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30 07, 2021

Family of Boy Thrown From Balcony Sues Minnesota’s Mall of America

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The family of a boy who was thrown off a third-floor balcony at the Mall of America in April 2019 has filed a lawsuit accusing the mall of failing to provide proper security. The complaint filed says the mall and …

9 08, 2021

U.S. Fines Company $35M Over North Dakota Drilling Wastewater Spill

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An oil company that waited more than five months to investigate and report a 2014 pipeline spill in North Dakota that discharged more than 29 million gallons of drilling wastewater has agreed to pay more than $35 million in civil …

30 07, 2021

Texas Doctor Convicted of Workers’ Comp Fraud, Drug Crimes

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A North Texas doctor will pay $376,368 in restitution after pleading guilty to mail fraud conspiracy in federal court, the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation reported. Clinton Battle M.D. of Arlington pleaded guilty on July 22, 2021, …

9 08, 2021

Minnesota Restaurant Workers Shortchanged During COVID Awarded $230K

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Employees of a Minneapolis, Minnesota, restaurant group will receive money they were denied after the company laid off workers during the COVID-19 shutdowns without giving them their final paychecks. A settlement completed between Bartmann Companies and the Minnesota Attorney General’s …

30 07, 2021

Oklahoma Court: Progressive’s Uninsured Motorist Exclusion Not Lawful

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Oklahoma’s highest court recently found that an insurer’s uninsured motorist exclusion violates state law. The Oklahoma Supreme Court came to that conclusion in answering a certified question from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit about the UM …

9 08, 2021

People Moves: LineSlip Hires Hunter Reilly; Lockton Adds Schwartz

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LineSlip Solutions Chicago-based LineSlip Solutions Inc. appointed Denise Hunter Reilly, a seasoned risk manager and former insurance broker, as vice president – account executive. Hunter Reilly was most recently with Universal Health Services Inc. as director, insurance. Earlier, she was …

28 07, 2021

Bayer Will Appeal U.S. Court Ruling on PCBss If Necessary

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German chemicals maker Bayer said on Wednesday it may appeal an order in a U.S. legal case to pay $185 million to four staff members of a school in the state of Washington over exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, …

9 08, 2021

Insurers: Washington Commissioner’s ‘Rushed’ Regulatory Process Will Hurt Policyholders

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The American Property Casualty Insurance Association submitted comments in opposition to stakeholder draft regulations which will make Washington Commissioner Mike Kreidler’s emergency regulations banning the use of credit-based insurance scores permanent for three years. APCIA is again calling on the …

28 07, 2021

University Study Posses Possible Future for Western Wildfires as a Decade-Long Burst, Followed by Gradual Decline

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Newswise — In recent years, wildfires on the West Coast have become larger and more damaging. A combination of almost a century of fire suppression and hotter and drier conditions has created a tinderbox ready to ignite, destroying homes and …

6 08, 2021

Safety Agency Opens Preliminary Probe of Mercedes Delivery Vans Used by Amazon

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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Friday it has opened a preliminary investigation into reports some 2019 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans, configured for use as Amazon.com Inc. delivery vehicles or ambulances, roll away shortly after being shifted to park. …