An insurance policy that lists named windstorms among the covered perils doesn’t cover flood damages caused by Hurricane Harvey even though flooding wasn’t specifically excluded, a panel of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. The panel reversed a …
Tesla is recalling more than 817,000 vehicles in the U.S. because the seat belt reminder chimes may not sound when the vehicles are started and the driver hasn’t buckled up. The recall covers the 2021 and 2022 Model S sedan …
A woman has received $7.5 million from the Olympia-based Blackhills Football Club to settle a lawsuit that alleged she was raped by her soccer coach in an Oregon hotel room when she was 16. Darrell Cochran, who represented the woman …
Alera Group Names Tina Santelli VP of Worksite Specialty Solutions Alera Group announced that Tina Santelli has been appointed as Vice President of Worksite Specialty Solutions and Services, effective February 1, 2022. In this role, Santelli will grow Alera Group’s …
Philadelphia Insurance Companies (PHLY) announced the promotion of 11 leaders in its Underwriting, Marketing, Risk Management, Insurance Operations and Human Resources departments: Lynn Bencivenga has been promoted to vice president of Underwriting. Bencivenga joined PHLY in 2021 as part of …
A helicopter was seen descending toward the ground in a nose-down position before it crashed near Houma, killing the pilot and a passenger, federal investigators said. The account was included Friday in the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report on …
The inappropriate behavior of a long-dead Ohio State team doctor went unrecognized as sexual abuse until only recently and hence a deadline for suing the university over the abuse has not passed, a group of survivors argue in appeals of …
A fire at a suburban Chicago boat storage warehouse caused millions of dollars in damage to the building and yachts stored inside, fire officials said Feb. 3. The Waukegan Fire Department said the fire began about 8 p.m. Feb. 2 …
Police seized about 100 catalytic converters and arrested two people during a raid at a Baton Rouge home. Officers executing a search warrant Thursday evening arrested a 39-year-old man and a 34-year-old woman after finding the catalytic converters piled in …
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd has reached a settlement worth $225 million to resolve claims the drugmaker fueled an opioid epidemic in Texas by improperly marketing addictive pain medications, the state’s attorney general said on Monday. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton …
