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People Moves: DUAL Hires Chief Risk Officer, Actuarial Lead; Allianz Nabs Chubb COO to Head N.A. Financial Lines
DUAL Hires Chief Risk Officer and Actuarial Lead DUAL North America, Inc., based in Naples, Florida, has hired Ranjit Jaswal as chief risk officer and Luke Wolmer as senior vice president of actuarial and data analytics. Jaswal brings over 25 …
POSTED FEBRUARY 03, 2023 5:34 PM |
People Moves: Beavers promoted to VP of Client Solutions at RYZE Claim Solutions; Alera Appoints Midwest Regional Managing Director
RYZE Claim Solutions Names Beavers Vice President of Client Solutions Teresa Beavers has been promoted to vice president of client solutions at RYZE Claim Solutions. Beavers, who has 33 years of experience in the claims industry, joined RYZE in 2001 …
POSTED FEBRUARY 03, 2023 5:34 PM |
Police Settle La. Suit Over 2020 Beating of Black Man
SHREVEPORT, La. (AP) – A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by a Black man who said police officers in a Louisiana city threw him to the ground, slammed his face into the sidewalk and detained him in …
POSTED FEBRUARY 03, 2023 5:31 PM |
Texas Winter Storm Cancels Flights, Keeps Thousands Without Power
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A mess of ice, sleet and snow lingered across much of the southern U.S. on Thursday as thousands in Texas endured freezing temperatures with no power, including many in the state capital of Austin, but a …
POSTED FEBRUARY 03, 2023 5:25 PM |
Illinois Supreme Ct.: 5-Year Statute of Limitations Applies to Biometric Privacy Claims
Plaintiffs have five years to file claims to allege violations of the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday, rejecting arguments by business advocates that a one-year statute of limitations should apply. In a 5-0 decision, the …
POSTED FEBRUARY 03, 2023 5:21 PM |
FedEx Loses Bid to Undo $366M Racial Bias Verdict, Files Appeal
A U.S. judge rejected FedEx Corp’s request to throw out or reduce a jury’s $366 million damages award to a Black former employee who said the package delivery company fired her after she complained about racial discrimination. FedEx appealed the …
POSTED FEBRUARY 03, 2023 3:57 PM |
Family of Ugandan Awarded $10.5M for Utah Park Death
Family members of a Ugandan human rights activist killed in an accident at Arches National Park will get more than $10 million in damages, a federal judge ruled. Though the amount was substantially less than pursued, attorneys representing the family …
POSTED FEBRUARY 03, 2023 3:39 PM |
PG&E to Face Manslaughter Trial Over Deadly California Fire
Pacific Gas & Electric will face trial for manslaughter over its role in a 2020 wildfire in Northern California that killed four people, a judge ruled Wednesday. The judge in Shasta County ruled after a preliminary hearing that there was …
POSTED FEBRUARY 03, 2023 3:12 PM |
Securities Fraud Trial Over Elon Musk’s 2018 Tweets Draws to a Close
A lawyer for Tesla Inc. shareholders who claim Elon Musk deceived them when he tweeted that he had secured funding to take his electric car company private is expected to make closing arguments to a San Francisco jury on Friday. …
POSTED FEBRUARY 03, 2023 2:45 PM |
Ethics Panel Recommends Georgia Appeals Court Judge Be Removed From Office
Georgia’s Supreme Court should permanently remove a state appeals court judge accused of ethical misconduct, a judicial discipline panel recommended in a report released Monday. The three-member state panel said Christian Coomer flouted ethics rules on how a lawyer should …
POSTED FEBRUARY 03, 2023 2:34 PM |
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