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Insurance Journal | October 1, 2024

Jury Awards $300M to 3 Women Over Alleged Sex Abuse by Virginia Doctor

A jury has ruled in favor of three women who alleged they were sexually abused while patients at a Virginia children’s hospital, awarding them a total of $300 million in damages. The jury in Richmond Circuit Court on Friday awarded …

Insurance Journal | October 1, 2024

Cruise Gets More Oversight After California Robotaxi Dragging Incident

General Motors Co.’s robotaxi company will undergo tougher oversight and pay a fine to settle claims by US auto safety regulators that it failed to properly disclose information about a crash involving one of its cars that struck and dragged …

Insurance Journal | September 30, 2024

Sanctioned Tanker With LNG Cargo Passes via Suez Canal, Data Shows

The Pioneer tanker, sanctioned by the United States over its links to Russia-sourced liquefied natural gas (LNG), has passed through the Suez Canal with an LNG cargo, LSEG data showed on Monday. The source of the LNG and Palau-flagged Pioneer’s …

Insurance Journal | September 30, 2024

Southern Water’s Credit Risk at Record High Amid Thames Water Woes

Southern Water’s credit risk has soared to a record high in recent days as hedge funds scramble to protect themselves against the possibility of default at the UK water company. The curve on the utility firm’s credit default swaps is …

Insurance Journal | September 30, 2024

Taiwan Warns of Storm Surge From Powerful Typhoon Krathon, Mobilizes Troops

Taiwan mobilized nearly 40,000 troops on Tuesday to bolster rescue efforts as the powerful Typhoon Krathon approaching its populous southwest coast is expected to bring a storm surge and the coast guard raced to locate 19 sailors who abandoned ship. …

Insurance Journal | September 30, 2024

New Orleans, DOJ Move to End Police Department’s Consent Decree

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans and the U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion Friday in federal court to take steps to end long-standing federal oversight of the city’s police department. The city and the federal government had agreed …

Insurance Journal | September 30, 2024

Texas Farmers and Ranchers Sound Alarm Over Languishing Farm Bill

LUBBOCK — Federal lawmakers are sounding the alarm on the economic catastrophe that could happen if a new farm bill isn’t passed by the end of this year, now that the 2018 version has officially expired. Since it was introduced …

Insurance Journal | September 30, 2024

Appeals Court Sends Back Part of Dakota Access Pipeline Protestor’s Excessive Force Lawsuit

BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — An appeals court has sent back part of a lawsuit brought by a protester of the Dakota Access oil pipeline, who alleged excessive force by law enforcement officers. Eric Poemoceah, of Oklahoma, filed the federal court …

Insurance Journal | September 30, 2024

OSHA Cites Company for Multiple Safety Violations Following Cargo Hold Fire in Ohio

Federal safety inspectors found a crew working aboard the Cuyahoga, a commercial iron ore vessel moored at the Port of Ashtabula, narrowly avoided disaster after a large fire erupted as they welded off paint in a cargo hold, an incident …

Insurance Journal | September 30, 2024

Thieves Hunting for Copper Are Vandalizing American EV Chargers

Rick Wilmer spends most of his work days at the office. But every so often, the chief executive officer of ChargePoint Holdings Inc. will make his way to the company’s laboratory in San Jose, California, where he dons safety glasses …

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