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Lawsuit: Kansas School Employee Locked Teen With Down Syndrome in Closet, Storage Cage August 22, 2024 By Heather Hollingsworth An employee of a rural Kansas school district repeatedly shoved a teenager with Down syndrome into a utility closet, hit... Read More
CIAB Survey Shows Evidence of Softening Commercial P/C Market Conditions in Q2 August 21, 2024 By Chad Hemenway Commercial property/casualty premium increases in the second quarter 2024 were flat or down from the previous quarter for all lines... Read More
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International News How Mike Lynch’s Luxury Yacht Sank Within Minutes August 21, 2024 By Jonathan Browning, Olivia Solon and Donato Paolo Mancini It was 3 a.m. on Monday and Captain Karsten Börner and his crew were already awake, preparing for an approaching... Read More
U.S. Firms Warn Against ‘Unprecedented’ Hong Kong Cyber Rules August 21, 2024 By Newley Purnell US firms have warned that proposed cyber regulations could grant the Hong Kong government unusual access to their computer systems,... Read More
BMW Recalls Over 720,000 Vehicles Over Short Circuit Concern, NHTSA Says August 21, 2024 By Gursimran Kaur and Nathan Gomes BMW is recalling 720,796 U.S. vehicles over concerns of a short circuit, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on... Read More
Mississippi Poultry Plant Settles With OSHA After Teen’s 2023 Death August 21, 2024 A Mississippi poultry processing plant has agreed to a settlement with the U.S. Department of Labor that requires it to... Read More
Boeing Criminal Plea Deal Should Be Accepted, U.S. DOJ Says August 21, 2024 By David Shepardson and Jasper Ward A plea deal struck with Boeing over a criminal charge related to software tied to two fatal 737 MAX crashes... Read More
RAND Study Eyes Impact of Legal System Abuse and Social Inflation August 21, 2024 A study from RAND found that rising litigation rates, trial awards and claim severity are consistent with the expected effects... Read More