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3M’s Bid to Shield Itself From Earplug Lawsuits Faces Skeptical Judges
Apr 5 2023 // Federal appeals court judges on Tuesday appeared skeptical of 3M’s bid to use the bankruptcy of its subsidiary Aearo Technologies to shield itself from nearly 260,000 lawsuits over allegedly defective military-issue...
Nine People Killed in Tennessee in Powerful Tornado System that Hit Region
Apr 3 2023 // Nine people died in Tennessee’s McNairy County, east of Memphis, in the same deadly storm system that pounded parts of Arkansas and Illinois, according to Patrick Sheehan, director the Tennessee Emergency Management...
Eight Injured in Chocolate Factory Blast in Pennsylvania
Mar 27 2023 // WEST READING, Pa. (AP) – Firefighters battled a blaze in Pennsylvania Friday after an explosion at a chocolate factory injured eight people and sent a plume of black smoke into the air above West Reading. Berks...
Three Killed in Georgia House Fire as Propane Tanks Explode
Mar 15 2023 // Three people were killed in a house fire as multiple propane tanks exploded, officials said. ”Explosions were going off inside the home” when firefighters arrived early Saturday morning, Barrow County Fire...
Two Agree to Plead Guilty in Massachusetts Driver’s License Scam
Mar 7 2023 // The former manager of a Massachusetts Registry of Motor Vehicles branch has agreed to plead guilty to federal extortion charges for allegedly taking bribes and in exchange for issuing passing scores on learner’s...
Two More La. Residents Sentenced in Staged Auto Collision Scheme
Feb 22 2023 // U.S. District Judge Sarah S. Vance sentenced New Orleans residents Herbert Allen,age 38, and Dion Ridley, age 23, after they pleaded guilty to Conspiracy to Commit Mail Fraud in violation of Title 18, United States Code,...
Five Things Independent Insurance Producers Expect from Their Agency
Feb 22 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. The producer market is getting skinny with retirees exiting businesses and not enough interest from new generations. Agencies that can deliver on both the historical...
Two More Louisiana Residents Sentenced in Staged Auto Accident Conspiracy
Feb 17 2023 // Two more Louisiana citizens were sentenced for conspiring to stage automobile accidents in order to defraud insurance and trucking companies. United States Attorney Duane A. Evans announced that John Diggs age 62, of...
Two Missouri Residents Plead Guilty to $1.2M Insurance Fraud Conspiracy
Feb 16 2023 // Two Columbia, Mo., residents pleaded guilty in federal court to their roles in a $1.2 million insurance fraud conspiracy that involved false claims of injuries suffered in car accidents. Latoya Marie Brown, 37, who also...
Two Arrested in Homemade Bombing of Georgia Woman’s Home
Feb 13 2023 // Georgia authorities have arrested two men, a month after a homemade bomb destroyed part of a home near Savannah. Caleb Kinsey, 33, and Stephen Glosser, 36, were apprehended last week after an investigation into the bombing...
Three College Students Killed in West Virginia Auto Accident
Feb 9 2023 // Three Virginia college students were killed when their vehicle left a road and struck a tree in West Virginia, authorities said Friday. The single-vehicle accident occurred Thursday night along West Virginia Route 259 near...
Four Countries Urge EU to Set Date for New CO2-Emitting Trucks
Jan 20 2023 // The Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark and Luxembourg have urged the European Union to fix a date by which new trucks and buses sold in Europe must have zero carbon dioxide emissions. The European Commission is set to propose...
Three Hurt as SUV Hit Small Plane After Nevada Highway Landing
Jan 10 2023 // A small plane clipped an SUV as it made an emergency landing on a highway north of Las Vegas, sending three people to a hospital as a precaution. Nevada State Police said the two-seater plane was having mechanical issues...
Five Non-Insurance Jobs for Millennials in the Insurance Industry
Jan 10 2023 // This post is part of a series sponsored by AgentSync. When you think of jobs in the insurance industry, what comes to mind? For most people, the first image is probably that of a licensed insurance agent (or broker,...
One Dead, Three Injured in Plane Crash At Utah Airport
Jan 4 2023 // A small plane with four passengers crashed at a Utah airport, killing one and injuring the other three, according to city officials in Provo. The plane crashed immediately after takeoff on Monday and one of the three...
One Storm Departs California as Another Lines up to Enter
Dec 29 2022 // SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Dense fog plagued California’s Central Valley early Wednesday as one winter storm left the state and another lined up to enter. The new storm was expected to move through Northern...
One Dead, Another Injured During Ammonia Leak at Massachusetts Food Plant
Dec 22 2022 // A 68-year-old man died and another man was taken to the hospital for treatment after an ammonia leak at a food processing facility in Massachusetts, authorities said. Police officers and firefighters went to the plant in...
3M Will Stop Producing ‘Forever Chemical’ PFAS by End of 2025
Dec 20 2022 // 3M Co., confronting regulatory pressure and lawsuits that threaten billions of dollars in damages, will stop making so-called forever chemicals and aim to discontinue their use in products by the end of 2025. The...
3M Faces Claim in Netherlands Over ‘Forever Chemicals’ Pollution
Dec 14 2022 // The Netherlands’s government is exploring its legal options against chemical giant 3M over pollution in the Dutch part of the Scheldt River. For years, the company’s Antwerp, Belgium-based factory seeped...
Three Children Killed in North Carolina House Fire
Dec 14 2022 // Three children under the age of 5 are dead and their mother was taken to a hospital after a house fire in North Carolina on Monday morning, authorities said. Greensboro Deputy Fire Chief Dwayne Church says firefighters...
