Aston Lark Acquires UK Broker AJ Insurance Service August 24, 2022 Aston Lark, a Howden company, announced the acquisition of AJ Insurance Service Ltd. Financial details of the deal were not...
Prison Officer Gets ‘Assault Pay’ Where Injury Was Not Caused by Direct Violence August 24, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson A Massachusetts appeals court has ruled that a prison employee is entitled to “assault pay” for an injury even though...
Covenant Health in Tennessee Settles ADA Action by Justice Department August 24, 2022 The U.S. Department of Justice reached a settlement with Knoxville, Tennessee-based Covenant Health over claims that it violated the Americans...
After Second Death by Fall in 3 Years, New York Roofer Faces Potential $1.3M Penalty August 24, 2022 A Nanuet, New York roofing and siding contractor with a history of safety violations and penalties now faces an additional...
Cocktail of Chemicals Contributed to Massive Fish Die-off on Oder River: German Official August 24, 2022 By Frank Jordans Several substances seem to have contributed to the massive fish die-off in the Oder River that forms much of Germany’s...
Ukraine Grain Corridors Need More Ships, Affordable Insurance to Accelerate Exports August 24, 2022 By Áine Quinn, Ann Koh and Vivian Iroanya Ukraine’s first shipments of grain since being invaded by Russia are a harbinger of relief for squeezed global markets, but...
Worst Drought in Decades Threatens China’s Economic Recovery August 24, 2022 By Bloomberg News Wan Jinjun, a 62-year-old retiree who has swum the Yangtze River almost every day for the past decade in Wuhan,...
Tropical Storm Ma-on Takes Aim at Hong Kong, Guangdong Province August 24, 2022 Several cities in southern China raised their cyclone warning signals on Wednesday, bracing for Tropical Storm Ma-on, which is expected...
Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch Sues Australian News Site for Defamation August 24, 2022 By Byron Kaye and Jack Queen Fox Corp. CEO Lachlan Murdoch has filed a defamation lawsuit against an Australian news site over an opinion piece he...
North Dakota Officials Investigating Massive Oilfield Wastewater Spill August 24, 2022 North Dakota regulators are investigating a massive spill of oilfield wastewater from a broken pipeline in the northwest part of...