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Four Die in Washington After Alaska Company’s Plane Crashes

Nov 21 2022 // Four people were killed in a fiery plane crash Friday morning northeast of Seattle, authorities said.The single-engine Cessna 208B crashed in a field, the Federal Aviation Administration said, not too far from a small...

Two Farmers Indicted in Kentucky Crop Insurance Fraud

Nov 16 2022 // Two Kentucky farmers and a relative have been indicted for falsifying crop damage and exaggerating the size of their fields in order to reap crop insurance benefits.A federal grand jury last week charged Randall Taulbee...

One County in Florida Took the Brunt of Hurricane Nicole with $522M in Damage

Nov 16 2022 // Damages are estimated at more than $522 million in a central Florida coastal county where homes collapsed into the Atlantic Ocean following Hurricane Nicole last week.The damages from the category 1 storm in Volusia...

Five Iran-Connected Oil Tankers Lose Their Flags Following U.S. Sanctions

Nov 15 2022 // The international ship registries of Djibouti and the Cook Islands suspended the flags on five oil tankers, following sanctions by the United States this month for having facilitated oil trade for Hezbollah and...

Two Families Settle with PacifiCorp in Oregon Over Fire

Nov 7 2022 // Electric company PacifiCorp has entered a settlement with two families who were victims of the catastrophic Labor Day fires in southern Oregon in 2020, according to attorneys representing the families, the Oregonian...

Nine Injured in Connecticut When Train Hits Tractor-Trailer Stopped in Crossing

Oct 19 2022 // A commuter train hit a tractor-trailer Monday whose operator had driven to a rail crossing after leaving the scene of an earlier crash, transit authorities said. Nine train passengers suffered minor injuries.The...

One Killed, Two Injured After Falling into Grain Storage Bin in Mississippi

Oct 18 2022 // One man died and two were injured Thursday after they all fell into a grain storage bin at a farm in the Mississippi Delta. Multiple law enforcement and rescue personnel responded to the scene near U.S. Highway 82 in Itta...

Four in Five of World’s Cities at Risk From Heat Waves, Floods, Droughts: Study

Oct 14 2022 // Four in five cities across the world are facing significant climate hazards such as heat waves, floods and droughts, data from environmental disclosure non-profit CDP showed on Thursday.CDP’s report “Protecting...

Two New York Hospitals to Pay $165M to Victims of Abuse by Gynecologist

Oct 10 2022 // Two New York hospitals have agreed to pay more than $165 million to 147 former patients who have accused a former gynecologist of sexual abuse and misconduct.Columbia University Irving Medical Center and...

3M Belgian Settlement Signals Increased Risk of ‘Toxic Torts’ in Europe

Sep 16 2022 // “Toxic torts,” which are lawsuits alleging damage to human health or the environment caused by specific substances, are increasingly common in the United States. They can cost defendants hundreds of millions,...

Four Workers Hurt in Steam Release at North Carolina Paper Mill

Aug 29 2022 // Four workers were hurt at a North Carolina paper mill on Thursday, officials said.Four employees at WestRock’s mill in Roanoke Rapids were injured in an incident involving a steam release from a valve, WestRock...

Five Men Charged in Multi-State Catalytic Converter Theft Scheme

Aug 29 2022 // U.S. District Attorney Vanessa Roberts Avery in Connecticut announced the unsealing of a nine-count indictment that charges five men with federal offenses related to their participation in a stolen catalytic converter...

3M Bankruptcy Tactic Fails as Combat Earplug Suits Move to Trial

Aug 29 2022 // 3M Co.’s plan to use controversial bankruptcy rules to shield itself from some 230,000 lawsuits over military earplugs looked like a relatively simple fix to a long-simmering problem that could cost it billions of...

Two Law Officers Killed in Helicopter Crash in Tennessee

Aug 26 2022 // Federal and state officials are investigating after two Tennessee law enforcement officers died when their helicopter hit power lines and crashed in a wooded area near Chattanooga.Tennessee Highway Patrol Sgt. Lee Russell...

3M Awaits Bankruptcy Ruling That May Sink Litigation Tactic

Aug 23 2022 // 3M Co.’s attempt to block jury trials of more than 230,000 lawsuits accusing it of harming US soldiers faces a key test this week in front of a federal judge in Indianapolis.US Bankruptcy Judge Jeffrey J. Graham is...

3M Faces $100 Billion in Losses From Veterans’ Earplug Suits, Expert Says

Aug 16 2022 // 3M Co. faces more than $100 billion in losses and bankruptcy because of lawsuits brought by veterans who blame their hearing problems on faulty earplugs, according to a litigation consultant hired by lawyers suing the...

Two Radiation Incidents Investigated at Oregon Hospital

Aug 16 2022 // The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission has issued two “event notifications” for incidents involving Salem Hospital’s radiation oncology department earlier this year.One incident involved hospital...

Two More Appeals Courts Rule Against Businesses in COVID-Interruption Suits

Aug 12 2022 // Federal and state appeals courts in two Southeastern states have ruled against pandemic-affected businesses, adding to the list of decisions that have found that insurance policies cover only physical damages.In South...

Seven Years of Sex Abuse: How Mormon Officials Let it Happen

Aug 9 2022 // MJ was a tiny, black-haired girl, just 5 years old, when her father admitted to his bishop that he was sexually abusing her.The father, a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints and an admitted...

Eight Contractors Charged in Florida Workers’ Comp Sting Operation

Aug 4 2022 // Eight Florida men have been charged with contracting without a license and failing to obtain workers’ compensation insurance, after a sting operation led by state and local authorities. The Manatee County...