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Dollar Tree Inc. Agrees to Improve Safety and Pay $1.35M in Fines: OSHA
Dollar Tree Inc. and subsidiary Family Dollar have entered an agreement with the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) to make operational changes within two years. The Department of Labor’s OSHA said it has cited the stores throughout the U.S. …
Read More Louisiana Policyholders Have Until August 29 to File Suit for Damaged Related to Hurricane Ida
Louisiana Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon is reminding policyholders who filed a property damage claim as a result of Hurricane Ida that they have until August 29, 2023, to file suit against their insurer for insurance claims for which they believe …
Read More Insurer Berkley Wants Judge in Virginia to Toss $5.8M Jury Verdict Over Mold Claim
Berkley Assurance Co. is asking a federal judge in Virginia to throw out a $5.8 million jury verdict against it in a case where the insurer maintains a construction firm failed to notify it of its mold claim in a …
Read More People Moves: Ryan Specialty Names Conklin Chief Human Resources Officer; AXA XL Appoints Raimondi to Lead U.S. Central Zone;
Ryan Specialty Names Conklin Executive Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer Ryan Specialty Holdings, Inc. announced that Michael Conklin has joined Ryan Specialty as executive vice president and chief human resources officer. Conklin will be responsible for the firm’s …
Read More Overturned School Bus Crash in Ohio Results in One Fatality and Multiple Injuries
LAWRENCEVILLE, Ohio (AP) – A school bus full of children overturned after a crash with a minivan in Ohio, killing one child and injuring 23 others, one seriously, authorities said. Trooper Tyler Ross of the Ohio State Highway Patrol said …
Read More Michigan Fruit Grower Who Opposes Same-Sex Marriage Wins Ruling Over Access to Public Market
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – The rights of a Michigan fruit grower were violated when a city barred him from a seasonal market because of his opposition to same- sex weddings at his orchard, a judge said. East Lansing`s decision …
Read More Shot-at FedEx Driver, Now on Workers’ Comp, Has Been Fired, Attorney Says
A Black FedEx delivery driver who says two white men shot at and chased him in Mississippi in 2022 has now been fired from his job, he and his attorney said Monday. “I honestly feel disrespected,” the former driver, D’Monterrio …
Read More Explosion Demolishes Carolina Home of NFL Player, Killing His Father
A North Carolina mansion owned by NFL player Caleb Farley exploded Monday night, killing his father and injuring another person. Authorities said the home in Mooresville, near Charlotte, was completely demolished by the blast, which may have resulted from a …
Read More Maui Fire Victims Pursue Legal Tactic That Led to $13.5B California Settlement
Hawaii property owners are seizing on a legal shortcut used by fire victims in California to secure compensation from Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. for damages following the fires that ravaged Maui. The strategy, which doesn’t require proving negligence, helped push …
Read More IBM Sells Weather Business to Private Equity Firm Francisco Partners
International Business Machines (IBM) has agreed to sell its weather business to private equity firm Francisco Partners for an undisclosed sum, the technology services giant said on Tuesday. The sale includes The Weather Company’s consumer-focused assets such as Weather.com and …
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