Monthly Archives: <span>April 2023</span>

No Coverage Owed for Retaliation Claims Tied to Undisclosed Investigation

A federal appellate court on Friday reversed a $2.3 million award to a nursing home owner that sued its insurer, finding coverage for a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit was clearly excluded because the policyholder did not disclose that it was under …

Calif. Jury Set to Decide Test Case in Tesla Autopilot Crash

LOS ANGELES — A California state court jury began deliberating on Thursday in what appears to be the first trial related to a crash involving Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated driving software. The verdict could offer an important sign of the …

Fed May Reverse Rules that Masked Losses on SVB’s Securities

U.S. Federal Reserve is considering ending an exemption that has allowed certain midsize banks to conceal losses on securities they hold, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, signaling a retightening of bank oversight is in the cards following last …

Body Recovered from Rubble of Collapsed NYC Parking Garage

NEW YORK (AP) — Crews pulled a body from the rubble of a New York City parking garage Wednesday, as building inspectors sought to pinpoint a cause for the century-old structure’s deadly collapse. It was a delicate operation to recover …

Dutch Salvage Team Set to Pump Oil off Rusting Yemen Tanker

AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch salvage company has reached agreement with the United Nations to pump oil from a rusting tanker off the coast of war-ravaged Yemen in a move hailed as a “critical milestone” in moves to avert a …

Tornadoes Kill 3 in Central US; New Storms Possible

COLE, Okla. (AP) — Strong storms with tornadoes and hail killed at least three people in the central U.S., injuring others, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power Thursday. Two deaths were in the small town of Cole, 25 miles …

Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan in Effect; Appeals Likely Go on

DOVER, Del. (AP) – The Boys Scouts of America’s $2.4 billion bankruptcy reorganization plan took effect Wednesday. But more time will be needed before survivors of child sexual abuse at the hands of Boy Scout leaders and volunteers begin receiving …

FBI: Fire that Damaged Massachusetts Church Probed as Arson

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — A fire that broke out at a Massachusetts church not long after Easter services is being investigated as a possible arson, according to the FBI and state and local law enforcement agencies. The fire started about …

Conn. Supreme Affirms Ruling that Nixed Troopers’ PTSD Claims

Two state troopers who were struck by a car on an interstate exit ramp cannot collect damages for post traumatic stress disorder, but one of them can recover more money because his trial court award was improperly reduced by the …

Fire Fears After Grenfell Disaster Set Back Wood Building in UK

To get fire department approval for their six-story London office project made of strong engineered wood known as mass timber, Theo Michell and Richard Walker had to build a full-scale section of it in the UK, ship it to Poland …