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29 08, 2022

People Moves: Synergy Comp Names Blough President; Stedman Leads Lockton Northeast Benefits

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Synergy Comp Appoints Blough as President Chris Blough has been named president of Synergy Comp Insurance Co., headquartered in Sharon, Pa. Blough began his career in financial services and has served as the president of a commercial finance company, the …

29 08, 2022

Louisiana Town Settles Suit Over Released Video of Illegal Search

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A Virginia law professor is set to receive an $86,000 payment for settlement of his civil lawsuit filed against the City of Baton Rouge. The settlement follows a federal court order in which U.S. District Judge John W. deGravelles found …

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 …