Potent Hurricane Weather Pattern Continues to Take Shape, Forecaster Says June 17, 2024 By Don Jergler The hurricane season continues to look like it will be a highly active one, as a potent and portentous weather...
Questions Raised about FIGA Board Changes, Now With No Auto Insurer Reps June 17, 2024 By William Rabb In May, Florida’s chief financial officer sent out a notice that he had appointed new members to the Florida Insurance...
Judge Orders Retrial of Civil Case Against Contractor Accused of Abuse at Abu Ghraib June 17, 2024 By Matthew Barakat A judge on Friday ordered a retrial over allegations that a Virginia-based military contractor contributed to the abuse and torture...
Vermont Governor Vetoes Data Privacy Bill As Too Hostile to Business, Nonprofits June 17, 2024 By Lisa Rathke Vermont’s governor has vetoed a broad data privacy bill that would have been one of the strongest in the country...
Oregon Contractor Fined for Repeatedly Exposing Workers to Fall Hazards June 17, 2024 The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined a Grants Pass roofing company $86,149 for workplace safety violations, including repeatedly...
People Moves: Krause Group Names Westervelt Vice President of Sales June 14, 2024 Krause Group, headquartered in Des Moines, Iowa, named Holly Westervelt to the newly created role of vice president of sales,...
Oklahoma Supreme Court Dismisses Reparations Lawsuit of Tulsa Race Massacre Survivors June 14, 2024 By Sean Murphy, The Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) — The Oklahoma Supreme Court on Wednesday dismissed a lawsuit by survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race...
Louisiana High Court Reopens Window for Adult Victims of Childhood Sex Abuse to Sue June 14, 2024 By Kevin McGill NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Officially reversing a controversial March ruling, Louisiana’s highest court Wednesday gave childhood victims of sexual abuse...
For Shrinking Mississippi River Towns, Frequent Floods Worsen Fortunes June 14, 2024 By Michael Phillis, Jim Salter and Camille Fassett WEST ALTON, Mo. (AP) — Devastating flooding, driven in part by climate change, is taking an especially damaging toll on...
Judge Blasts Liberty Mutual in Declaring He Will Not Disqualify Because He’s an Insured June 14, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal judge in New Jersey, in a blistering opinion, has refused to disqualify himself from a case involving his...