20 11, 2020

Wrongful Death Suit Filed in California Over Naya Rivera’s Drowning

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A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over the drowning of “Glee” actor Naya Rivera, who died this summer while boating with her 4-year-old son on a California lake. The suit blames Ventura County and managers of Lake Piru for …

20 11, 2020

Reno Fire Department Says Wildfire Destroyed 5 Homes, Damaged 24

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Authorities now say five homes were destroyed and 26 damaged by a wind-driven wildfire that roared through a Reno, Nev., neighborhood. Of the homes damaged Tuesday, three were heavily damaged and 21 had minor damage due to the fire, which …

20 11, 2020

Tire Chain to Pay $16M to Oregon Employees Over Lunch Breaks

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Thousands of Les Schwab Tire Centers employees in Oregon will receive $2,500 checks this month as part of a settlement over a lawsuit that said the chain hadn’t given workers enough time for lunch. The suit alleged the Schwab employees …

20 11, 2020

What Congress Should Do, Nor Not Do, to Rescue Businesses in Future Pandemics

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Congress is weighing whether insurers and government can together “bend pandemic risk curves” for future events or simply replace some of the economic losses of businesses, putting them “into induced comas” during pandemics. That was the essence of a debate …

20 11, 2020

Suburban Milwaukee Officer Who Killed 3 Since 2015 Resigns

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WAUWATOSA, Wis. — A suburban Milwaukee police officer who has fatally shot three people in the line of duty since 2015, including a teenager outside a mall in February, is expected to receive about $130,000 for resigning from the force. …

20 11, 2020

Not Just COVID: Nursing Home Neglect Deaths Surge in Shadows

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When COVID-19 tore through Donald Wallace’s nursing home, he was one of the lucky few to avoid infection. He died a horrible death anyway. Hale and happy before the pandemic, the 75-year-old retired Alabama truck driver became so malnourished and …

20 11, 2020

Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed Over Naya Rivera’s Drowning

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VENTURA, Calif. — A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed over the drowning of “Glee” actor Naya Rivera, who died this summer while boating with her 4-year-old son on a California lake. The suit, filed Tuesday, blames Ventura County and …

20 11, 2020

NTSB: Offshore Louisiana $750K Liftboat Loss Caused by Inadequate Preload Procedure

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The overturning of an a liftboat servicing and oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico off the Louisiana coast was the result of an inadequate preload procedure, according to federal report. The National Transportation Safety Board on Nov. 17 issued …

20 11, 2020

Tyson Suspends Managers Accused of Covid Betting Pool

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Tyson Foods Inc. said it has suspended managers at an Iowa meatpacking plant accused in lawsuits of betting on how many workers would be infected in a Covid outbreak earlier this year. More than 1,000 of the 2,800 employees at …

20 11, 2020

Louisiana a Founding Member of ‘Cannabis Regulators Association’

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Louisiana is one of 19 states that is now part of the newly formed non-partisan organization called the Cannabis Regulators Association (CANNRA). The Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry (LDAF) is a founding member of the association. LDAF which regulates …