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Norfolk Southern Reports $156M in Insurance Payments Following Ohio Derailment

Norfolk Southern got a boost during the second quarter from insurance payments related to last year’s disastrous East Palestine derailment, but it also made progress in reducing its expenses and getting more efficient. The Atlanta-based railroad said it earned $737 …

Louisiana Dept. of Insurance: $92M in Payouts Collected in 2022

Louisiana Commissioner Jim Donelon announced the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) helped consumers collect over $92.3 million in payouts in addition to the original amounts offered by insurance companies in 2022. The additional money is the result of consumers filing …

Man Convicted of Murder-for-Hire Scheme in Delaware

A man has been convicted in a murder-for-hire scheme in Delaware. The state’s justice department says a jury has convicted Ryan Shover of York, Penn., of first-degree murder and other charges in the 2013 slaying of Wayne Cappelli. Authorities say …

Foreclosure Fears Rise in Texas with Jump in Late Mortgages After Harvey

As Jacob Lerma surveyed the skeletal beams of his suburban Houston home that was flooded during Hurricane Harvey, he kept muttering three words as he wondered if his family would ever be able to move back in: “I don’t know.” …

Utah’s Death Investigation Backlog Impacts Insurance Payouts

Utah state medical examiners have an autopsy caseload that’s twice the recommended maximum, but the state still has a months-long delay in death investigations that’s affecting homicide investigations, insurance payouts and organ donations. The Standard-Examiner reported that Chief Medical Examiner …

Post-Floods, Detroit Residents Shop for Appliances, Supplies

Detroit-area residents are shopping for appliances and home-repair supplies in droves after recent flooding damaged houses and the property inside. The Detroit News reports thousands of shoppers visited big-box appliance stores and local retailers over the weekend to purchase everything …