Monthly Archives: <span>May 2021</span>

Debate Over Liability Holds Up Self-Driving Car Legislation in Senate

A debate over who to blame — or sue — when a self-driven car hits someone is holding up legislation the industry says it needs to advance. “If another driver hits you, it’s clear who the driver is,” Sarah Rooney, …

Two Takeaways from Delta-8 Conversation

Delta-8 is generating quite a buzz over what appears to be legal loophole enabling the production and sales of the intoxicating product in both legal and non-legal states. New York just became the latest state to ban delta-8 THC, as …

People Moves: Hapworth to Lead Amwins’ AEU; Former NFLer Ayodele Joins Spoznik Agency; Century Risk Advisors Adds Sawyer

Hapworth Appointed CEO of Alabama-Based American Equity Underwriters The American Equity Underwriters, Inc. (AEU, an Amwins Company), a provider of workers’ compensation insurance for waterfront employers and program administrator for American Longshore Mutual Association Ltd. (ALMA), has picked Adele S. …

Tennessee Opening 3 Recovery Centers for People Dealing with March Floods

Tennessee officials are opening three recovery centers to help people find assistance after flooding in March. The Tennessee Emergency Management Agency says the Multi-Agency Recovery Centers open Saturday in Nashville-Davidson, Williamson and Wilson counties. The Tennessee agency, the Federal Emergency …

2 Atlanta Warehouses Damaged by Fire, Nearby Apartment Building Saved

Firefighters in Atlanta say they successfully contained a fire that engulfed two warehouses in the city overnight on Thursday. No injuries were reported and authorities said no one appeared to be inside the burning storage buildings. Atlanta Fire Department crews …

Houston Area to Get little of $1B in Federal Harvey Flood Aid

Houston area officials expressed shock and anger on May 21 after learning that their communities, which suffered the brunt of damage from Hurricane Harvey, would be getting only a small part of the $1 billion that Texas is awarding as …

Michigan Property Owners Win Key Court Ruling in Failed Dams Lawsuit

Property owners near dams that failed in the Midland area won a key decision in lawsuits against the state. Judge Cynthia Stephens said the lawsuits can go forward, rejecting a request to dismiss by the Department of Environment, Great Lakes …

Deck Collapse at Ohio Home During Party Leaves 4 Hospitalized

The collapse of the deck of an Ohio home during a party with more than two dozen people present sent at least four people to the hospital and injured several others, authorities said. The Madison Township fire department in Butler …

Louisiana Sets Up $30M Buyout Program for Flood-Prone Lake Charles Neighborhood

Louisiana is offering a $30 million voluntary buyout program to residents of a neighborhood that has flooded three times in recent years, Gov. John Bel Edwards said on May 21. Recent rains brought the latest floods to the Greinwich Terrace …

Security Shutdown Stops Hack of Tulsa, Oklahoma’s Computer System

Most residents of Tulsa are being prevented from paying their water bills after the city shut down its computer network as a security measure following an attempted ransomware attack, a city official said. The attempted breach was stopped before any …