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Pennsylvania Governor Announces Lawsuit vs. NCAA Over Penn State Scandal

Jan 3 2013 // Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett said on Wednesday he will ask a federal court to throw out the multimillion-dollar sanctions levied by the NCAA against Penn State University over the Jerry Sandusky sex-abuse scandal,...

The Griffith Foundation Awards $22K-Plus in Scholarships

Jan 3 2013 // The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, based in Columbus, Ohio, awarded $22,750 in scholarships to 22 students at six colleges and universities. The scholarships support students studying risk management, insurance...

Colorado University Seeks Farmers’ Experience With Drought

Dec 31 2012 // Researchers at Colorado State University want to hear from farmers across the state who have been affected by this year’s drought.The Fort Collins Coloradoan reported CSU agricultural economists want to gauge the...

The Griffith Foundation: 279 Teachers Receive Insurance Education

Dec 19 2012 // Columbus, Ohio-based The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation said it has provided insurance education to 279 teachers through the Insurance Education Institutes. The purpose of the program is to enable junior high and...

78 Texas School Districts Without Safety Plan

Dec 19 2012 // Seventy-eight Texas school districts either have failed to submit state-mandated safety plans in the event of a mass shooting or have filed ones that are too incomplete to be useful, Attorney General Greg Abbott said on...

Court Dismisses Most Damage Claims by Duke University Lacrosse Players

Dec 19 2012 // The bulk of a federal lawsuit filed by former Duke University lacrosse players falsely accused of raping a stripper has been dismissed. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit dismissed all claims for damages...

Jury Awards Montana Company $28.4M in Software Lawsuit

Dec 10 2012 // A federal court jury has awarded a Missoula company $28.4 million in a lawsuit against a national bus company over the licensing of software that helps school districts more efficiently plan and run bus routes.Education...

LWCC Names Recipients of 2012 Stephen W. Cavanaugh Scholarship

Dec 5 2012 // Mark Abshire of Breaux Bridge, La., and Philip McMahon of Houma, La., have been named recipients of the 2012 Stephen W. Cavanaugh Scholarship, sponsored by Louisiana Workers’ Compensation Corporation (LWCC). Each...

22 Students Receive Scholarships from Insurance Council of Texas

Dec 4 2012 // Twenty-two insurance and risk management students at four Texas universities were recently awarded a total of $40,000 in academic scholarships from the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation. The students...

NAIC Elects 2013 Officers; Louisiana’s Donelon Elected President

Dec 3 2012 // Members of the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) has elected its 2013 officers: President: Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon President-Elect: North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Adam...

Teacher Sues California School District Over Breastfeeding

Dec 3 2012 // A former Carmel school teacher accuses school officials in a lawsuit of failing to accommodate her breastfeeding schedule. Sarah Ann Lewis Boyle has sued the Carmelo School, where she worked, and the Carmel Unified School...

Male Cook Files Bias Lawsuit Against Idaho School District

Nov 28 2012 // A former cook in the Nampa School District in Idaho filed a federal discrimination lawsuit, claiming he suffered bias in the kitchen at the hands of a female boss and female colleagues.In U.S. District Court documents...

State Regulators Select 20 for Insurance Consumer Program

Nov 26 2012 // The National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) recently named 29 consumer liaison representatives for 2013. The 20 funded and nine unfunded consumer representatives begin their terms Jan. 1, 2013. All 20 of the...

Alcohol Raises Injury Risk, But Also Survival Rate

Nov 21 2012 // Injured patients were less likely to die in the hospital if they had alcohol in their blood, according to a study from the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health — and the more alcohol, the more...

Teacher Sues California School District Over Breastfeeding

Nov 15 2012 // A former Carmel school teacher accuses school officials in a lawsuit of failing to accommodate her breastfeeding schedule.The Monterey Herald reported that Sarah Ann Lewis Boyle has sued the Carmelo School, where she...

Indiana’s Ronk: Agents Enjoy a Healthy Insurance Environment in State

Nov 14 2012 // The current business environment for independent insurance agents in Indiana is pretty good thanks to the hard work and legislative involvement of agents and other industry professionals, according to one longtime agent...

Ex-Utah College Official Files Sex Harassment Suit

Nov 8 2012 // A former associate dean at a for-profit college’s Ogden, Utah campus has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit, claiming repeated, unwelcome sexual advances occurred on a business trip in Las Vegas.Lee Berger, in her...

University to Study Safety Practices at Kentucky Horse Farms

Nov 6 2012 // A University of Kentucky professor has received a $1.4 million grant to conduct a multiyear study of health and safety practices of the Thoroughbred industry, which employs more than 10,000 people across Kentucky.Jennifer...

Indiana Agents Benefit from a Healthy Insurance Environment

Nov 5 2012 // The current business environment for independent insurance agents in Indiana is pretty good thanks to the hard work and legislative involvement of agents and other industry professionals, according to one longtime agent...

Is Global Warming to Blame for Superstorm? Scientists Weigh In

Nov 2 2012 // Climate scientist Michael Oppenheimer stood along the Hudson River and watched his research come to life as Hurricane Sandy blew through New York.Just eight months earlier, the Princeton University professor reported that...