Insurance

Federal workplace safety authorities have fined a central Pennsylvania confectionary factory more than $14,500 following an accident last year in which two workers fell into a vat of chocolate. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration cited Mars Wrigley in the …

McKINNEY, Texas (AP) – Former Dallas Cowboys wide receiver and Pro Football Hall of Famer Michael Irvin has filed a defamation lawsuit seeking $100 million in damages, claiming he was falsely accused of misconduct by a female employee at a …

TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) – A faulty weld at a bend in an oil pipeline contributed to a spill that dumped nearly 13,000 bathtubs’ worth of crude oil into a northeastern Kansas creek, the pipeline’s operator said last Thursday, estimating the …

National specialty insurance broker Risk Strategies reports it has acquired Long Island, New York-based Bullen Insurance Group, a national specialist focused on high-net-worth families, individuals and their businesses. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Bullen operates five offices in …

Alcon Vision will pay Johnson & Johnson’s Surgical Vision Inc $199 million to settle legal battles over intellectual property related to the companies’ laser eye-surgery devices, Alcon said in a press release on Sunday. Alcon said the one-time payment would …

EAST PALESTINE, Ohio (AP) – Residents who filed a federal lawsuit in the fiery derailment of a train carrying toxic chemicals along the Ohio-Pennsylvania line are seeking to force Norfolk Southern to set up health monitoring for residents in both …

Nationwide E&S/Specialty is not entitled to be reimbursed by Mt. Hawley Insurance and Lloyd’s for part of a $2.725 million payment it contributed as the excess/surplus insurer to settle a personal injury suit. A New York appellate panel has found …

The US and UK have imposed sanctions on seven alleged members of a Russia-based cybercrime gang, the first such joint action from the two countries. The sanctions target accused members of TrickBot ransomware group, which officials say developed a virus …

An attorney for some insurance companies that could be liable for child sexual abuse claims against the Boy Scouts of America urged a judge Thursday to reverse a bankruptcy plan for the organization, arguing collusion with claimants’ lawyers to pressure …

An airline jet being towed on a taxiway collided with a shuttle bus at Los Angeles International Airport, injuring five people. The Federal Aviation Administration said that it is investigating the incident involving an American Airlines Airbus A321 jet. There …