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Insurer Off the Hook in $500K Settlement to Spa Guest Who Had Stroke During Massage

A federal appeals court ruled that Evanston Insurance Co. doesn’t owe a $500,000 settlement that a Florida spa owner agreed to pay to a woman who suffered a stroke during a massage. The decision, issued last month in an unpublished …

IIHS Rates Most Midsize SUV Headlights As Poor to Marginal

New midsize SUV ratings from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety show that headlights are improving when it comes to visibility, but many still need to do a better job of lighting the road ahead while limiting bothersome glare. The …

Reporting Workplace Harrassment Via an App Instead of a Hotline

Last year, the Upright Citizens Brigade comedy theater and school became the epicenter of a conversation about assault, harassment, and how they’re reported when it banned the host of a regular show after he was accused, on Facebook, of raping …

Arizona Blazes Grow as 2017 Wildfire Season Peaks

Multiple wildfires have prompted evacuations in southern Arizona and a highway closure in northern Arizona as the state heads into peak wildfire season. Rising temperatures, dry vegetation and lighting continue to spark fires throughout the state. Tiffany Davila, a spokeswoman …

Alaska Coast Guard Reports Fatal Boating Accidents Double

A report by the U.S. Coast Guard shows that fatal recreational-boating accidents in Alaska have doubled over the last year. There were 14 fatal boating wrecks that killed 19 people in Alaska in 2016, the Ketchikan Daily News reported. That’s …

Flood-Prone Mainland Miami Neighborhood Looking to Move Due to Rising Sea

A mainland Miami, Fla., neighborhood prone to regular flooding from high tides and storms could be relocated amid preparations for rising seas under one scenario being studied by local officials. Government officials in South Florida are looking at redesigning the …

AIG: Systematic Cyber Attacks Likely in 2017

Nine in 10 global cyber security and risk experts believe that cyber risk is systemic and that simultaneous attacks on multiple companies are likely in 2017, according to a study issued last month by American International Group, Inc. More than …

Debunking 3 Myths About Machining Safety

Injuries stemming from a lack of machine safeguarding significantly increase metal fabricators’ worker compensation premiums and mods. In addition, it can lead to expensive Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) citations, a figure that reached $6.8 million in 2015 for …

Nebraska Safety Course Teaches Teen About Farm Dangers

Ten central Nebraska teenagers spent Tuesday and Wednesday on the Buffalo County Fairgrounds listening to classroom presentations, doing hands-on activities, and taking written and tractor driving tests as parts of an agriculture safety course. Although they heard thousands of facts …

Florida Medical Malpractice Caps Ruled Unconstitutional

Caps on how much money patients injured by a doctor’s mistakes can receive were declared unconstitutional by the Florida Supreme Court on Thursday, a decision that strikes down one of former Gov. Jeb Bush’s major policy victories. The court ruled …

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