’s, CEO Must Face Ex-Security Executive’s Race Bias Claims
A federal judge in Chicago on Tuesday refused to dismiss a lawsuit accusing McDonald’s Corp. of pushing out a Black executive after he criticized CEO Chris Kempczinski for appearing to blame the parents of a girl shot in a McDonald’s …
Read More Mallinckrodt Second Bankruptcy Would Cut $1 Billion From Opioid Settlement
Drugmaker Mallinckrodt said Wednesday it expects to file for a second bankruptcy in the coming days, after reaching a debt reduction deal that would cut $1 billion from the amount it owes to victims of the opioid crisis. The agreement …
Read More Miami-Dade Considers New Storm Protection Plan: Dunes, Mangroves and Barrier Gates
Local and federal officials have agreed to a plan to study new ways to protect much of Miami from rising seas and storm surge in the decades ahead, measures that could include dune reinforcements, extensive mangroves and barrier gates at …
Read More Dollar Tree Inc. Agrees to Improve Safety and Pay $1.35M in Fines: OSHA
Dollar Tree Inc. and subsidiary Family Dollar have entered an agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to make operational changes within two years. The Department of Labor’s OSHA said it has cited the stores throughout the U.S. …
Read More Louisiana Policyholders Have Until August 29 to File Suit for Damaged Related to Hurricane Ida
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is reminding policyholders who filed a property damage claim as a result of Hurricane Ida that they have until August 29, 2023, to file suit against their insurer for insurance claims for which they believe …
Read More Insurer Berkley Wants Judge in Virginia to Toss $5.8M Jury Verdict Over Mold Claim
Berkley Assurance Co. is asking a federal judge in Virginia to throw out a $5.8 million jury verdict against it in a case where the insurer maintains a construction firm failed to notify it of its mold claim in a …
Read More People Moves: Ryan Specialty Names Conklin Chief Human Resources Officer; AXA XL Appoints Raimondi to Lead U.S. Central Zone;
Ryan Specialty Names Conklin Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. announced that Michael Conklin has joined Ryan Specialty as executive vice president and chief human resources officer. Conklin will be responsible for the firm’s …
Read More Overturned School Bus Crash in Ohio Results in One Fatality and Multiple Injuries
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ohio (AP) – A school bus full of children overturned after a crash with a minivan in Ohio, killing one child and injuring 23 others, one seriously, authorities said. Trooper Tyler Ross of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said …
Read More Michigan Fruit Grower Who Opposes Same-Sex Marriage Wins Ruling Over Access to Public Market
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – The rights of a Michigan fruit grower were violated when a city barred him from a seasonal market because of his opposition to same- sex weddings at his orchard, a judge said. East Lansing`s decision …
Read More Shot-at FedEx Driver, Now on Workers’ Comp, Has Been Fired, Attorney Says
A Black FedEx delivery driver who says two white men shot at and chased him in Mississippi in 2022 has now been fired from his job, he and his attorney said Monday. “I honestly feel disrespected,” the former driver, D’Monterrio …
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