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Rihanna, the world-famous pop star, listed her home in Beverly Hills for $4.5 million, $2.4 million less than she bought it for in 2009.

In South Carolina, a husband who was hospitalized for a serious illness stated on his will that his $500,000 life insurance policy would be split five ways among his wife and four sons.

A Newark, New Jersey, tax preparer was permanently prohibited from preparing tax returns for clients following a civil injunction complaint filed against him by the U.S. Department of Justice, The Star-Ledger reports.

Two of the largest oral care companies, Colgate Palmolive and GlaxoSmithKline, came to an agreement over a lawsuit involving the shape of toothpaste as it lies on the toothbrush in advertisements, also known as a nurdle.

Small businesses, due to their size and relative vulnerability, need to protect themselves with insurance.

Cynthia Tester, a former lawyer, is currently facing a $2 million malpractice lawsuit from her ex-client, Christine Ferer, who alleges Tester failed to adequately represent her during a lawsuit against Fenton Construction.

The Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York will be the location for Business Insurance’s 2012 Risk Management Summit taking place February 29-March 1.

While small business owners have to juggle many tasks, it’s important to continually be assessing risk and purchasing the right type of insurance coverages, which can protect them from liability claims, a Phoenix law firm recently reminded entrepreneurs.

According to a 2011 Office Team survey, 46 percent of employees across the United States said they have worked for an unreasonable boss, while 59 percent of those employees remained at the job, whether they confronted the issue or not.

Acknowledging the importance of cybersecurity, the Democratic Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid recently composed a letter to U.S. Chamber of Commerce CEO Tom Donohue about the necessary legislation to support the fight against cybercrime.