Head-Injured Alabama Worker May Get Comp Claim, Despite Mediation Barring It September 26, 2022 By William Rabb An electrician sustains a head injury on the job. He signs a mediation agreement absolving the employer of any workers’...
North Carolina Insurance Dept. Takes Over Investigation Into Furniture Plant Fire September 26, 2022 An investigation into a fire that destroyed a 40-year-old furniture upholstery business in North Carolina has been turned over to...
Maine Opts Out of $440M Multistate Settlement With Juul September 26, 2022 Maine has opted out of a $440 million multistate settlement with electronic cigarette maker Juul Labs in objection to certain...
Privacy Watchdog Suit Says California Utility Targeted Asians in Pot Searches September 26, 2022 Extraordinary use of electricity has long been a telltale sign of illegal grow houses producing thousands of marijuana plants hidden...
Maryland Settles Dispute With Kushner Property Management Firm for $3.2M September 26, 2022 By Brian White A property management company owned by the family of former President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, Jared Kushner, has agreed to pay...
Washington Roofers Face $1 Million-Plus in Fines for Reported Safety Violations September 26, 2022 Two Washington roofing companies that landed on the Department of Labor & Industries’ severe violators list face large fines for...
Oklahoma Court: Marijuana Question Won’t Make November Ballot September 23, 2022 By Sean Murphy A proposed state question on whether to legalize the recreational use of marijuana in Oklahoma won’t appear on the November...
Chicago to Pay $15 Million Over Woman’s Death in Police Chase Crash September 23, 2022 By Don Babwin The Chicago City Council approved a settlement on Wednesday that will pay $15 million to the family of a woman...
Michigan Property Owners, 3M Settle PFAS Case for $54 Million September 23, 2022 A judge has given tentative approval to a $54 million settlement involving 3M Co., a shoe manufacturer and property owners...
Stoplight Shooting Not Covered by Uninsured Motorist Policy, Carolina High Court Says September 23, 2022 By Insurance Journal Staff Reports A fatal shooting by a disturbed driver is not covered by the victim’s uninsured motorist policy, the South Carolina Supreme...