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IFF to merge with DuPont’s $26.2B nutrition unit
Category: Blog | December 16, 2019
International Flavors & Fragrances Inc (IFF.N) said it will merge with DuPont Inc’s (DD.N) $26.2 billion nutrition & biosciences unit in a deal that will create a new consumer giant valued at more than $45 billion. Under terms of the … Continue reading
Credit Union Settles Discrimination Lawsuit for $450,000
Category: Blog | December 15, 2019
The U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission announced the resolution of a sex, age and retaliatory discrimination lawsuit against California-based Tucoemas Federal Credit Union. The credit union has agreed to pay $450,000, along with certain injunctive relief, to resolve the complaint. … Continue reading
When plastic surgery goes wrong
Category: Blog | December 15, 2019
One in five Florida plastic surgeons are uninsured. Patients suffer after botched tummy tucks, Brazilian butt lifts and more. Nearly 6,900 doctors in Florida lack malpractice insurance or other coverage, colloquially referred to as “going bare,” a USA TODAY investigation … Continue reading
Tom Petty’s Daughters, Widow Settle Legal Battle Over Estate
Category: Blog | December 15, 2019
A settlement has been reached in the Tom Petty estate battle between the rock legend’s widow and his two daughters from a previous marriage. This past spring — Petty’s daughters Adria Petty and Annakim Violette — sued Dana York Petty for $5 million after … Continue reading
Texas woman convicted in $5.5M worker comp fraud
Category: Blog | December 15, 2019
A Texas woman was convicted on six counts of health care fraud in connection with a $5.5 million federal workers’ compensation overbilling scheme, U.S. Justice Department officials said. Melissa Sumerour, 48, of Lorena, was found guilty by a federal jury following a five-day trial, DOJ officials said. Sumerour … Continue reading
Jury awards $57.2M to the state in Seattle tunnel delay trial
Category: Blog | December 15, 2019
A Thurston County jury has awarded $57.2 million damages from Seattle Tunnel Partners to the state in the SR 99 tunnel delays trial. “We never wavered from our position that it was always the contractor’s responsibility to fix the tunneling … Continue reading
Burgers & Beer Settles Sex Discrimination Lawsuit For $150K
Category: Blog | December 12, 2019
So Cal Restaurant Denied Server Positions to Men, Federal Agency Charges Burgers & Beer, a Southern California food chain based in El Centro, Calif., has agreed to pay $150,000 to settle a sex discrimination lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal … Continue reading
Injury sustained during work bowling outing compensable
Category: Blog | December 12, 2019
An ankle injury sustained by an employee during a company bowling event is compensable, a Florida appellate court held. In Reynolds v. Anixter Power Solutions, the Florida First District Court of Appeals in Tallahassee reversed and remanded in a 2-1 decision … Continue reading
Amazon’s Warehouses are injury mills
Category: Blog | December 12, 2019
Amazon’s famous speed and technological innovation have driven the company’s massive global expansion and a valuation well over $800 billion. It’s also helped make Amazon the nation’s second-largest private employer behind Walmart, and its CEO, Jeff Bezos, one of the richest … Continue reading
Hyundai Faces Probe After $1.8B Merger With Rival Daewoo
Category: Blog | December 12, 2019
Hyundai Heavy Industries Holdings Co Ltd., the world’s largest shipbuilding company, faces an EU antitrust probe after the company bought its industry rival Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co Ltd., sources told Reuters. The $1.8 billion deal was announced in January, allowing … Continue reading