A Los Angeles jury has awarded $103 million in damages to former Liberty Mutual senior claims manager Joy Slagel, capping a long-running wrongful termination dispute that earlier survived summary judgment after a California appellate court found triable issues of age and disability bias, retaliation and pretext.
Nearly two-thirds of organizations globally plan to increase their cybersecurity spending next year, with more than a quarter expecting to increase budgets by 25% or more, according to a report issued Tuesday by Marsh.
The Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania on Monday reversed a Workers’ Compensation Appeal Board ruling, ordering benefits reinstated to a suburban Philadelphia police sergeant who developed post-traumatic stress disorder following a violent 2020 on-duty confrontation that ended in a suspect’s death.
A high-stakes London lawsuit over Jimi Hendrix’s landmark 1960s recordings is raising alarms across the global music industry, with Sony Music Entertainment warning that a win for the claimants could “throw the music industry into chaos,” Reuters reported.
NFP, a middle market unit of Aon, said Tuesday that it had promoted Caleb Noel to chief financial officer, succeeding Brett Schneider.
Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. has hired former Baldwin Group executive Melissa Heldreth as area senior vice president and director of its U.S. space practice.