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Tennessee Teen Kidnapped by Teacher Settles with School District for $650K
A lawsuit has been settled between a Tennessee school district and a former student who was kidnapped by a teacher when she was 15. Tad Cummins sparked a 39-day nationwide manhunt when he fled the state with the former Culleoka …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2020 8:00 AM |
Tennessee Grand Jury Wants Criminal Investigation Into Coal Ash Worker Illnesses
A grand jury in Tennessee said it would support a criminal investigation into claims that a Tennessee Valley Authority contractor failed to protect workers cleaning up a massive coal ash spill, many of whom later fell ill and some of …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2020 7:57 AM |
Farmers Insurance Expands Into South Carolina with Online Auto Insurance Policy
Farmers Insurance has launched its first auto insurance product in South Carolina, delivered exclusively through a new digital and customizable auto insurance policy available on Farmersdirect.com. The digital auto insurance product in South Carolina offers quick quoting and a self-serve …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2020 7:52 AM |
Suit Against Army Corps for Post-Harvey Flooding Dismissed by Federal Judge
A federal judge has ruled that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers isn’t liable for flood damage to thousands of Houston homes after the agency cracked open the gates on two massive dams in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. In …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2020 6:46 AM |
Employee Accused of Stealing from Nebraska Insurance Agency Fined $400
A woman accused of stealing from a Beatrice, Neb., insurance agency has been fined $400. Gage County Court records say Nicole Nelson paid the fine; the 45-year-old had pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor theft charge. She originally was charged …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2020 6:36 AM |
Viewpoint: 4 Things Insurance Firms Can Do to Improve Efficiency, Data Use
Digital transformation is making it possible for the insurance industry to engage customers with personalized interactions that lead to products and services tailored to their individual insurance needs. Unfortunately, the industry isn’t exactly made up of a bunch of early …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2020 6:34 AM |
OSHA Fines Companies After 2 Killed at Oregon Festival
The Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration has fined two companies for safety violations that led to the deaths of two workers at a Portland, Ore., area music festival. OSHA issued $31,000 in fines to Pickathon LLC and GuildWorks LLC …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2020 6:00 AM |
Insurers Finding It Increasingly Difficult to Fill Vacant Positions
Most insurance companies plan to either maintain current staffing or add new employees over the next 12 months, The Jacobson Group and Aon have found. At the same time, their new Semi-Annual U.S. Insurance Labor Outlook Study determined that companies …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2020 6:00 AM |
Oregon Bar Sued for $2.1M for Over-Serving Man Who Killed 2
The estate of a man who was killed in a drunken driving crash in 2017 and a crash victim who survived are suing the Prineville, Ore., bar that over-served driver Justin Bittick. The estate of Stephan Mitchell Leader-Bowles filed suit …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2020 6:00 AM |
Arizona Flood Control Project Receives Federal Funding
Flagstaff, Ariz.’s mayor hailed a federal agency’s commitment of $52 million for a major flood control project, saying it will protect the northern Arizona city from potentially catastrophic effects of flooding from storm runoff while promoting economic development of currently …
POSTED FEBRUARY 20, 2020 6:00 AM |
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