15 11, 2024

North Carolina Man Charged With Falsifying Insurance Certificate

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A North Carolina man gas been charged with obtaining property by false pretense and common law forgery, both felonies. North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey announced the arrest of David Fitzgerald Bishop Jr., of Winston-Salem. According to special agents with …

15 11, 2024

Judge Questions Transparency of Onion Bid for Infowars

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A frustrated bankruptcy judge said he has concerns over the process in which satirical news site The Onion won an auction for right-wing provocateur Alex Jones’ Infowars website. Saying he was dissatisfied with the transparency of the sale process, Judge …

15 11, 2024

EU Readies More Sanctions on Russia’s Shadow Fleet by Year’s End

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The European Union is working on a new package of sanctions aimed at targeting the shadow fleet of tankers Russia is using to get its oil to market, according to people familiar with the matter. The package, which the bloc …

15 11, 2024

Brazilian Court Clears Vale, BHP and Samarco of Criminal Charges in 2015 Dam Collapse

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A Brazilian federal court ruled miners Vale, BHP Group and their joint venture Samarco are not criminally liable for the deadly 2015 Fundao tailings dam collapse, according to a statement from the court on Thursday. The dam collapse at an …

15 11, 2024

World’s Largest Active Volcano Mauna Loa Showed Telltale Warning Signs Before Erupting in 2022

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Scientists can’t know precisely when a volcano is about to erupt, but they can sometimes pick up telltale signs. That happened two years ago with the world’s largest active volcano. About two months before Mauna Loa spewed rivers of glowing …

15 11, 2024

Washington Workers’ Comp Scam Exposed by Gym Trips

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A Washington man is being charged in a felony in a $28,000 workers’ compensation scam after a trip the gym seemingly exposed him. Omid Mohammadi Dashti, 41, of Renton, was charged with one count of first-degree theft. He’s accused of …

15 11, 2024

US Alleges Contractor Denied Workers Wages, Threatened Deportation If They Complained

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The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed suit to recover back wages, liquidated damages, punitive damages and injunctive relief from a Tonawanda, New York construction contractor that allegedly underpaid employees and tried to have employees who complained deported by …

15 11, 2024

Judge Sets April Trial Date for Palin’s Libel Claim Against New York Times

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A federal judge set an April retrial date on Tuesday for Sarah Palin’s libel case against The New York Times, even as lawyers on both sides for the first time said they hope to engage in talks to settle the …

15 11, 2024

Allstate Insurers Sue Hyundai, Kia to Pay for Claims From Defective Cars

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A group of subsidiaries of Allstate have filed a subrogation suit against Hyundai and Kia to get back costs paid to insureds for damages when their cars suddenly erupted in flames. According to the lawsuit, now in U.S. District Court …

15 11, 2024

Emerald Bay Launches Co-Op and Condo Casualty Program with Vanderbilt Properties

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Underwriting carrier Emerald Bay Risk Solutions announced a partnership with Vanderbilt Properties Associates, Inc., a risk purchasing group comprising a large portfolio of high-end residential and commercial real estate properties as its members, to launch its inaugural casualty program. The …