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Unlicensed Roofing Contractor in Florida Charged After Soliciting Homeowners

Florida authorities on Friday charged a man with unlicensed contracting, insurance fraud and failing to obtain workers’ compensation coverage on his workers, after he solicited Tampa-area homeowners for roof replacement work. John Sutton, doing business as Kaizen Construction Group, had …

Tornadoes Wipe Out Parts of Mississippi Towns, Leave 25 Dead

A powerful tornado tore through the Mississippi Delta on Friday night, killing at least 25 people, injuring dozens and causing widespread property damage. The weather system produced hail the size of golf balls and left entire blocks of towns virtually …

Pennsylvania School District Sues Norfolk Southern Over Ohio Train Derailment

A Pennsylvania school district serving students in two counties is suing the Norfolk Southern Railway over the railway’s February 3 toxic train derailment in nearby East Palestine, Ohio. The complaint filed by Blackhawk School District accuses the railway of negligence …

People Moves: PCF in Utah Names Gray Vice President of Treasury

PCF Insurance Services in Lehi, Utah, named Brandon Gray to the newly created role of vice president of treasury. Gray leads investment strategies, treasury operations and financing activities and provides treasury-related acquisition due diligence and integration support. He also monitors …

Fire Destroys 5 Beachfront Homes in Boston Suburb

SCITUATE, Mass. (AP) – A massive fire has destroyed five homes and damaged three others in a beachfront neighborhood in Scituate. The fire broke out Friday night near Minot Beach. No injuries have been reported. The American Red Cross of …

Eight Injured in Chocolate Factory Blast in Pennsylvania

WEST READING, Pa. (AP) – Firefighters battled a blaze in Pennsylvania Friday after an explosion at a chocolate factory injured eight people and sent a plume of black smoke into the air above West Reading. Berks County fire crews remained …

YouTube Videos of Intentional Collisions Led to Arrests of California Couple

A California couple was arrested on multiple felony counts of insurance fraud over allegedly staged collisions that were posted on YouTube. Christopher Phelps, 40, of Yucaipa, and his wife, Kimberly Phelps, 40, were arrested on multiple felony counts of insurance …

California May Punish Oil Companies for High Gas Prices

A first-in-the-nation bill to punish oil companies for profiting from price spikes at the pump breezed through the California Senate on Thursday at the urging of Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom, the first major vote in an effort to pass the …

Environmental Groups Say Texas Isn’t Holding Polluters Accountable

More than 21,000 unexpected pollution releases by Texas companies have released over 400,000 tons of air pollution in Texas from 2016 to 2022, and companies in less than 1% of these cases have been forced by the Texas Commission on …

Wisconsin High Court: UI Insurer Can’t Deduct Money That Was Paid but Reimbursed

Wisconsin law allows insurers to deduct from their liability any amounts paid for the same injury by a worker’s compensation carrier, but does that include amounts that are paid and later reimbursed? Secura Supreme Insurance Co. argued that repayment makes …

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