Local Opposition Challenges Wind Farm Development in Rural Nebraska July 29, 2024 After NextEra proposed a wind farm in Greeley County, Nebraska two years ago, Robert Bernt, a dairy farm owner in...
Hurricane Beryl Death Toll Grows to At Least 36, Including Those Who Lost Power July 29, 2024 By Juan A. Lozano HOUSTON (AP) — The number of Texas deaths after Hurricane Beryl came ashore and knocked out power to millions of...
Ohio Manufacturer Faces $145K in Fines After Worker Fatally Burned by Molten Metal July 29, 2024 A Hubbard, Ohio industrial manufacturer failed to protect their employees from molten metal that was heated to more than 2,000...
Dozens of Catholic Priests and Nuns Accused of Child Abuse in Missouri Lawsuits July 29, 2024 By Jim Salter ST. LOUIS (AP) — Sixty people allege in new lawsuits filed in Missouri that they were abused as children by...
Crop Insurance Won’t Let Some Farmers Adapt to Climate Change July 29, 2024 By Miranda Jeyaretnam In Kansas, where a prolonged drought has killed crops and eroded the soil, Gail Fuller’s farm is like an oasis....
Abbott Loses $500 Million Infant Formula Verdict, Lawyers Say July 29, 2024 By Robert Burnson and Jef Feeley Abbott Laboratories was ordered by a jury to pay almost $500 million over allegations that it hid the risk that...
Defense Institute Aims to Educate, End ‘Skyrocketing’ Nuclear Verdicts July 29, 2024 By Allen Laman Robert Tyson believes the defense bar’s lawsuit approach is overdue for an overhaul. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for...
Castle Key Nonrenewing 33,000 Policies as Florida Mulls Special Session on Condos July 29, 2024 Allstate’s Florida subsidiaries are continuing to nonrenew thousands of condominium unit policies over the next several months, delivering another blow...
Amazon Says Washington State Injury Case Has Been Dismissed July 29, 2024 By Spencer Soper A case alleging that Amazon.com Inc. exposed warehouse workers to injuries has been dismissed for lack of evidence, the company...
Cannabis Firm Fights Insurer’s Denial of Business Income Loss Claim Following Fire July 29, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A Berkshire Hathaway insurer is insisting it does not owe $1.3 million in claimed business income losses to a cannabis...