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BROOKLINE, Mass. (AP) — Residents of Brookline have approved $11 million to end a yearslong legal battle with a firefighter who said he was subjected to racial discrimination while working for the fire department. The settlement with Gerald Alston, who … Source: Claims Journal

Seven insurers that shared the risk for directors and officers policies sold to Towers Watson may have to pay up to $80 million for settlements with shareholders who cried foul after learning that the brokerage’s merger with Willis included a … Source: Claims Journal

Tesla Inc will likely seek to slash a $137 million jury award for a Black worker who accused the automaker of racial discrimination, but could have difficulty reducing the verdict amid claims that the company tolerated widespread harassment, legal experts … Source: Claims Journal

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay. But a new initiative seeks natural flood control solutions as climate change brings increasingly frequent and severe weather events that test … Source: Claims Journal

Bayer AG won its first trial over claims its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer after a California jury found that the herbicide was not a substantial cause of a child’s rare form of non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma, the company said on Tuesday. Destiny … Source: Claims Journal

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A judge has reduced the sentence of a Mississippi truck driver convicted in an alcohol-related crash on a Pennsylvania interstate three years ago that killed three people, including a toddler. A Dauphin County judge originally sentenced … Source: Claims Journal

LOS ANGELES, Calif. — A section of the oil pipeline that burst off the Southern California coast was displaced 105 feet (32 meters) across the ocean floor, officials said on Tuesday, fueling speculation that a ship’s anchor may have caused … Source: Claims Journal

HELENA, Mont. (AP) — An Illinois law firm filed lawsuits Monday against Amtrak and BNSF Railway on behalf of seven passengers who were on an Amtrak train when it derailed in north-central Montana late last month, killing three and injuring … Source: Claims Journal

Insurity Buys AuSum Insurity, which provides cloud-based software to property and casualty insurers, announced that it has completed the acquisition of AuSum Systems. AuSum, which stands for audit and survey management, provides software that automates premium and loss control processes, … Source: Claims Journal

Chubb Names Head of North America Claims Chubb has appointed Kevin Rampe as head of Chubb North America claims. He succeeds Bill Hazelton, who has been appointed to a newly created role centered on a number of strategic initiatives in … Source: Claims Journal