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Bitcoin Claims, Ransom Demands Skyrocket

Hey, want those photos and files back? It may cost more than it used to. Thank bitcoin. Chubb Ltd., best known for catering to wealthy families and corporations, is among at least three insurers facing a jump in costs tied …

Motor State Michigan Tries to Accommodate Bikes

In the capital of the U.S. auto industry, drivers have been slow to accept that more Americans are choosing bicycles over cars for commuting or for fun and exercise. While other states adopted bike-friendly safety laws to accommodate cycling’s soaring …

Winter Cyclone to Bring Deep Freeze to Northeast U.S.

A quick moving low pressure system, dubbed a bomb cyclone, located just off the East Coast of Florida will move northeast toward Canada by Friday, according to a short range forecast by the National Weather Service. According to the National …

Pennsylvania Woman Sues Over Nude Photos Taken on Operating Table

A woman has sued the Pennsylvania hospital where she once worked over nude photos taken of her while she was on the operating table. Sheila Harosky sued Washington Hospital, its chief executive and the doctor performing her surgery. She alleges …

Ohio Federal Judge Rules in Favor of Insurer in Sex Harassment Case

Last month, a federal judge in Ohio’s Northern District Court ruled in favor of Zurich American Insurance Company, granting the insurer’s motion for summary judgment in a case involving a dispute over payment of two sexual harassment claims. Scott Fetzer …

Zero Passenger Deaths Reported by Airlines in 2017

President Donald Trump is taking credit for the safety of the U.S. aviation system even though it is being run by a holdover from the previous administration and has avoided any commercial passenger fatalities for several years before he took …

North America Pounded by Disasters in 2017

North America couldn’t catch a break in 2017. Parts of the United States were on fire, underwater or lashed by hurricane winds. Mexico shook with back-to-back earthquakes. The Caribbean got hit with a string of hurricanes. The rest of the …

Armed With New Data, Feds Target ‘Drug-Dealing’ Doctors

The pain clinic tucked into the corner of a low-slung suburban strip mall was an open secret. Patients would travel hundreds of miles to see Dr. Andrzej Zielke, eager for what authorities described as a steady flow of prescriptions for …

Defining the ‘Scope of Employment’

Utilizing Job Descriptions and Employer Policies to Determine Coverage for Employee Acts Allow employment lawyers everywhere to let you in on a secret: we love to kill trees. The more documentation, the better, when it comes to defending clients in …

2018 Begins With Record Cold in the Midwest

Bone-chilling cold gripped the middle of the U.S. as 2018 began Monday, breaking low temperature records, icing some New Year’s celebrations and leading to at least two deaths attributed to exposure to the elements. The National Weather Service issued wind …

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