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North Carolina Eases Business Restrictions, Allows Restaurants to Serve Indoors
Gov. Roy Cooper is letting North Carolina restaurants, barber shops and salons welcome patrons inside starting this holiday weekend, reporting on Wednesday that the state’s COVID-19 trends remain largely stable. But bars, gyms and other indoor entertainment venues will remain …
POSTED MAY 22, 2020 4:55 PM |
Chemours Won’t Face Federal Charges Over North Carolina GenX Contamination
Federal prosecutors have declined to pursue criminal charges against a chemical company that for years discharged compounds with health risks that aren’t fully understood into a North Carolina river, the company disclosed. The U.S. Attorney’s Office and the Environmental Natural …
POSTED MAY 22, 2020 4:49 PM |
Judge: Ohio Hospital, Insurer Need Not Fund Doc’s Murder Case Defense
A Michigan-based health system and its insurer don’t have to cover the costs of an Ohio doctor’s defense against murder charges in the deaths of 25 hospital patients, a federal judge ruled. William Husel is accused of ordering excessive painkillers …
POSTED MAY 22, 2020 4:41 PM |
2 Construction Workers Killed in Mississippi Trench Collapse
Rocks crushed two workers to death in a trench collapse at the site of town homes under construction in Mississippi. The workers were in the trench laying pipe for sewer lines when it collapsed Tuesday morning, Starkville Fire Chief Charles …
POSTED MAY 22, 2020 4:39 PM |
Bill Would Expand Louisiana’s Medical Marijuana Program
State lawmakers are poised to greatly expand Louisiana’s medical marijuana to make more people eligible for the treatment, under a bill that continued on May 20 to speed toward final passage. The proposal from Rep. Larry Bagley, the Republican chairman …
POSTED MAY 22, 2020 4:28 PM |
Texas Insurer Germania Extending Auto Premium Paybacks Through June
Texas-based farm mutual insurance company, Germania Insurance, is extending its Reduced Driving Payback through June, raising its total reimbursement to policyholders to nearly $9 million in credits. Germania announced its Reduced Driving Payback program in April for personal auto policyholders. …
POSTED MAY 22, 2020 4:27 PM |
GOP Questions North Dakota Insurance Commissioner Candidate’s Eligibility
The North Dakota Republican Party is questioning the eligibility of the Democratic candidate for state insurance commissioner, alleging she hasn’t lived in the state long enough to run for statewide office. In a letter to the Secretary of State’s office, …
POSTED MAY 22, 2020 4:26 PM |
Workers Worry Over Enforcement of Meatpacking Plant Safety Recommendations
Federal recommendations meant to keep meatpacking workers safe as they return to plants that were shuttered by the coronavirus have little enforcement muscle behind them, fueling anxiety that working conditions could put employees’ lives at risk. Extensive guidance issued last …
POSTED MAY 22, 2020 4:25 PM |
Texas Agency Sleeper Sewell Insurance Joins Insurors Group
Dallas-based independent insurance agency, Sleeper Sewell Insurance, has joined Insurors Group LLC, an alliance of independent insurance agents in Texas. Sleeper Sewell Insurance was originally founded as Dwight Sleeper & Company in 1962 by Dwight W. Sleeper, Jr. In 2006, …
POSTED MAY 22, 2020 4:22 PM |
French Court Orders AXA to Pay Restaurant’s COVID-19 Business Interruption Losses; AXA Vows to Appeal
A Paris commercial court ruled that insurer AXA must pay a restaurant owner two months’ worth of coronavirus-related revenue losses, the restaurateur’s lawyer said on Friday, possibly opening the door to a wave of similar litigation. AXA said it would …
POSTED MAY 22, 2020 3:28 PM |
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