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Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Case That Could Limit Clean Water Act
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider limiting the scope of a landmark law aimed at curbing water pollution in a dispute pitting environmentalists against local authorities in Hawaii over a wastewater treatment plant. The justices agreed to …
POSTED FEBRUARY 19, 2019 4:46 PM |
Winter Weather Advisories in Oklahoma, Texas And Arkansas
A storm system could yield snow and ice in Oklahoma, Arkansas and Texas, according to the National Weather Service. The NWS issued a winter weather advisory for Tuesday through Wednesday morning for parts of western Texas, Oklahoma and northwestern Arkansas. …
POSTED FEBRUARY 19, 2019 4:22 PM |
Woman Awarded $37M by Texas Jury over Seat Belts
A Texas jury has awarded more than $37 million to a woman who sued Honda after being paralyzed in a 2015 car crash. Sarah Milburn sued the automaker over its seatbelt design after her Uber driver ran a red light …
POSTED FEBRUARY 19, 2019 4:18 PM |
Wisconsin Governor to Propose Decriminalizing Marijuana
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers will propose decriminalizing small amounts of marijuana in his plan for the next state budget, a newspaper reported Sunday. Evers also will propose legalizing marijuana for medical conditions including cancer, post-traumatic stress disorder and chronic pain, …
POSTED FEBRUARY 19, 2019 4:16 PM |
Actor Told He Can’t Copyright Dance Moves in California Lawsuit
“The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air” star Alfonso Ribeiro has been denied a copyright for the ?Carlton” dance, which he’s suing two videogame makers over. The denial from the U.S. Copyright Office was revealed last week in a motion to dismiss …
POSTED FEBRUARY 19, 2019 3:53 PM |
Montana Lawsuit Over 2012 Police Tackling Injury Settled
The city of Billings has settled a lawsuit filed by a man whose rotator cuff was torn when a police officer tackled him, wrongly identifying him as a crime suspect. The Billings Gazette reports that Robert Bassett will receive $80,000 …
POSTED FEBRUARY 19, 2019 3:51 PM |
CREST Insurance Group in Arizona Names Welch Vice President
CREST Insurance Group LLC in Arizona has named Lindsay Welch vice president of community relations and business development. She will be responsible for managing Crest’s philanthropic involvement and brand awareness. She most recently was CEO of her strategic development and …
POSTED FEBRUARY 19, 2019 3:47 PM |
Pennsylvania Woman’s Son Pleads Guilty, Gets Probation in Mansion Fire Fraud Case
The son of a suburban Philadelphia woman convicted in a multi-million-dollar insurance fraud case following fires at her Bucks County property has been sentenced to four years’ probation. Forty-seven-year-old Carl Risoldi of Doylestown, Penn., pleaded guilty Friday to three related …
POSTED FEBRUARY 19, 2019 2:25 PM |
A.M. Best Makes Senior Management Changes, Restructures Organization
A.M. Best announced that Roger Sellek will step down as CEO of its Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) and Asia Pacific (AP) regions at the end of March. As part of its succession planning process, A.M. Best has also …
POSTED FEBRUARY 19, 2019 2:15 PM |
Maine’s BroGue Insurance & Financial Services Promotes Kinney, Hires Cole
BroGue Insurance & Financial Services has promoted Heather Kinney to agency manager and hired Derek Cole. Kinney began her insurance career in 1990 and has been a licensed agent since 1999, with experience in both personal and commercial lines. In …
POSTED FEBRUARY 19, 2019 2:05 PM |
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