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18 05, 2022

Texas Jury: American Airlines Not at Fault in Alleged Assault of Flight Attendant

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Jurors in a civil lawsuit decided last week that American Airlines did not bear responsibility for an alleged sexual assault against a flight attendant by a celebrity chef who was hired by the airline as an independent contractor. The jury …

18 05, 2022

Oklahoma Hospital to Pay $1.1M to Settle False Claims Act Violations

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Oklahoma Heart Hospital South, LLC has paid $1,151,770.50 to settle civil claims stemming from allegations it violated the False Claims Act by submitting false claims to Medicare, announced United States Attorney Robert J. Troester. OHHS is an Oklahoma limited liability …

18 05, 2022

Kentucky Coal Mine Cited for Tree Fall that Killed Worker in January

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The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration has cited the owners of an eastern Kentucky surface mine where a worker was killed in January by a falling tree, according to a published report. Nally & Hamilton Enterprises was cited for …

18 05, 2022

Maine Attorney General Plans to Sue PFAS Manufacturers

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Maine Attorney General Aaron Frey said the state is preparing for a lawsuit against manufacturers of so-called forever chemicals. Frey said at the Democratic State Convention last weekend that steps are being taken to “hold these chemical manufacturers to account.” …

18 05, 2022

People Moves: Longtime Alabama Agency Adds New Shareholder-Owners

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Byars/Wright Insurance, an independent agency with six offices in Alabama, has named four new shareholders, officially giving the agency six owners. In addition to existing owners Haig Wright II and Skip Roberts, four others have been added: Paul Burnett, Evan …

18 05, 2022

Native American Man Files Suit in Oregon Alleging Bogus Detention

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A lawsuit alleges a Salem, Oregon, police officer accused a Native American man of stealing a car he was working on, grabbed him, shoved him onto the hood of his police car and handcuffed him with no justification for arrest. …

18 05, 2022

Growth of Massive New Mexico Wildfire Slowed

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Firefighters have been able to slow the growth of a massive wildfire burning in the mountains of northeastern New Mexico as they prepared Wednesday for another round of red-flag weather that has the potential to push the flames through more …

19 05, 2022

CAC Adds Eisenstat and Sharp; Alliant in California Names Graham-Helwig Senior Vice President

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CAC Specialty added Rick Eisenstat and Justin Sharp to its natural resources team. Eisenstat is an environmental law specialist and will serve as vice president. His expertise in environmental law. He most recently worked with Galloway, Johnson, Tomkins, Burr and …

19 05, 2022

Global Supply Stress Worsened in April, NY Fed’s Index Shows

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Stress on global supply chains worsened in April as coronavirus lockdown measures in China and the war in Ukraine lengthened delivery times, and air freight costs between the United States and Asia rose, the New York Federal Reserve reported in …

19 05, 2022

Where Property Insurance Buyers Are Headed: A Paradigm Shift

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Rising commercial property insurance costs have gotten the attention of executives across a broad cross-section of corporate America. Aon, a leading broker of commercial insurance, reports that fourth-quarter 2021 was the 17th consecutive quarter of positive rate increases for commercial …