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States Lose Challenge to Legal Protections for Workers Who Get Abortions

A federal judge in Arkansas has tossed out a legal challenge by 17 Republican-led states to a U.S. agency rule giving workers who had abortions the same legal protections as those who are pregnant or recently gave birth. U.S. District …

Severe Storms Caused $722M in Catastrophe Losses in May: Progressive

Progressive on Friday said severe storms mostly in Texas and the Midwest caused about $722 million in net catastrophe losses to the insurer. In its monthly announcement of financial results on Friday, the Mayfield Village, Ohio-based insurer said the storm …

Texan Whose Husband Died by Hot Tub Electrocution at Mexican Beach Resort Files Suit

MEXICO CITY (AP) — An American tourist was killed and his wife hospitalized after being electrocuted in a hot tub in a Mexican beach town earlier this week, an incident that prompted the family to sue the resort for wrongful …

Family of Bystander Killed in Minneapolis Police Chase Sues City

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The family of a bystander killed during a 2021 police chase in Minneapolis is suing the city and alleging that dangerous pursuits are more common in areas of the city with predominantly Black residents. Relatives of Leneal …

Illinois Contractor Faces $264K Fine for Exposing Workers to Deadly Fall Hazards

Federal workplace safety inspectors found an Illinois construction contractor — cited seven times since 2020 — again exposing employees doing framing work to the risk of deadly falls from elevation at two homes under construction in Hanover Park in December …

People Moves: McCarthy to Become ISU CEO; WTW Hires Aon’s Graziano to Lead Casualty Strategy for CRB NA; Markel Names McGrath Head of Fine Art N.A.

ISU Group (ISU), an independent agency network, said Dan McCarthy will become the next chief executive officer, assuming the responsibilities held by T.J. Ryan III over the past 35 years. McCarthy is currently ISU’s chief operating officer, a role he …

Florida Officers Indicted for Shootout That Killed UPS Driver and Passerby

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Four Florida police officers have been indicted for manslaughter in connection with a 2019 shootout on a busy rush-hour street that left a hijacked UPS driver and a passerby in a nearby car dead. A …

Report: Corporate Risk Level Highest in 12 Years

Economic volatility, geopolitical upheaval and artificial intelligence (AI) have driven the corporate threat level to its highest in 12 years, according to Clyde & Co’s 2024 Corporate Risk Radar. The survey of C-Suite decision-makers, in-house legal teams and general counsel, …

Idaho Police Force Lost Millions in Gear and Vehicles in Fire

Police in northern Idaho lost millions of dollars worth of law enforcement equipment and vehicles in a fire that tore through a department building over the weekend, Coeur d’Alene police said. No one was injured in the fire that broke …

City in Upstate New York Restoring Systems Disrupted by Cyber Incident

The city of Newburgh in New York’s Orange County is today reopening its City Hall while continuing to work on restoring municipal services following identification of a cyber incident last Monday. The network security incident led to a temporary disruption …

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