Monthly Archives: <span>July 2020</span>

More than 14K Homes Vulnerable to Hanna’s Storm Surge, CoreLogic Says

CoreLogic has estimated that more than 14,000 homes were at risk of storm surge damage from Hurricane Hanna, which made landfall in South Texas on July 25. CoreLogic’s Coastal Storm Risk Score shows the number of homes at risk of …

U.S. Appeals Court Says Jury Should Decide Kent State Ex-Player’s Lawsuit

A federal appeals court has ruled that a jury should decide on a former university softball player’s charge that her coach violated her First Amendment rights after a sexual assault on campus in Ohio. A three-judge panel of the U.S. …

Enbridge Contractor Vessels May Have Bumped Great Lakes Pipeline Support

Recent damage that prompted the temporary shutdown of an Enbridge oil pipeline in a channel linking two of the Great Lakes may have been done by vessels working for the company, according to an in-house report provided to The Associated …

Girl Killed in Michigan When Construction Equipment Falls Onto Car

A construction vehicle fell from a trailer onto a car at a suburban Detroit, Michigan, intersection on July 25 and killed a 10-year-old girl inside, police said. The backhoe loader was being pulled by a dump truck that appeared to …

Pathfinder/LL&D Insurance Group Joins Texas’ Insurors Group

Insurors Group LLC, an alliance of independent insurance agents in Texas, has added Pathfinder/LL&D Insurance Group LLC located in Houston, as a member agency. Led by CEO Scott West, Pathfinder/LL&D Insurance Group was founded in 2001 by the merger of …

California Governor Pledging to Support Essential Workers

California Gov. Gavin Newsom pledged Friday to do more to protect farm workers, grocery clerks and other essential workers – many of whom are Latino –from the health and economic harms of the coronavirus as the infection spreads through their …

Harry And Meghan File Lawsuit Over Photo of Son at California Home

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle sued to stop the sale and publication of a photo of their son Archie that they say was shot at their Los Angeles-area home in invasion of their privacy. The royal couple gives a detailed …

Windows Broken Fire Set During Seattle Protests

Protesters in Seattle broke through a fence Saturday where a youth detention facility was being built, with some people setting a fire and damaging a portable trailer, authorities said. Thousands of protesters ad gathered near downtown Seattle on Saturday in …

Anchorage Tsunami Alerts Were Sent by Mistake, Officials Says

The magnitude 7.8 earthquake in the Aleutian Islands last week should not have sent tsunami alerts as far as Anchorage, Alaska’s most populous city, the Alaska Tsunami Warning Center said. The warnings were justified for coastal communities where they prompted …

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Offers Accountants Professional Liability in Pennsylvania

Berkshire Hathaway GUARD Insurance Companies recently announced it added Pennsylvania to the list of states where the insurer offers its Accountants Professional Liability product. In 2016, it began writing Professional Liability for a limited number of classes in 13 states …