May 4, 2022
An Oklahoma judge ruled Monday that a lawsuit seeking reparations for the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre can proceed, bringing new hope for some measure of justice for three survivors of the deadly racist rampage who are now over 100 years …
May 4, 2022
A former University of Virginia lacrosse player is liable for fatally beating his girlfriend in 2010 and must pay $15 million in damages in a wrongful death lawsuit, a jury found Monday. George Huguely V is currently serving a 23-year …
May 4, 2022
The U.S. has in store an “above-normal” wildfire season if a prediction out on Wednesday from fire weather experts holds true – “intense” may be a better word for the expectations in Western region. Early predictions for the 2022 fire …
May 4, 2022
Fallout from the infamous Strems Law Firm’s litigation practices in Florida continues. Two years after Coral Gables plaintiffs’ attorney Scot Strems was suspended from practice for filing thousands of unnecessary lawsuits against property insurers and violating other Bar rules, and …
May 4, 2022
Charles Taylor Appoints US CEO Charles Taylor Adjusting has promoted Cullen Sophy to the position of US chief executive officer of adjusting and technical services. Cullen has served as executive vice president of property at Charles Taylor for the past …
May 4, 2022
A new report by Travelers says workers with less than a year’s time on the job filed 35 percent of all workers’ compensation claims, a troubling statistic considering that employers are in the midst of an historic hiring spree. Rich …
May 4, 2022
Organic and free-range chickens have been thrown into lockdown. Egg-laying hens that normally have access to the outdoors can no longer roam as freely or feel the sun on their beaks as some U.S. and European farmers temporarily keep flocks …
May 3, 2022
NEW YORK –– A former Amazon.com Inc. employee sued the online retailer on Monday, saying it wrongly fired her and demanded she repay wages after she contracted “long COVID.” Brittany Hope, 29, a former brand manager for Amazon’s fashion line …
May 3, 2022
DUBLIN –– Major aircraft lessor Avolon recorded a first-quarter impairment of $304 million to cover the full financial impact of having 10 jets still stuck in Russia following European Union sanctions that forced the termination of all Russian leases. Ireland’s …
May 3, 2022
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Wind-whipped flames raced Monday across more of New Mexico’s tinder-dry mountainsides, after forcing more residents to flee their homes while firefighting crews elsewhere in the drought-parched state tried to prevent new wildfires from growing. The blaze …