4 08, 2023

Florida Injury Lawyer Pleads Guilty to Defrauding Players, Litigation Funders in NFL Suits

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A Florida injury attorney, now disbarred, has pleaded guilty to swindling litigation funders and former NFL football players who had sued the league over concussion injuries. Just before his trial was set to begin in federal court in Tallahassee next …

4 08, 2023

Boundless Rider Launches Motorcycle, ATV and Off-Road Insurance in Texas

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Boundless Rider, a venture-backed digital MGA, announced that it is available for purchase in Texas, with plans to expand to additional states later this year. Owners of on-road and off-road motorcycles, ATVs, UTVs, snowmobiles, scooters, and mopeds can now purchase …

4 08, 2023

Slovenia Hit by Worst Floods in More Than a Decade, Killing Several People

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Several people were killed in Slovenia as the southern European nation was hit by some of the worst flooding in more the decade, with rapidly rising waters submerging towns in the country’s north. The Slovenian Environment Agency declared the highest …

4 08, 2023

Poorly Designed Railroad Crossing in Rural Missouri Contributed to Fatal Amtrak Derailment, Investigators Find

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A dump truck driver last year may have never seen an oncoming Amtrak train before it was too late, federal investigators concluded in a report, finding that a steep, poorly designed railroad crossing in rural Missouri contributed to last year’s …

4 08, 2023

Drag Performers and LGBTQ+ Advocates Sue to Block Texas Law Expanding Ban on Sexual Performances

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) – A group of drag performers and LGBTQ+ rights advocates have filed a federal lawsuit seeking to block a new Texas law that expands what is considered an illegal public performance of sexual conduct, arguing it is …

1 08, 2023

Uber-Backed Group to Reboot Gig-Worker Ballot Initiative in Massachusetts

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A coalition of gig economy giants plan to reboot a failed ballot initiative in Massachusetts in a renewed push to cement their workers’ status as independent contractors. The Massachusetts Coalition for Independent Work, a group bankrolled by Uber Technologies Inc., …

1 08, 2023

Hard Market Game Refuses to End: Arch Capital CEO

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Drawing analogies to an epic tennis match and the hands of a clock, the leader of Bermuda-based Arch Capital declared the current hard market one of the longest the P/C industry has ever experienced. “This is the type of well-rounded …

1 08, 2023

Yellen Says Extreme Weather Exposes Gaps in Insurance Protection

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Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen said the weather-related havoc playing out across the US is exposing a “protection gap” for Americans seeking insurance against property losses. Yellen, who also chairs the Financial Stability Oversight Council, said that a spate of extreme …

1 08, 2023

99-Year-Old Yellow Trucking Company Shutting Down, Headed for Bankruptcy

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Nashville-based trucking company Yellow Corp., just shy of its 100th birthday, has shut down operations and is headed for a bankruptcy filing, according to the Teamsters Union and multiple media reports. After years of financial struggles, reports of Yellow preparing …

1 08, 2023

Inspectors Find Second Structural Issue with North Carolina Roller Coaster

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Another structural issue has been located with a large roller coaster that’s been closed for weeks since a large crack in a support column was discovered, a North Carolina agency confirmed on Friday. A Swiss-based engineering company that designed and …