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29 08, 2022

Texas Ambulance Company to Settle Sexual Harassment Lawsuit

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Lone Star Ambulance, a San Antonio, Texas critical care transportation company, has agreed to pay $90,000 in damages and furnish other relief in order to settle a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the federal agency …

29 08, 2022

3 Injured at Indianapolis Concert

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Rapper Wiz Khalifa cut short a concert in suburban Indianapolis as people began fleeing the outdoor venue, leaving three with minor injuries, following a disturbance, police said. People started exiting the Ruoff Music Center in Noblesville about 10:30 p.m. Friday …

29 08, 2022

Illinois Contractor Faces $303,000 in Fines for Deadly Workplace Exposures

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A Roselle, Illinois contractor with a long history of federal workplace safety violations who currently owes more than $390,000 in penalties, added an additional $303,105 in proposed fines for once again exposing workers to potential deadly fall hazards at a …

29 08, 2022

Meta’s Facebook Agrees to Settle Cambridge Analytica Suit

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Meta Platforms Inc. settled a long-running lawsuit that claimed Facebook illegally shared user data with the research firm Cambridge Analytica. The preliminary settlement, disclosed in a court filing late Friday, follows the revelation last month that Meta Chief Executive Officer …

29 08, 2022

Oil Spill Settlement Reached with California Businesses

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A pipeline operator it has reached a settlement with Southern California tourism companies, fishermen and other businesses that sued after a crude oil spill off the coast last year near Huntington Beach. Amplify Energy Corp., which owns the pipeline that …

29 08, 2022

California Social Worker Charged with Abusing Mental Hospital Patients

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A licensed clinical social worker has been charged with sexually assaulting patients while working at a Southern California psychiatric hospital, prosecutors said. The alleged abuse occurred between 2014 and 2018 at Patton State Hospital east of Los Angeles, the San …

29 08, 2022

USAA Settles Mississippi Class Action Over Underpaid Auto Claims

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Another national insurance company has agreed to settle a class-action lawsuit alleging it underpaid hundreds of auto insurance claims. A federal court in Mississippi this month signed off on a confidential settlement in a suit brought by Mississippi drivers against …

29 08, 2022

3M Bankruptcy Tactic Fails as Combat Earplug Suits Move to Trial

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3M Co.’s plan to use controversial bankruptcy rules to shield itself from some 230,000 lawsuits over military earplugs looked like a relatively simple fix to a long-simmering problem that could cost it billions of dollars. Like most things that sound …

26 08, 2022

TDI Orders Emergency Rule Protecting Weston Policyholders During Hurricane Season

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The Texas Department of Insurance (TDI) announced an emergency rule this week removing barriers for Weston Property & Casualty Insurance Company policyholders to receive wind and hail coverage through the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA). Weston’s Texas policies will be …

26 08, 2022

California Desert Flooding Damaged L.A. to Phoenix Highway

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The main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix was damaged by a flash flood that washed out part of the road through the Southern California desert in the latest bout of punishing monsoonal thunderstorms that have hit the region this …