Monthly Archives: <span>July 2019</span>

Missouri Man Hurt When Big Rig Backs Up on I-35 Awarded $2M in Lawsuit

Jurors have awarded more than $2 million to a Missouri man who was injured when a driver threw a tractor-trailer in reverse on Interstate 35 in Kansas. The Kansas City Star reports that Michael Whitt, of the Kansas City suburb …

Indiana Fines ArcelorMittal $14K After Worker Dies in Train Accident

ArcelorMittal has been fined $14,000 after a steelworker died in an April train accident at the company’s Indiana Harbor steel mill in northwestern Indiana. The (Northwest Indiana) Times reports the Indiana Department of Labor Occupational Health and Safety Administration found …

Documents: Hospital Paid $6M to Armstrong Family in Wrongful Death Suit

An Ohio hospital paid the estate of astronaut Neil Armstrong $6 million in a confidential agreement to settle allegations that post-surgical complications led to Armstrong’s 2012 death, according to court documents and a report in the New York Times. The …

U.S. Appeals Court: Ohio Work Comp Solicitation Ban at Odds with Free Speech Law

In siding with a law firm in a case involving access to workers’ compensation claimant information and the use of that information for solicitation, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit has declared provisions of an Ohio state …

Why Chinese Crypto Entrepreneur Was No-Show for $4.5M Buffett Charity Lunch

Chinese cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, who cited health issues in postponing his charity lunch with Warren Buffett this week, issued a broad apology to just about everyone for touting the plan to dine with one of America’s richest people, noting …

Insurers Owed $20 Billion Offer Own Rescue Plan for PG&E in Bankruptcy Court

Insurance companies that say Pacific Gas & Electric owes them more than $20 billion from wildfire claims wants to take over the California utility and pull it out of bankruptcy. The group of insurers filed court documents Tuesday seeking to …

Northeast Insurer Kingstone to Exit Commercial Liability Lines

Kingstone Companies Inc., a Northeast regional property and casualty insurance holding company, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Kingstone Insurance Company (KICO), has decided to no longer underwrite commercial liability risks. These include business owners, artisans (CraftPak), special multi-peril …

Charges Dismissed Again in Deadly Philadelphia Amtrak Crash

For the second time, a Philadelphia judge has dismissed all criminal charges filed against an Amtrak engineer in a deadly high-speed derailment in Philadelphia that killed eight and injured about 200 people. The decision Tuesday followed defense arguments that any …

More Than 67K Still Without Electricity in New Jersey Following Storms

More than 67,000 homes and businesses in New Jersey are still without electricity two days after a line of thunderstorms downed trees and power lines. Most are Jersey Central Power and Light customers in Monmouth and Ocean counties. Public Service …

High Winds, Tornado Rip Off Cape Cod Hotel Roof, Lead to Power Outages

High winds and one radar-confirmed tornado ripped off a hotel roof, downed trees that blocked roads, and knocked out power to thousands on Cape Cod on Tuesday during the peak of tourist season. A tornado struck Yarmouth just after noon, …