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Microsoft, Cyber Firms to Meet on Fixes After CrowdStrike Crash
Microsoft Corp. is planning a meeting next month with cybersecurity companies that operate at the core of its Windows systems to discuss ways in which they can keep last month’s worldwide computer crash from happening again. Cyber companies — including …
Read More Mailing a Letter, in Context With Other Clues, Is Sufficient Cancellation – NC High Court
Simply mailing a cancellation notice to a policyholder, when viewed in the context of other indicators, was enough to comply with state law and void a homeowner’s insurance policy shortly just weeks before a fire destroyed a home, the North …
Read More FCBI, a Florida Workers’ Comp Fund, Acquires MidSouth Mutual in Tennessee
FCBI, a self-insurance fund founded 45 years ago to provide workers’ compensation plans to Florida citrus growers, is expanding well beyond the Sunshine State with the acquisition of MidSouth Mutual Insurance Co. in Tennessee. MidSouth has been demutualized and has …
Read More J&J in Talks With Holdouts to $6.5 Billion Talc Settlement
Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is negotiating with plaintiffs’ lawyers who have opposed the company’s proposed settlement of lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products caused cancer, seeking to eliminate holdouts to the deal. J&J has …
Read More Worker Dies After Excavator Is Buried Under Rocks at Massachusetts Quarry
A worker was killed last Thursday morning after a portion of a rock ledge collapsed onto an excavator with the worker inside, burying it under rocks and boulders at a quarry site in Massachusetts. Firefighters and other rescue agencies responded …
Read More Jury sides with Pennsylvania teacher in suit against district over Jan. 6 rally
By MICHAEL RUBINKAM Associated Press A Pennsylvania school district violated a teacher’s constitutional rights by falsely suggesting he took part in the U.S. Capitol riot on Jan. 6, 2021, a federal jury has concluded. After an 11-day trial, jurors found …
Read More Fires Spotted on Red Sea Tanker Drifting With Oil on Board
The UK Navy said that three fires have been observed on a ship attacked in the Red Sea earlier this week. The Sounion’s crew were evacuated from the ship in the past few days after the vessel was struck by …
Read More Texas and Southwest Face Scorching Heat Wave
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Summer heat scorched Texas and the Southwest this week, pushing Phoenix to nearly 90 consecutive days of triple-digit temperatures and putting millions of people under excessive heat warnings. Meanwhile, energy demand in Texas hit an unofficial …
Read More OneDigital Expands With Acquisition of Elite Insurance in Tennessee
OneDigital, an insurance brokerage, financial services and human resources firm based in Atlanta, has acquired Elite Insurance Solutions, a property-casualty insurance agency in Franklin, Tennessee, the company announced this week. Elite was founded in 2008 by Mike Stansbury and Randy …
Read More Blackouts in Extreme Weather Create Demand for Cleaner Backup Power
Software engineer Kenna Ofoegbu in Houston, Texas tries hard to keep his three kids cool during the summer and that means air conditioning. Yet their house has lost power three times in just the past two and a half months. …
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