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College student pulls .45 from fanny pack and shoots man in the neck while 'smiling' in front of the victim's girlfriend: Police
Background: The home in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, where authorities say the shooting occurred (WPVI/YouTube). Inset: Jackson Roberts (Philadelphia Police Department). A university student in Pennsylvania is accused of shooting a man in the neck in a home filled with...
Your New Car Should Not Live at the Dealership
The Barry Law Firm The first visit, you are patient. The second, you are annoyed but reasonable. By the third visit for the same stalling engine, the same dead battery, the same transmission shudder, something has quietly changed: you no longer own the reliable new...
When Use of Artificial Intelligence Conflicts With Employees’ Sincerely Held Religious Beliefs (US)
“Call it the fault of civilization. God isn’t compatible with machinery ...”Or so Mustapha Mond warns John the Savage in Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, but that tension is not confined to great works of literature. As businesses embrace...
Mom indicted after 4-year-old boy found unsecured gun in car and shot her 2-year-old son to death while adults were checking into Airbnb: Cops
Insets: Shakelia Tennyson and Brayden Tennyson. Background: The 2600 block of Scrapbook Street in Kissimmee, Florida, where Brayden was shot and killed (WOFL). A Georgia woman is accused of leaving a loaded gun unsecured in a car, where her 4-year-old nephew found it...
Man showed up bloody at friend's house asking for help, then cops checked the back of his pickup truck and found a dead mom of 4: Police
Inset: Holly Luna (Facebook). Background: News footage of the scene where Holly Luna was found dead (WZZM). A Michigan man who drove to a friend's house asking for help has been charged with murder after police found a woman dead in his truck. According to a press...
After the Midterms: Where Chief Insurance Regulator Changes Stand Following the 2026 Elections
The November 3, 2026, midterm elections will bring new leadership to several state insurance departments. In some states, the changes result from elected commissioner races. In others, the changes result indirectly from newly elected governors, who appoint the...
GeTtin’ SALTy Episode 87 | Portland’s Proposed Massive Increase to the CEO Pay-Ratio Surtax — and Oregon’s Other Tax Debates
On the latest episode of the GeTtin’ SALTy podcast, host Nikki Dobay welcomes back guest Jeff Newgard of Peak Policy to discuss a proposal to sharply increase Portland’s CEO pay-ratio surtax, which was enacted in 2017. While the surtax has always raised...
Fraud Claims Not Barred by Contractual Waiver: Tennessee Court Affirms Punitive Damages Award Against General Contractor
The Tennessee Court of Appeals has upheld a punitive damages award against general contractor The Weitz Company, finding that the subcontract’s general waiver of special damages did not bar recovery for intentional misrepresentation. The case arose from...
UK Government Commits to Mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence Law: Outcome of the Responsible Business Conduct Review
On November 4, 2026, the UK Government published a statement announcing the outcome of its responsible business conduct review (“RBC Review”), which it launched in its Trade Strategy 2025 (for background, please refer to our previous blog post here).The...