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Judge Throws Out Palin Defamation Suit But Still Wants Jury to Issue Verdict

Feb 14 2022 // A U.S. judge said on Monday he will throw out Sarah Palin’s defamation lawsuit against the New York Times, after concluding that an editorial in the newspaper did not maliciously link the former Alaska governor and...

Jury Deliberates Over Palin Defamation Claim Against New York Times

Feb 14 2022 // Jurors began considering whether to hold the New York Times liable for defaming Sarah Palin, after her lawyer on Friday accused the newspaper of falsely associating her in a 2017 editorial with a mass murder, a link that a...

Takeaways from Our Conversation on More M&As, Cannabis ‘Frappucinos’ on Tap for 2022

Feb 14 2022 // New Frontier Data, a producer of cannabis research and intelligence, released its “22 for 22 Report,” in January, which imparts a definitive air of optimism mixed with few cautions for the industry posed by...

Sarah Palin, New York Times Editor Take the Stand in Defamation Trial

Feb 10 2022 // Sarah Palin portrayed herself as a dedicated public servant in testimony in her defamation case against the New York Times, after a former editor who oversaw the 2017 editorial underlying her lawsuit on Wednesday denied...

Judge Dismisses Fired Amazon Worker’s Lawsuit Alleging Discrimination

Feb 9 2022 // A federal judge on Monday sided with Amazon.com Inc. in dismissing a discrimination lawsuit that workplace organizer Christian Smalls had filed against his former employer.U.S. District Judge Rachel Kovner rejected...

People Moves: Brace Underwriting Adds Dorr; Brown & Riding Expands in New York; Mead Heads Vermont Captives

Feb 8 2022 // Brace Bolsters North America Team with DorrBrace Underwriting Limited announced the appointment of Glenn Dorr as head of distribution, North America, continuing the firm’s expansion. Based in Boston, Dorr will help...

3 Firms to Pay $65M to Settle Upstate New York Water Pollution Class Action

Feb 8 2022 // HOOSICK FALLS, N.Y. (AP) — A federal judge has approved a $65 million settlement in a class action lawsuit with three companies over chemical contamination of the water supply in an upstate New York village.The Times...

Reuters Special Report: J&J’s Secret Plan to Limit Payouts to Cancer Claimants

Feb 7 2022 // Johnson & Johnson created a plan last year to limit the financial bleeding from billions of dollars in jury awards to plaintiffs who alleged the company’s Baby Powder and other talc products caused deadly...

Business Moves

Feb 7 2022 // Marsh McLennan, Affinity AgencyAssociation Member Benefits Advisors, a national affinity-based membership and marketing insurance agency, has agreed to acquire the associations business of Mercer, a business of Marsh...

Geico $4.5M Insurance Fraud Suit Seeks Documents From New York City Mayoral Aide

Feb 4 2022 // New York City Mayor Eric Adams’s chief of staff, Frank Carone, was subpoenaed for documents in a $4.5 million federal civil racketeering lawsuit over alleged fraudulent insurance charges.The subpoena to Carone, who...

Hilb Group Acquires New York’s Malvaso Agency

Feb 3 2022 // The Hilb Group reports it has acquired the Mark E. Malvaso Agency, building upon the company’s presence throughout New York state. The transaction became effective January 1, 2022. Based in Elbridge, New York, the...

Sweeping Class Action Accuses NFL Teams of Racial Bias Against Blacks

Feb 2 2022 // The recently fired head coach of the Miami Dolphins has filed a scathing lawsuit accusing the National Football League of past and present unfair discrimination against Black coaches, players, owners, managers and...

New York AG Says State to Receive $230M From $26B Opioid Settlement

Jan 28 2022 // New York Attorney General Letitia James said the state will receive the maximum amount of $230 million available under the $26 billion settlement agreement.with the nation’s three major pharmaceutical distributors...

Police Officer’s Immunity Does Not Extend to New York County Employer: U.S. Court

Jan 27 2022 // A municipality in New York may be held liable for wrongful action by an employee even though the employee was granted individual immunity.A police detective found liable by a jury for a false arrest was entitled to...

New York Will Require Employers to Disclose Monitoring to New Hires

Jan 27 2022 // Employers in New York must disclose electronic monitoring, such as internet access and videoconferencing, to new hires under a new law taking effect in May, as workers contend with an employment landscape that’s...

Harris Confirmed as New York Financial Services Chief

Jan 26 2022 // The New York State Senate has voted to confirm Adrienne A. Harris as superintendent of the New York State Department of Financial Services (DFS).Harris, a former economic advisor to President Barack Obama, was nominated by...

Sarah Palin’s Positive COVID Test Delays New York Times Defamation Trial

Jan 24 2022 // Sarah Palin, the 2008 Republican U.S. vice presidential candidate and former Alaska governor, has tested positive for the coronavirus, forcing a U.S. judge on Monday to delay her defamation trial against The New York...

Sarah Palin’s Defamation Trial Against New York Times Scheduled to Start

Jan 24 2022 // Sarah Palin, the former Alaska governor and 2008 Republican vice presidential nominee, has spent 4-1/2 years battling the New York Times over an editorial she said falsely linked her to a deadly Arizona mass shooting that...

Relation Insurance Acquires Ginsberg Agency in New York

Jan 21 2022 // Relation Insurance Services, a national insurance agency based in California, has acquired the assets of New York-based Ginsberg Agency, the company announced Thursday. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. Ginsberg...

New York Contractor Underreported Payroll by 89 Workers, DA Says

Jan 20 2022 // A Congers, New York, contractor has been arrested after he was indicted on insurance fraud charges for allegedly underreporting his payroll by 89 workers.Anthony Frascone, 51, owner of Alpha-Omega, told his workers’...