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1

Viewpoint: Jury Blasts Defense with a $464.5 Million Nuclear Verdict

Aug 1, 2022 -- Plaintiffs' California dreamin' became a reality when a Los Angeles jury went nuclear with a verdict of $464.6 million after an eight-week trial in June. The verdict included $24.6 million in... read more
 
 
 
 

2

ATM Theft Numbers Continue to Climb After Surpassing Historic Highs

Aug 9, 2022 -- The number of automated teller machine thefts in the United States increased another 10% in 2021 after surging during the previous year, according to the Federal Bureau of Investigation. The FBI's... read more
 
 
 
 

3

Employee Fired After Sleepwalking Incident Loses Disability Discrimination Claim

Aug 10, 2022 -- An employee fired after she climbed into a colleague's bed while sleepwalking at a hotel during an out-of-town conference has no disability discrimination claim, a three-judge panel of the 5th U.S.... read more
 
 
 
 

4

Demotech Downgrades 3 Carriers in Florida; Regulators Outraged

Aug 4, 2022 -- Just two weeks after the Demotech financial rating firm set off a firestorm of controversy by warning that it could soon downgrade as many as 17 Florida property insurers – then promised to hold off... read more
 
 
 
 

5

Lawyer: Photos of Kobe Bryant's Remains Shared 'for a Laugh'

Aug 12, 2022 -- LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An institutional "culture of callousness'' led Los Angeles County deputies and firefighters to shoot and share photos of the remains of Kobe Bryant and other victims of the 2020... read more
 
 
 
 

6

Driver in LA Crash that Killed 5 Charged with Murder

Aug 10, 2022 -- LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The driver suspected of causing a fiery crash that killed five people and an 8 1/2-month-old fetus was charged Monday with murder. Nicole Lorraine Linton was charged with six counts... read more
 
 
 
 

7

S.C. Joins 3 Other State Supreme Courts, Rules No Coverage for COVID-19 Shutdown

Aug 11, 2022 -- The South Carolina Supreme Court on Wednesday became the fourth state high court in the nation to rule that the virus that causes COVID-19 cannot cause a direct physical damage or loss covered by a... read more
 
 
 
 

8

Southwest Attendant Suffers Broken Back in Hard Landing

Aug 10, 2022 -- DALLAS (AP) -- A Southwest Airlines flight attendant suffered a compression fracture to a vertebra in her upper back during a hard landing last month in California, according to federal safety... read more
 
 
 
 

9

Missouri Family Says Racism Led to Pool Party Cancellation

Aug 11, 2022 -- LEE'S SUMMIT, Mo. (AP) -- A Black family says racism prompted officials at a suburban Kansas City water park to cancel a private pool party for their 17-year-old son's birthday during the weekend. Chris... read more
 
 
 
 

10

N.J. Supreme Ct: New York Exclusion Relieves Insurer of Duty to Defend

Aug 12, 2022 -- Clearly, Admiral Insurance Co. did not want to assume any risk in the New York City area. The insurance policy Admiral issued to Richfield Window Coverings excluded coverage "in any way connected with"... read more
 
 
 
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