Ransomware Attack Prompts Multistate Hospital Chain to Divert Emergency Room Patients November 29, 2023 By Jonathan Mattise NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A ransomware attack has prompted a health care chain that operates 30 hospitals in six states...
USDA Allows Pork Plants to Keep Operating at Accelerated Speeds November 29, 2023 By Leah Douglas and Tom Polansek WASHINGTON —The U.S. Department of Agriculture said on Tuesday it will extend for up to 90 days a trial program...
Texas CEO and His 2 Children Were Among 4 Killed in Wreck Before Thanksgiving November 29, 2023 ROUND MOUNTAIN, Texas (AP) — The CEO of a construction company and his two young children were among four people...
Failed Wheel Bearing Caused Ky. Train Derailment but Didn’t Trigger Alarms, CSX Says November 29, 2023 By Rebecca Reynolds and Josh Funk LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A failed wheel bearing on a train car caused a derailment that sparked a chemical fire...
Lawsuit Blames Negligence by Plant Owner, HVAC Contractors for Cannabis Worker’s Asthma Death November 29, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson A lawsuit has been filed over what has been identified as the cannabis industry’s first asthma workplace death. The mother...
Ore. Supreme Holds Claims for Lost Money are No Exception to Statute of Repose November 29, 2023 By Jim Sams Oregon’s statute of repose bars any action for negligent injury filed more than 10 years after the act or omission...
Platinum Mine Disaster Kills 11 Workers in South Africa November 28, 2023 By Paul Burkhardt and Mpho Hlakudi At least 11 people died at a mine owned by Impala Platinum Holdings Ltd. when an elevator transporting workers to...
Celebrities, Politicians Face Sexual-Abuse Suits Ahead of NY Law Expiration November 28, 2023 By Erik Larson A flurry of high-profile sexual-abuse lawsuits were filed in New York this week to beat the expiration of a state...
Florida Hospital Alleges Juror Misconduct, Wants New Trial After Verdict in Maya Case November 28, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff The Florida hospital at the center of the high-profile Maya Kowalski negligence case has asked for a new trial, alleging...
US Warns of Growing Threats to Ships Sailing Through Red Sea November 28, 2023 By Alex Longley and Áine Quinn A spate of attacks on merchant shipping near Yemen and Somalia, likely triggered by the war in Gaza, have prompted...