Archive: February 2026

Kansas Jury Awards $8M to Family of Teen Who Died at Juvenile Intake Center
Insurance Journal | February 9, 2026
Kansas Jury Awards $8M to Family of Teen Who Died at Juvenile Intake Center
Jurors have awarded $8.3 million to the family of a Kansas foster teen who died in 2021 after he was held facedown for 39 minutes in a juvenile intake center while in the throes of a mental health crisis. Five …
Giant Snails and Tiny Insects Threaten Rice and Crawfish Farms
Insurance Journal | February 9, 2026
Giant Snails and Tiny Insects Threaten Rice and Crawfish Farms
Josh Courville has harvested crawfish his whole life, but these days, he’s finding a less welcome catch in some of the fields he manages in southern Louisiana. Snails. Big ones. For every crawfish Courville dumps out of a trap, three …
Social Networks Face Big Tobacco Moment Over Addiction Claims
Insurance Journal | February 9, 2026
Social Networks Face Big Tobacco Moment Over Addiction Claims
Facebook, Google and other tech giants for more than a decade have rejected allegations that they build products deliberately to get kids addicted to social media. For the first time, company executives, including Meta Platforms Inc. Chief Executive Officer Mark …
Search Suspended for 7 People on Fishing Vessel That Sank Off Massachusetts
Insurance Journal | February 1, 2026
Search Suspended for 7 People on Fishing Vessel That Sank Off Massachusetts
The U.S. Coast Guard on Saturday suspended the search for seven people who were aboard a commercial fishing vessel that sank off the coast of Massachusetts in rough, frigid waters. The Coast Guard launched a search and rescue mission early …