On Thursday January 15, at about 2:20 p.m., New York State Police respond
ed to a report of a multi-vehicle crash on I-81 southbound, south of Exit 73 in the town of LaFayette, a rural community about 15 moles south of Syracuse.
Police reported that a total of 37 vehicles were involved in the crash on the
road. The main crash involved approximately 18 vehicles, including three tractor-trailers.
The crash is considered weather-related as the area was experiencing heavy snow. Police said they are investigating.
No deaths were reported. Four patients were transported to Upstate Medical Hospital, three to Crouse Hospital,
and one to Upstate Community Hospital, according to police. Two patients were reported to have serious but not life-threatening injuries.
Interstate 81 was closed for several hours but reopened in both northbound and southbound direction by 5:37 p.m.
Photo: New York State Police photo.
“As far as clients, they were always going to follow — the nature of the industry is that clients follow their brokers,” said the
opposition to the TRO, adding, “There was no grand plot to steal from Brown,” who’s energy would be better
directed at “correcting its governance shortcomings and problematic corporate culture,” Howden said.
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The injunction sought by Brown & Brown would harm the defendants’
ability to work, and the broker’s filing doesn’t include substantive allegations against a majority of individuals listed as defendants, Howden said. Brown & B
rown has failed to show a TRO is warranted, Howden said.
The 72-page filing, seen here, includes claims of a deteriorating Brown & Brown corporate culture, paltry compensation, manipulative financial reporting, and employee disc
rimination. Brown & Brown did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Howden US, the new U.S. retail broking business of Howden launched in August with Mike Parrish as CEO, is also being sued by brokers, Aon, Marsh, and WTW.