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With American Mobile Cancellations, Florida Mobile Home Market Has ‘Fallen Apart’

Insurance Journal

Reinsurance in Florida’s long-stressed property insurance market was supposed to have stabilized this year – with moderate rate increases and more availability.

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Five Things to Know About Kamala Harris’ Criminal Justice Record

The Marshall Project

Here’s where Vice President Kamala Harris, a former prosecutor, stands on important criminal justice issues.

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Insurers Face Business Interruption Claims After Global Tech Outage

Insurance Journal

Insurers could face a raft of business interruption claims after a worldwide tech outage crippled industries from travel to finance on Friday, insurance industry experts said.

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NIH Intramural Licensing Guidelines Hit the Wrong Note at the Wrong Time

IP Watchdog

With exquisitely bad timing, the National Institutes of Heath (NIH) floated a new policy governing licensing inventions made by its scientists subtitled “Promoting Equity in Access Planning.”. With stakeholders still stunned by the Administration’s attempt to misuse the Bayh-Dole Act to impose Washington price controls on products based on federally funded inventions, the new plan could hardly have been floated at a worse time.

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Visibility Into the Strategy & Supporting Documents of Major US Law Firms

Law Firm Intelligence by Trellis aggregates state trial court data across the Trellis platform enabling users to: look up a particular metric related to a specific law firm (such as, how many cases a law firm had or has against another law firm), and see the actual dockets and documents supporting the metric. Trellis data is maximized in a revolutionary and unique way to provide users an exclusive look into a law firm litigating in state trial courts.

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Microsoft: About 8.5M of Its Devices Affected by CrowdStrike-Related Outage

Insurance Journal

A global tech outage that was related to a software update by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike affected nearly 8.5 million Microsoft devices, Microsoft said in a blog post on Saturday. “We currently estimate that CrowdStrike’s update affected 8.

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WRITING INFLAMMATORY THINGS IN COURT DOCUMENTS AND CORRESPONDENCE: IT NEVER, EVER, HELPS

Civil Litigation Brief

We are looking at the judgment of HHJ Edward Hess in TM v KM [2022] EWFC 155 for two reasons: firstly the costs involved; secondly the judge’s observations about the unattractiveness of putting personal pejorative remarks in court documents. There.

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Why in-house counsel and law firms are warming up to litigation funders

Legal Dive

The dispute-financing industry is poised for growth as legal departments seek to evolve their reputation as pure cost centers.

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People Moves: Risk Strategies Names Bagwell Commercial Lines Leader in West

Insurance Journal

Risk Strategies named Troy Bagwell commercial lines leader for the West region. Bagwell, who is based in Los Angeles, is responsible for building and executing the regional strategy for the commercial property/casualty business segment.

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New Jersey Group Eyes Insurance Surcharges, Oil Fees to Fund Resiliency Projects

Insurance Journal

A 2% surcharge on property insurance policies, mandatory fees on the oil and gas industries, and holding a public referendum are ways a public-private group formed in the aftermath of Superstorm Sandy recommends to pay for projects to protect New …

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Two Russian Men Plead Guilty in LockBit Ransomware Attacks

Insurance Journal

Two Russian nationals pleaded guilty to their roles in ransomware attacks in the US, Asia, Europe and Africa for a notorious hacking gang known as LockBit.

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Stay On Top of Newly Filed State & Federal Litigation: Curated Just for You!

With Daily Filings Report by Trellis you will receive an email and csv file daily with all new cases filed in the jurisdictions you're tracking. Each new case will include all case metadata like judge, parties, counsel, practice area, and even direct links to the full docket and complaint. Trellis Daily Filings Reports provide direct access to newly filed state and federal litigation curated just for you.

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Former Postal Worker Sentenced to Probation for Workers’ Compensation Fraud

Insurance Journal

A former U.S. Postal Service employee in Delaware who defrauded taxpayers of almost $100,000 in workers’ compensation benefits has been sentenced to probation.

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