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Two Families Settle with PacifiCorp in Oregon Over Fire
Nov 7 2022 // Electric company PacifiCorp has entered a settlement with two families who were victims of the catastrophic Labor Day fires in southern Oregon in 2020, according to attorneys representing the families, the Oregonian...
Nine Injured in Connecticut When Train Hits Tractor-Trailer Stopped in Crossing
Oct 19 2022 // A commuter train hit a tractor-trailer Monday whose operator had driven to a rail crossing after leaving the scene of an earlier crash, transit authorities said. Nine train passengers suffered minor injuries. The...
One Killed, Two Injured After Falling into Grain Storage Bin in Mississippi
Oct 18 2022 // One man died and two were injured Thursday after they all fell into a grain storage bin at a farm in the Mississippi Delta. Multiple law enforcement and rescue personnel responded to the scene near U.S. Highway 82 in Itta...
Four in Five of World’s Cities at Risk From Heat Waves, Floods, Droughts: Study
Oct 14 2022 // Four in five cities across the world are facing significant climate hazards such as heat waves, floods and droughts, data from environmental disclosure non-profit CDP showed on Thursday. CDP’s report...
Two New York Hospitals to Pay $165M to Victims of Abuse by Gynecologist
Oct 10 2022 // Two New York hospitals have agreed to pay more than $165 million to 147 former patients who have accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse and misconduct. Columbia University Irving Medical Center and...
3M Belgian Settlement Signals Increased Risk of ‘Toxic Torts’ in Europe
Sep 16 2022 // “Toxic torts,” which are lawsuits alleging damage to human health or the environment caused by specific substances, are increasingly common in the United States. They can cost defendants hundreds of millions,...
Four Workers Hurt in Steam Release at North Carolina Paper Mill
Aug 29 2022 // Four workers were hurt at a North Carolina paper mill on Thursday, officials said. Four employees at WestRock’s mill in Roanoke Rapids were injured in an incident involving a steam release from a valve, WestRock...
Five Men Charged in Multi-State Catalytic Converter Theft Scheme
Aug 29 2022 // U.S. District Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery in Connecticut announced the unsealing of a nine-count indictment that charges five men with federal offenses related to their participation in a stolen catalytic converter...
3M Bankruptcy Tactic Fails as Combat Earplug Suits Move to Trial
Aug 29 2022 // 3M Co.’s plan to use controversial bankruptcy rules to shield itself from some 230,000 lawsuits over military earplugs looked like a relatively simple fix to a long-simmering problem that could cost it billions of...
Two Law Officers Killed in Helicopter Crash in Tennessee
Aug 26 2022 // Federal and state officials are investigating after two Tennessee law enforcement officers died when their helicopter hit power lines and crashed in a wooded area near Chattanooga. Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Lee Russell...
3M Awaits Bankruptcy Ruling That May Sink Litigation Tactic
Aug 23 2022 // 3M Co.’s attempt to block jury trials of more than 230,000 lawsuits accusing it of harming US soldiers faces a key test this week in front of a federal judge in Indianapolis. US Bankruptcy Judge Jeffrey J. Graham is...
3M Faces $100 Billion in Losses From Veterans’ Earplug Suits, Expert Says
Aug 16 2022 // 3M Co. faces more than $100 billion in losses and bankruptcy because of lawsuits brought by veterans who blame their hearing problems on faulty earplugs, according to a litigation consultant hired by lawyers suing the...
Two Radiation Incidents Investigated at Oregon Hospital
Aug 16 2022 // The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued two “event notifications” for incidents involving Salem Hospital’s radiation oncology department earlier this year. One incident involved hospital...
Two More Appeals Courts Rule Against Businesses in COVID-Interruption Suits
Aug 12 2022 // Federal and state appeals courts in two Southeastern states have ruled against pandemic-affected businesses, adding to the list of decisions that have found that insurance policies cover only physical damages. In South...
Seven Years of Sex Abuse: How Mormon Officials Let it Happen
Aug 9 2022 // MJ was a tiny, black-haired girl, just 5 years old, when her father admitted to his bishop that he was sexually abusing her. The father, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an admitted...
Eight Contractors Charged in Florida Workers’ Comp Sting Operation
Aug 4 2022 // Eight Florida men have been charged with contracting without a license and failing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance, after a sting operation led by state and local authorities. The Manatee County...
Two Bankers Insurance Firms Withdraw Ratings; Florida OIR Offers Info on Backstop
Aug 3 2022 // The Demotech financial review firm has withdrawn the stability ratings for two more property insurance companies, Bankers Specialty Insurance and First Community, both part of Bankers Insurance Group. The companies are...
3M Unit Goes Bankrupt in Bid to Resolve Lawsuits Over Military Earplugs
Jul 27 2022 // 3M Co. put its Aearo Technologies unit into bankruptcy in a bid to resolve more than 230,000 lawsuits brought mainly by US military veterans over allegedly faulty combat earplugs. The conglomerate has already spent nearly...
Four Injured When Car Crashes Into Daytona Beach
Jul 26 2022 // Four people, including a 3-year-old child, were injured when a car crashed through an unoccupied toll booth and ended up in the Atlantic Ocean, officials said. The crash happened just before 5 p.m. Sunday along Daytona...
One-Quarter of Firms Operating at Lloyd’s Reach 35% Target for Women Leaders
Jul 26 2022 // A quarter of firms operating at Lloyd’s of London have reached the commercial insurance market’s target for 35% of leaders to be women, though progress on diversity was “incremental,” Lloyd’s...
