Monthly Archives: <span>April 2020</span>

Utah School District Sued in Teacher Sexual Misconduct Case

Two former middle school students have sued the Ogden School District in Utah, claiming administrators failed to take action against a teacher accused of sexual misconduct. The lawsuit filed this week alleges 31-year-old Mound Fort Junior High School teacher Drew …

South Carolina Reports Damage to 900 Homes from at Least 16 Tornadoes

More than 900 homes were damaged and 111 houses were destroyed by a series of tornadoes and strong winds that moved across the state Monday, emergency officials said. Damage from the storms were reported in 21 counties, the South Carolina …

Florida Nursing Home COVID-19 Cases Top 1,300; 30 Test Positive at Tampa Bay Facility

About 30 patients and staff members at a Tampa Bay area nursing home have tested positive for the coronavirus and some patients have been taken to three hospitals for treatment, officials said. Other residents at the Freedom Square Seminole Nursing …

Carnival CEO Says Company Followed Safety Protocols in Outbreaks on 2 Cruise Ships

Carnival Corp. Chief Executive Officer Arnold Donald defended the company’s safety record on Thursday, telling reporters in a media call that Carnival followed protocols from international authorities while handling high-profile coronavirus outbreaks aboard two of its ships. On Feb. 3 …

North Carolina Diocese Faces 2 Suits Over Alleged Priest Abuse

Two lawsuits have been filed against the Catholic Diocese of Charlotte claiming two boys were sexually abused in separate instances by the two priests they sought out for help with personal problems decades ago. One of the lawsuits filed Monday …

Louisiana’s Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Promotes Treigle; Adds Chou, Jones

Baton Rouge, La.-based Stonetrust Commercial Insurance Co. has promoted Michael “Shane” Treigle as executive vice president and chief financial officer, and hired Tracy Chou as executive vice president and chief investment officer, and Natalie Jones as director of Human Resources. …

South Dakota COVID-19 Cases at Meat Plant Top 1,000; One Worker Dies

The number of people testing positive for the coronavirus in South Dakota has surpassed 1,100 and more than half of those cases have some connection to the Smithfield Foods pork processing plant in Sioux Falls. Health officials said on April …

Company Sued Over Massive Dust Cloud From Chicago-Area Demolition

The company whose weekend demolition of a former coal plant in Little Village sent a massive cloud of dust into Chicago’s nearby neighborhood apologized for causing “anxiety and fear.” However, the apology did not prevent the company from being sued …

Coronavirus Confirmed on Offshore Oil Platforms in Gulf

The new coronavirus that causes COVID-19 has been confirmed in more than two dozen people working on oil platforms in the Gulf of Mexico, the Coast Guard said. While an offshore rig might seem like an unlikely place for the …

Midwest Insurance Agency Alliance Adds Stallard as Agency Development Specialist

Midwest Insurance Agency Alliance Inc. (MIAA), based in Lincoln, Neb., has hired Sam Stallard as an agency development field specialist for Kansas and Missouri. Stallard will be directly responsible for agency development and consulting services of MIAA member agencies in …