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Mother Sues Maine School Over Keeping Teen’s Gender Transition Private

A Maine woman is suing a school district whose counselor encouraged her teen’s social gender transition, providing a chest binder and using a new name and pronouns, without consulting parents. It’s the latest lawsuit to pit a parent’s right to …

Mother of 6-Year-Old Who Shot Teacher Indicted

A grand jury in Virginia has indicted the mother of a 6- year-old boy who shot his teacher on charges of child neglect and failing to secure her handgun in the family’s home, a prosecutor said Monday. A grand jury …

Court Finds Insurer’s Evidence Insufficient to Support Subrogation Suit

Circumstantial evidence suggesting a fire that damaged four buildings in the Queens neighborhood of New York City was caused by improper use of extension cords was not enough to allow an insurer to proceed with a subrogation lawsuit, a federal …

Family of Missouri Man Who Died Canoeing Sue, Blaming Dangerous Dam

CHESTERFIELD, Mo. (AP) – The family of a man who drowned on a canoe trip is suing two state agencies, alleging a dangerous dam was to blame. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports that Caleb Gage, of Ballwin, was 32 last …

Texas Property Management Company Pays $85K Over Harassment Suit

Alden Short and Hinson Jennings, a Dallas-based property management company, will pay $85,000 and furnish other relief to settle a national origin harassment lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today. According to the …

Empty Tank Cars Derail in Texas Rail Yard, No Injuries Reported

KENDLETON, Texas (AP) – No injuries were reported after three empty tank cars derailed but remained upright in a Southeast Texas rail yard on Monday, the train’s owner said. A locomotive leaked fuel but it was contained, Kansas City Southern …

Magnitude 4.0 Earthquake Recorded in Oklahoma

CARNEY, Okla. (AP) – A magnitude 4.0 earthquake was among a series of six tremors that struck central Oklahoma last Thursday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. No injuries or serious damage were reported following the quakes that also …

Iowa Court: Husband Eligible for Work Comp Death Benefits Despite Separation

The husband of a deceased worker is not ineligible for workers’ compensation death benefits merely because he no longer lived with his wife when she died, a divided Iowa Supreme Court ruled Friday. In a 4-2 decision, the high court …

No Separate Trial for Former JPMorgan Executive in Epstein Case

A U.S. judge rejected requests to sever JPMorgan Chase & Co’s lawsuit accusing former executive Jes Staley of concealing what he knew about Jeffrey Epstein from two related lawsuits over its work for the late sex offender. Monday’s decision by …

Business Moves: Arch Insurance Acquires Insurtech Thimble

Arch Insurance today said it has acquired Thimble, an insurtech platform that enables small businesses to get insurance coverage by the job, month or year using app, website, or over the phone. Terms were not disclosed. Arch said the acquisition …

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