8 08, 2023

Google Fails to End $5B Consumer Privacy Lawsuit

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A U.S. judge rejected Google’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit claiming it invaded the privacy of millions of people by secretly tracking their internet use. U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on Monday said she could not find that users …

8 08, 2023

More ESG Lawsuits on the Horizon as Investors Jump on UK Law

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Investors are becoming more emboldened to file legal challenges against companies for their net zero claims, approaches to governance and other hot-button ESG issues, using a pair of underutilized provisions of a UK law. Standard Chartered Plc, BT Group Plc …

8 08, 2023

Insured Loss Estimate for Turkey Earthquake Rises to US$3.4 Billion: PERILS

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The third loss estimate for the Kahramanmaras Earthquake Sequence, which hit large parts of south-central Turkey and neighboring Syria on Feb. 6, 2023, has risen to $3.4 billion, according to PERILS, the independent Zurich-based organization that provides industry-wide catastrophe insurance …

7 08, 2023

2 Killed, 3 Hurt When Pleasure Boat Catches Fire in Southern California Bay

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Two women were killed and another woman and two men were hospitalized with burns after a weekend fire on a pleasure boat in Long Beach, California, authorities said. The blaze was reported around 5:15 p.m. Saturday on a 35-foot motorboat …

8 08, 2023

Takeaways from Our Conversation on Cannabis Operators Custom Fortifying

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Dispensary entrepreneur Adam Fong got tired of having his San Rafael, California operation being broken into. The business suffered five break-ins starting in 2019, with the biggest loss coming from the first theft – $10,000 worth of product and $20,000 …

8 08, 2023

Oregon OSHA Cites Contractor for Multiple Job Safety Violations

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The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Division fined Hillsboro contractor Arm & Hammer Construction Inc. $66,420 for multiple violations of workplace safety rules. In one violation, the company repeatedly failed to protect workers from fall hazards that could seriously injure …

8 08, 2023

Commercial Property Loans Are So Unappealing Banks Trying to Dump Them

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Banks seeking to sell commercial-property loans are encountering a dried-up market with few options for an easy exit. Lenders including Goldman Sachs Group Inc. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. have been trying to sell debt backed by offices, hotels and …

8 08, 2023

Pfizer Taking More Steps to Manage Inventory After NC Tornado Destroyed Warehouse

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Pfizer Inc. said on Thursday it will begin making some products available only through its emergency ordering process, as part of steps to manage inventory at its North Carolina facility that was struck by a tornado last month. The drugmaker …

8 08, 2023

New Jersey House Fire That Killed 4 Ruled an Accident

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A fast-moving house fire in southern New Jersey that killed four family members, including a four-month-old baby, has been ruled an accident, authorities said Wednesday. Two women, an infant and a teenage girl died in Tuesday`s fire in Lacey Township, …

8 08, 2023

Plexus Groupe Expands to Memphis, Adds Two to Roster

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The Plexus Groupe, an insurance brokerage and advisory firm based in Deer Park, Illinois, is expanding into Tennessee and has named two business leaders to the Memphis office. Cary Cheston, who has worked with Memphis businesses on insurance needs for …