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18 05, 2020

Cyclone Amphan Intensifies, Threatening India, Bangladesh with Dangerous Storm Surge

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Tropical Cyclone Amphan has intensified into the equivalent of a Category 5 storm as it tracks toward India and Bangladesh through the Bay of Bengal Maximum sustained winds in Cyclone Amphan increased from 75 mph to 160 mph in just …

18 05, 2020

Study: Sharp Drop in California Workers’ Comp Independent Medical Reviews

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The number of Independent Medical Review determination letters, a process used to resolve California workers’ compensation medical disputes, fell sharply in prescription drug disputes by 11.3% from 2018 to 2019, with data from the first quarter of 2020 showing the …

18 05, 2020

Pilot in Helicopter Cash That Killed Lakers Star Had No Drugs, Alcohol in System

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The pilot flying Kobe Bryant and seven others to a youth basketball tournament did not have alcohol or drugs in his system, and all nine sustained immediately fatal injuries when their helicopter slammed into a hillside outside Los Angeles in …

18 05, 2020

Nevada Highway Damaged by Largest Area Earthquake in 65 Years

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The cracked main highway between Las Vegas and Reno reopened Friday, 10 hours after a predawn magnitude 6.5 earthquake that a researcher called the largest to strike the remote area of western Nevada in 65 years. No injuries were reported, …

18 05, 2020

Wrongfully Convicted Missouri Man Gets $8M Settlement

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A southeastern Missouri city has agreed to an $8 million settlement in a lawsuit filed by a man who spent 17 years in prison for murder before the state Supreme Court overturned his conviction. Jonathan Douglass, the city manager of …

18 05, 2020

U.S. Supreme Court Rules Against State of Georgia in Copyright Dispute

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The Supreme Court ruled last month against the state of Georgia in a copyright lawsuit over annotations to its legal code, finding they cannot be copyrighted. The 5-4 ruling splintered the court along unusual lines and upholds a previous appeals …

18 05, 2020

Tropical Storm Arthur Inches Closer to East Coast; Minor Impact Expected to North Carolina

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Tropical Storm Arthur inched closer to the U.S. East Coast on Sunday, although its impact was expected to be limited to some minor flooding and rough seas along the North Carolina coast. Arthur formed off the coast of Florida on …

18 05, 2020

North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Addresses COVID-19 Testing Coverage

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North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Jon Godfread has issued a bulletin addressing coverage for COVID-19 testing in response to an executive order from Gov. Doug Burgum. The new bulletin builds an a previous bulletin in which health carriers and travel insurers …

18 05, 2020

Amazon’s French Warehouses to Reopen After Ending Virus Safety Dispute with Workers

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Amazon’s French warehouses are set to reopen on Tuesday with about 30% of employees, three union officials said, ending a month-long dispute over whether the e-commerce giant was doing enough to protect workers from the coronavirus pandemic. The U.S. retailer’s …

15 05, 2020

California Workers’ Comp Bureau Chief Addresses COVID’s Impact on System

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Bill Mudge has been put in a unique position during the pandemic. He’s got a sizeable workforce he’s had to reconfigure and manage much differently, and he heads the bureau that regulators, employers and insurers in the largest state in …