ER Docs Are Independent Contractors, But Hospital Still Controls, Florida Court Finds August 16, 2022 By William Rabb As in many business and commercial liability disputes, it’s all about the wording of the contract, a Florida appeals court...
FBI: Firm Chaired by Former Florida House Speaker Billed County for Hurricane Cleanup August 16, 2022 A Florida company with a former House speaker as a top executive allegedly charged local government millions of dollars for...
Kentucky Governor Says FEMA Denying Too Many Requests for Assistance August 16, 2022 Gov. Andy Beshear complained Thursday that the Federal Emergency Management Agency is denying too many requests for assistance in flood-ravaged...
Maryland Court Affirms Limits on Hiring Firm Liability for Contractor Negligence August 16, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson The mother of a man killed on a Baltimore construction site who was barred by Maryland’s workers’ compensation law from...
Financial Services Companies Urged to Hire More Working-Class Managers August 16, 2022 By Huw Jones Financial services companies should set “stretching targets” for appointing people from working class backgrounds to senior positions, a UK government-sponsored...
Crash Into Pennsylvania Bar During Fundraiser for Fire Victims Kills 1, Injures 17 August 16, 2022 One person was killed and another 17 people injured when a vehicle struck a crowd gathered at a Pennsylvania bar...
Massachusetts City Claims Ex-Employee Shut Down Police Website August 16, 2022 Officials in a Boston suburb are investigating a former city employee they say shut down the police website during a...
IRB Brasil Re Weighs New Share Offering After Warnings About Capital Adequacy August 16, 2022 IRB Brasil Resseguros SA on Monday said it is considering a new capital increase to reinforce its financial structure, after...
Rhine River Water Level Hits New Low, Forcing Some Barges to Halt Transport August 16, 2022 By Jack Wittels, Laura Malsch and Rachel Graham The Rhine River’s water level at a key waypoint hit a new low, risking the transit of fuel and other...
Brazil Fines Vale $16.9M for Lack of Reliable Details About Collapsed Tailings Dam August 16, 2022 By Mariana Durao Vale SA was fined 86.3 million real ($16.9 million) for not giving Brazil’s mining regulator accurate information on the conditions...