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2 Killed in Severe Storms North of Houston

CONROE, Texas (AP) – Two people were killed and several others were hurt Tuesday afternoon when a home that was under construction collapsed as strong storms hit north of Houston in the Conroe area. A home under construction in the …

Murdaugh Indicted for Skimming Insurance Funds; Accomplice Attorney Pleads

Former South Carolina injury attorney Alex Murdaugh, convicted in March of murdering his wife and son, has been indicted on 22 federal counts of defrauding clients, laundering money, and diverting insurance proceeds into his personal account. Murdaugh set up a …

Do Not Call: States Sue Telecom Company Over Billions of Robocalls

Attorneys general across the U.S. joined in a lawsuit against a telecommunications company accused of making more than 7.5 billion robocalls to people on the national Do Not Call Registry. The 141-page lawsuit was filed Tuesday in U.S. District Court …

Mississippi Woman Pleads in Scheme to Steal Ownership of USDA-Mortgaged Homes

A Mississippi woman has pleaded guilty to conspiring to steal houses that were mortgaged by the U.S. Department of Agriculture, federal prosecutors said. Ella Martin, 69, of Jayess, pleaded guilty Thursday before U.S. District Judge David Bramlette in Natchez to …

Family of Suicidal Black Teen Killed in Nevada Agrees To $2M Settlement

The parents of a suicidal Black teenager who was fatally shot by police in 2020 in Nevada have agreed to a $2 million settlement with the city of Sparks that also includes more crisis intervention and mental health training for …

Walmart Paying California $500K in Settlement Over Sale of Brass Knuckles

Walmart will pay half a million dollars to settle allegations from California’s Department of Justice that it was selling brass knuckles on its website, state Attorney General Rob Bonta said. Brass knuckles are classified as deadly and illegal weapons in …

California Couple Sentenced Thanks to YouTube Videos of Intentional Collisions

Christopher Phelps, 40, of Yucaipa, and his wife, Kimberly Phelps, 40, were sentenced this week after pleading no contest to felony counts of insurance fraud, child abuse and assault with a deadly weapon. The sentencing comes after a California Department …

Viewpoint: Could Increasing Ransomware Frequency Bring Back Repeat of Hard Market?

Insurance pricing is cyclical. When loss ratios are sustainably higher, over time prices rise in response, creating a hard market. The last hard market in cyber was in 2021 when an onslaught of ransomware and high-profile cyber attacks drove a …

Contractor Settles with Sickened Tenn. Workers Who Cleaned up Coal Ash Spill

Attorneys for a group of workers who believe their jobs cleaning up a massive coal ash spill in Tennessee led to a slew of illnesses, including fatal cancers, have reached a settlement with the contractor who organized the cleanup for …

Generali Confirms 2024 Targets After Q1 Profits Rise on Strong Non-Life Performance

Italy’s Generali confirmed all its 2024 business plan targets on Thursday after first quarter profits rose on a strong non-life performance which more than offsetting weakness in the insurer’s life business. Generali reported net outflows of 190 million euros ($209 …

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