A Pennsylvania jury has awarded a $23.87 million verdict to James Spangler, a 58-year-old Harley Davidson mechanic from Manchester who suffered catastrophic injuries following a botched spinal surgery. The verdict represents the largest published medical malpractice award in York County’s …
California Gov. Gavin Newsom vetoed a landmark bill aimed at establishing first-in-the-nation safety measures for large artificial intelligence models. The decision is a major blow to efforts attempting to rein in the homegrown industry that is rapidly evolving with little …
As it has many times before, the International Longshore Association (ILA) threatened a strike, beginning October 1, that would shut down major ports along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States, with significant repercussions for global trade. That …
Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on Tuesday, their first large-scale stoppage in nearly 50 years, halting the flow of about half the nation’s ocean shipping after negotiations for a new labor contract …
Insurance agents in the mountain city of Asheville, North Carolina, said they and their policyholders have been stunned by the catastrophic damage brought so far inland by Hurricane Helene, which dumped 14 inches of rain on the picturesque community and …
Global insurance broker WTW has agreed to sell its direct-to-consumer insurance distribution business, Tranzact, to the private equity firm GTCR and Recognize, a technology services investment platform, for $632.4 million. “With the sale of Tranzact, we are exiting this direct-to-consumer …
HOWELL, Mich. (AP) — A 12-year-old boy died after he was struck by a tree that fell at a southeastern Michigan nature center where he and classmates were on a field trip, authorities said. Declan Carter was at the Howell …
VAN BUREN TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — A federal agency said it has resumed sending hazardous waste to a Michigan landfill from Ohio while communities in suburban Detroit continue their legal fight to bar waste from a World War II-era site …
Alliant Insurance announced that a first-of-its-kind degree program at Southern University and A&M College has received final approval from the Louisiana State Board of Regents. The Alliant Insurance Foundation Degree Plan Program at Southern University and A&M College will focus …
Minden Seafood, LLC, a seafood restaurant in Minden, Louisiana, violated federal law when it failed to stop a male worker from repeatedly sexually harassing a female employee and refused to rehire her after she quit, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity …