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Family Sues After School Bars Ebola-Exposed Child; ADA Damages Sought
The father of a Connecticut third-grader filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday saying his daughter has been unfairly barred from school amid fears she may have been exposed to the Ebola virus while in ...
Kimberly-Clark Being Sued Over Medical Gown Ebola Protection Claims
Kimberly-Clark Corp. was accused in a lawsuit by a Los Angeles surgeon of putting its "monetary self interest" ahead of public safety by falsely claiming its medical gowns protect against Ebola when ...
Behind every commercial or residential property in a regional insurer’s portfolio are people relying on their carrier to remain resilient...
Apple CEO Places First Brick on Path for Gay Leaders
Apple Inc. CEO Tim Cook on Thursday became the most prominent American corporate leader to come out as gay, saying he was trading his closely guarded privacy for the chance to help move civil rights ...
SEC Seeking to Dole Out $600M-Plus SAC Settlement
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission wants to make its $602 million settlement with SAC Capital Advisors hedge fund available to people who say they are victims of illicit trading by a former ...
Three Years Later, Some MF Global Creditors Getting Paid
A large group of creditors of MF Global Holdings Ltd.'s bankrupt brokerage unit will soon receive their first payout, as $518.7 million of checks start to be mailed out on Friday, the third ...
Hamilton USA Names Koehler President, Middle Market & Programs
Hamilton USA, the New Jersey-based insurance operations of Hamilton Insurance Group, has appointed Rich Koehler as president of middle market and programs. Koehler will report to CEO Conan Ward and ...
Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty for South Korea Ferry Captain
South Korean prosecutors on Monday demanded the death penalty for the captain of a ferry that sank in April, killing more than 300 people, and life sentences to three key crew members, a court ...
A.M. Best Affirms Greenlight Re at A; Upgrades Ireland Unit
A.M. Best announced Thursday that the rating agency has upgraded the financial strength rating (FSR) of Greenlight Reinsurance Ireland, Limited (Ireland) to "A "(excellent) from "A-"(excellent). The ...