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Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. Reports Recent Data Breach Leaking an Unknown Number of Social Security Numbers
On March 14, 2023, Voya Financial Advisors, Inc. (“VFA”) filed a notice of data breach with the Massachusetts Office of Consumer Affairs and Business Regulation after learning that sensitive consumer information stored on the company’s computer system was accessible to an unauthorized party. Based on the company’s official filing, the incident resulted in an unauthorized…
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Court of Appeals of Louisiana Affirms Second 8-Figure Verdict of 2023
In a move that further cements Louisiana’s place as the 7th Ranked Judicial Hell Hole of 2023, the Court of Appeals of Louisiana affirmed a second 8-figure verdict of 2023 for a mesothelioma personal injury case in Strauder v. Shell Oil Co., 2023 WL 2009251 (La. App. 4 Cir. 2/15/23)….By: Husch Blackwell LLP
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Ukraine Burns Through Ammunition in Bakhmut, Putting Future Fights at Risk
The military is using thousands of artillery shells a day as it tries to hold the eastern city, which could jeopardize a planned springtime campaign.
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Macron Pushes Through Law in France Raising Retirement Age
Lacking parliamentary support, the French president used a special measure to circumvent a vote, a step likely to further enrage opponents.
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On Italy’s Coast, Empathy Mixes With Frustration After Migrant Tragedy
As bodies continue washing up in a poverty-stricken part of Calabria, some local residents wonder whether a hard-line government understands what drives migration.
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Protests in Peru: How Police Used Lethal Force Against Demonstrators
A New York Times investigation found that the country’s police and military fired lethal ammunition at unarmed civilians during protests in December and January.
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An Effort to Resolve Israel’s Impasse Stalls on How to Pick Judges
Mediators say the government and its opponents agree on some changes to a judiciary overhaul plan that has divided the country. But the process of appointing new judges remains a major obstacle.
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Kehinde Wiley’s New Exhibition Is a Chapel for Mourning
“An Archaeology of Silence” opens in San Francisco, after a string of police killings of Black men. Along with powerful art, it offers a respite room to those needing a break.
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As Plundered Items Return to Wounded Knee, Decisions Await
The Oglala Sioux Tribe recently secured the return of cultural objects kept for over a century in a tiny Massachusetts museum. Now it is seeking consensus on their final resting place.
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Gerhard Richter Rides Again
The German artist says the 14 paintings here are among his last. Even so, their freshness and spontaneity feels like a new beginning.