Small Earthquake Confirmed Off Southern Oregon Coast October 21, 2019 A 4.7-magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of southern Oregon, The U.S. Geological Survey confirmed. The USGS mapped the earthquake...
California Threatened by More Blackouts With Wind Gusts October 21, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan Almost two weeks after 2.3 million people in California suffered through forced blackouts, the state’s utilities are warning they may...
Update on Opioid Lawsuits Against Drugmakers, Distributors October 21, 2019 By Nate Raymond On Monday, two Ohio counties reached a last-minute settlement with four companies they accused of fueling the nationwide opioid epidemic....
Financial, Legal Advisors Scamming Elderly Has Become Big Business October 21, 2019 By Nick Leiber Terry Ann McIntosh’s financial nightmare began four years ago, soon after she hired a caregiver through a family services website....
Plymouth Rock Assurance Finalizes Acquisition of New Jersey’s Rider Insurance October 21, 2019 Plymouth Rock Assurance has finalized its acquisition of Rider Insurance Company. New Jersey-based Rider is the largest motorcycle insurance provider...
Philadelphia Bookkeeper Sentenced for Embezzling Nearly $1.6M from Employer October 21, 2019 A Philadelphia bookkeeper who embezzled nearly $1.6 million from his New Jersey employer over a 10-year period has been sentenced...
Dam Collapse in Siberia Kills At Least 15 Gold Miners October 21, 2019 At least 15 gold miners were killed on Saturday when a dam collapsed, flooding an artisanal mining encampment in a...
Brothers Charged with Starting Philadelphia Blaze to Collect Insurance Money October 21, 2019 Authorities say a blaze that tore through a Philadelphia building last year was set by two brothers who owned a...
CRESTA Updates Risk Accumulation Zones for 2019, Launches Website October 21, 2019 CRESTA, the insurance industry organization that provides a standard global system of risk accumulation zones, has announced the release of...
Four Drugmakers Reach $260M Settlement, Ending Opioid Trial Set to Start Today October 21, 2019 By Kathy Gray Four large drug companies reached a last-minute $260 million legal settlement over their role in the U.S. opioid addiction epidemic,...