Monthly Archives: <span>April 2023</span>

Fla. Courts Say Plaintiffs Can’t Collect Interest for Late Claim Payments

Two back-to-back federal court decisions may have dealt a lethal blow to recent proposed class actions that sought interest on property insurers’ late claims payments. But the rulings have left some insureds and their attorneys feeling that they’re seeing another …

Surgeon, Lawyers Sentenced to Prison in Slip-and-Fall Scheme

A New York surgeon and two lawyers are the latest professionals to be sentenced for their roles in a massive massive trip-and-fall fraud scheme between 2013 and 2018 that exploited some of the most vulnerable citizens of the New York …

Missing Yacht with 3 Russians, 2 Egyptians Reaches Safety

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – A missing yacht with three Russians and two Egyptians onboard reached safety in Djibouti in east Africa on Thursday, after going missing for days following an attack off the coast of Yemen, its owner …

Federal Housing Aid to Help Rebuild from Kentucky Storms

FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — An infusion of federal funding will help build hundreds of homes in Kentucky communities devastated by tornadoes and floods in 2021, Gov. Andy Beshear said Wednesday. Four counties hardest hit by the storms – Graves, Warren, …

Wisconsin’s Only Oil Refinery to Reopen After 2018 Explosion

SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s only oil refinery is on track to be fully operational in June after a $1.2 billion effort to rebuild the facility five years following an explosion that injured three dozen workers. The 2018 explosion and …

California Jury Awards $2.28 Billion in Child Sex Abuse Suit

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California jury has awarded $2.28 billion to a woman who was molested for years by her stepfather, her attorneys announced. The panel in Riverside County Superior Court awarded damages on Tuesday to a woman …

Suit over Texas Woman’s Jail Death Settles for $7 Million

DALLAS (AP) — A private company that ran a Texas jail where a woman allegedly went blind following days of medical neglect before her 2019 death has agreed to a $7 million lawsuit settlement along with other defendants, her family’s …

Claims People: SCA, Verisk, Hiscox, Gordon & Rees, Tyson & Mendes

SCA Appoints Adjusting VP SCA Claim Services, an independent specialty and property claims appraising and adjusting provider, has appointed Lee Baker as vice president of adjusting. Baker has extensive field and leadership experience when it comes to auto, property, commercial, …

School Board: Workers’ Comp Bars Suit by Teacher Shot by 6-Year Old

The Newport News public school board says the $40 million lawsuit filed against it by the teacher who was shot by a six-year old is barred by the state’s workers’ compensation law that is the exclusive remedy for workplace injuries. …

Jury Finds Deutsche Bank Liable in International Ponzi Scheme Suit

A south Florida jury has found Deutsche Bank liable for failing to flag a Ponzi scheme that allegedly forced several Cayman Island companies into bankruptcy and liquidation. The Germany-based global banking firm, which faces another lawsuit over the scheme and …