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Texas Commercial Vehicle Crash Liability Bill Advances in Senate
People affected by crashes causing bodily injury or death involving commercial motor vehicles would find it harder to win damages from companies under a bill that was approved by the Texas House and is making its way through the Senate. …
POSTED MAY 18, 2021 4:47 PM |
G2 Insurance Services Acquires Assets of Ohio’s Schroeder Group
San Francisco-based insurance brokerage firm G2 Insurance Services LLC has acquired the assets of Schroeder Group Inc., an independent insurance brokerage firm located in Cincinnati, Ohio. For more than 30 years, Schroeder Group has specialized in equine mortality, farm and …
POSTED MAY 18, 2021 4:40 PM |
Texas Manufacturer Fined $558.8K for Workplace Safety Violations
A Waco, Texas-based bath and shower manufacturer has been cited for 19 workplace safety violations and fined $558,821 by federal workplace safety officials. An inspection by the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration revealed that Clarke Products …
POSTED MAY 18, 2021 4:37 PM |
State of Emergency in SW Louisiana as Severe Weather Continues
State offices in the Louisiana parishes of Ascension, Calcasieu, East Baton Rouge and Iberville were ordered closed Tuesday, May 18, due to extreme flooding, the governor’s office reported. A day earlier, Gov. John Bel Edwards declared a state of emergency …
POSTED MAY 18, 2021 4:33 PM |
Southern California City Agrees to Settle Suit Against Bloggers for $350K
The Southern California city of Fullerton has agreed to pay $350,000 and take back its accusations of criminal computer hacking to settle a lawsuit against two local bloggers, a newspaper reported. The agreement was approved by the City Council last …
POSTED MAY 18, 2021 2:49 PM |
California Regulator Reviewing Tesla’s Self-Driving Claims
A California regulator said on Monday it is reviewing whether Tesla Inc. violated regulations by falsely promoting its advanced driver-assistance systems as being “full self-driving.” Tesla’s driver assistant features, which it describes as “Autopilot” or “full self-driving” are under growing …
POSTED MAY 18, 2021 2:40 PM |
People Moves: Lockton Hires Haraden, MLMIC Names Schoppmann CEO
Lockton Hires Haraden as President of Boston Operations Lockton has hired Patrick J. Haraden as president of its Boston, Massachusetts, operations. In his new role, Haraden will lead a team of property/casualty insurance and employee benefits experts who serve commercial …
POSTED MAY 18, 2021 2:27 PM |
Forest Fire Consumes Hundreds of Acres in Southern New Jersey
A forest fire that has consumed roughly 900 acres in southern New Jersey continued to burn Monday, though no injuries have been reported. The fire was spotted around 4 p.m. Sunday in the Bass River State Forest in Little Egg …
POSTED MAY 18, 2021 1:46 PM |
Labor Leader Urges U.S. to Require Human Drivers in Automated Vehicles
A senior American labor union leader will tell U.S. lawmakers on Tuesday that the government should require human operators in all self-driving passenger services to take over in the event of an emergency. Greg Regan, president of the Transportation Trades …
POSTED MAY 18, 2021 1:32 PM |
Parties in Connecticut Class-Action Lead Suit to Give Settlement Details
Information on an impending settlement in a class-action lawsuit over lead poisoning in New Haven, Connecticut, children is expected to be released Monday. The New Haven Register reports the parties are scheduled to give details on a settlement in the …
POSTED MAY 18, 2021 1:30 PM |
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