A jury has awarded over $600,000 to a former Oregon State University dean who sued the school for whistleblower retaliation. University officials disagree with the verdict issued earlier this month and plan to appeal, Oregon Public Broadcasting reported. Grace Kuo, …
Taiwanese Apple Inc. supplier Foxlink said on Wednesday it is working hard to resume production following a fire at a plant in southern India that halted operations at the maker of iPhone charging cables, sending its stock price down. The …
Authorities have charged an Alabama insurance agent, who formerly worked for Alfa Insurance, with more than $600,000 in fraud, theft and exploitation of the elderly. Bret Chappell, 43, of Warrior, Alabama, was arrested Monday and booked into the Blount County …
A coal miner has died in an incident in a southern West Virginia mine, Gov. Jim Justice said. William Mapes, 73, of Freeburn, Kentucky, died Sunday, Justice said Sunday in a news release. Mapes had 53 years of mining experience …
A Massachusetts hospital has been denied its insurance claims for Covid-19 related costs and lost revenues under business interruption and disease contamination provisions of its property insurance policies. U.S. District Judge Nathaniel M. Gorton of the federal court in Boston …
According to a new survey from specialty broker Ames & Gough, insurers of professional liability for architects and engineers are planning additional rate increases to keep pace with rising claims costs, a backlog of litigation, worker shortages, and supply chain …
Exxon Mobil Corp. failed to initially report a release of the super-potent greenhouse gas methane in the Permian Basin that occurred in early February, violating state rules. The incident at the company’s facility in New Mexico was reported after it …
Ryan Specialty reported a 54.6% increase in fourth quarter net income to the same period the prior year, while revenue outpaced Q4 2021 by 14.9%. The Chicago, Illinois-based specialty insurance firm reached fourth quarter net income of $45.8 million, compared …
South Carolina authorities have charged a man with insurance fraud after he reported his vehicle was stolen, then admitted to setting it on fire. Rusty Dale Peeples, 46, was arrested Feb. 24, charged with making a false insurance claim and …
Federal workplace safety inspectors have again cited a Derry, New Hampshire contractor for not protecting their employees against potentially lethal falls, this time at worksites in Merrimack and Salem. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration reprted that its inspectors found …