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Officials Urge Lead Tests for Kids of Minnesota Ammo Plant Workers
ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) – Minnesota health officials have urged workers at the Federal Ammunition company plant in Anoka to get their children tested for lead exposure after four kids with family members who work there were found to have …
Nebraska Supreme: Rental Car Customer Doesn’t Owe Avis for ‘Voluntary’ Payment
No one threatened to sue Avis Rent a Car after Roynetta McDavid’s little sister borrowed her rental car without permission and smashed it into another vehicle. But a claims handler for the company paid three people who were hurt in …
Arkansas Malpractice Bill Would Restrict Trans Youth Medical Care
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – Nearly two years after Arkansas became the first state to enact a now-blocked ban on gender-affirming care for minors, Republican lawmakers are trying to effectively reinstate the ban with a proposal Monday to make it …
Missouri Cattle Processor Cited for Exposing Workers to Potentially Lethal Carbon Dioxide Levels
Lone Jack, Mo. – A federal workplace safety investigation at a Lone Jack cattle processing plant – now cited seven times by inspectors for endangering workers since March 2020 – found employees exposed to high levels of carbon dioxide. Dry …
Holman Acquires Texas’ Park Wood Managers
Holman, a global automotive services organization, today announced the acquisition of Plan, Texas-based Park Wood Managers, a leading underwriter and insurance provider for commercial trucking fleets. The addition of Park Wood Managers and the company’s portfolio of business assets allows …
Unfavorable Reserve Development of $330M in January: Progressive
Progressive Corp. said net income for the month of January was $449.4 million compared with $25.8 million the same month in 2022 as gains on securities were $245.6 million from a loss of $348 million in January 2022. January net …
FAA Forms Safety Review Team After Near Miss Incidents
The acting head of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is forming a team of experts to review airline safety after several recent near miss incidents raised questions about the U.S. aviation system. Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen in a “call …
Alec Baldwin Calls Part of New Mexico Movie Set Shooting Charge Unconstitutional
Alec Baldwin asked a judge in New Mexico to dismiss a five-year firearm sentencing enhancement in the charges against him, saying it is unconstitutionally based on a law passed after the shooting on the set of the film “Rust.” “The …
J&J Must Face Baby Powder Suit by 24-Year-Old Dying of Cancer
Johnson & Johnson can no longer use bankruptcy to block a trial in California over claims its baby powder caused the deadly cancer of a 24-year-old man, a federal judge ruled Tuesday. The ruling is the first of its kind …
OSHA Cites Tree Services Firm Over Death of 17-Year Old Worker Pulled Into Woodchipper
On a Tuesday afternoon in the summer of August 2022, federal workplace safety inspectors responded to a police report that a 17-year-old worker had died after being pulled into a woodchipper at a work site near Allentown. An Occupational Safety …
Georgia Bill Would Bar Public Camping But Allows Designated Areas for Homeless
Georgia cities and counties could be compelled to enforce bans on public camping or sleeping by homeless people under a bill moving forward in the state Senate. The measure would also create a structure for the state to designate camping …
BriteCo Launches Independent Agent Program
BriteCo jewelry insurance today launched its new Agent Program, which will enable independent insurance agents in the United States to offer BriteCo jewelry insurance to their clients. Per a press release, agents in the program gain access to BriteCo’s cutting-edge …