The Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has cited and fined Waste Connections Inc., of Washington-Clark County, and Leadpoint Business Services for multiple safety violations at the West Vancouver Material Recovery Center. Leadpoint is a staffing agency that provides contracted …
Zurich North America’s President of Programs & Direct Markets Kathleen Savio recently took part in the President’s SelectUSA Investment Summit roundtable. Discussions focused on establishing better apprenticeship opportunities in the U.S. According to Brian Little, head of Human Resources for …
Federal officials teamed with the National Football League (NFL) Thursday to announce the results of a nationwide law enforcement effort aimed at combating counterfeit sports merchandise. Speaking at a NFL news conference, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Director Sarah …
A Georgia prosecutor says her office never promised immunity to one of four filmmakers charged in a fatal train crash that occurred during shooting of a biographical movie about singer Gregg Allman. Hillary Schwartz was an assistant director on the …
Nine suspects were arrested for personal injury protection (PIP) fraud in Miami, Fla., according to an announcement by Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater. Charged in eight separate cases involving seven staged accidents, these individuals were arrested and charged for their …
The United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit recently certified to the Alaska Supreme Court the question of whether an insurance company can seek reimbursement of the costs for independent counsel’s defense of the insured when the insurance …
An insurance agent has left more than $20 million in his will to Pittsburgh Theological Seminary, the largest gift in the facility’s history. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports the Presbyterian seminary announced the gift from Robert Thomson on Tuesday. Thomson died …
A Revolutionary War replica tall ship has been toppled by strong wind gusts during the snowstorm that’s pounding Rhode Island. Thorpe Leeson, owner and captain of the Continental Sloop Providence, says Tuesday the 110-foot ship was extensively damaged when it …
Retired players including former Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon asked a federal appeals court to revive a lawsuit accusing the National Football League of giving athletes painkillers and other drugs to mask injuries. A federal judge last month ruled that …
Nissan Motor Co., the second-biggest Japanese carmaker, said it will recall about 768,000 vehicles worldwide in two separate actions to fix a fire risk and hood that may open during driving. Nissan will call back 552,135 Rogue sport utility vehicles …