Dump Truck Crashes Through Upper Level Of Parking Garage, GPS Gets Blame
About 50 cars could be trapped for days in a Quincy parking garage after a dump truck partially fell through an upper level. The incident happened Wednesday at a garage at Furnace Brook Parkway and Copeland Street, Quincy police said. The truck was loaded with gravel.
August 23, 2019
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Massachusetts
After Seven Roof Fires, Walmart Sues Tesla Over Solar Panel Flaws
Walmart filed a multi-million dollar lawsuit against Tesla on Tuesday. The retail giant says Tesla’s "negligent installation and maintenance" of solar panels caused fires on the roofs of as many as seven Walmart stores since 2012.
August 22, 2019
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New York
Drugmakers Endo, Allergan Agree To $15M In Settlements In Major Opioid Case
Endo International Plc and Allergan Plc have agreed to pay $15 million to avoid going to trial in October in a landmark case by two Ohio counties accusing various drug manufacturers and distributors of fueling the U.S. opioid epidemic.
August 21, 2019
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Ohio
Careening Dump Truck Leaves Trail Of Destruction In Pioneer Square, Seattle
A dump truck left a trail of destruction and injuries as it careened down streets in Seattle’s Pioneer Square on Monday morning, crashing into vehicles and people before plowing into a Subway restaurant at 40 mph.
August 20, 2019
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Washington
Dale Earnhardt Jr. Survives Plane Crash At Tennessee Airport
Dale Earnhardt Jr, famed NASCAR driver and auto racing analyst, and his wife were involved in a private jet crash in east Tennessee and escaped serious injury, officials said Thursday.
August 15, 2019
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Tennessee
Welders Ignite Fire At Tempe Construction Site
Smoke could be seen for miles from a 2nd alarm fire burning near Tempe Town Lake Wednesday afternoon.
August 15, 2019
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Arizona
State Farm Hit By Data Breach
State Farm — the largest property and casualty insurance provider in the US - has been compromised in a credential stuffing attack.
August 14, 2019
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Technology
Commercial Planes, Properties In Montana Damaged By High Winds And Hail
Frontier and Alaska Airlines both had planes damaged by the hailstorm that battered much of the region Sunday evening.
August 13, 2019
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Montana
Fire At Tyson Foods Plant Puts 3,800 Out Of Work
Some 3,800 workers at a Tyson Foods Inc (TSN.N) meat-processing plant in Kansas will be out of work after a Friday night fire that caused significant damage, but the company on Sunday said it will provide them “some guaranteed pay.”
August 12, 2019
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Kansas
After A Wildfire, A Colorado Town’s Residents Reluctantly Sue Historic Railway
Cres Fleming got the call shortly after his neighbor spotted smoke. He jumped into a pickup that had been converted into a water tanker and plowed through waist-high weeds to the railroad tracks.
August 7, 2019
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Colorado
Speeding Dump Truck Caused Deadly 9-Vehicle Pileup On Florida Interstate
A 2-month-old baby is the second fatality of a massive pileup involving nine vehicles on Interstate 75 just north of Interstate 4 Monday. The infant, Asher Gaspard, died Tuesday after being critically injured in the crash.
August 7, 2019
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Florida
Ditching Coal Will Bring Long-Term Benefits, Insurers Told
The insurance industry’s anti-coal stance will deliver significant long-term benefits despite potential short-term losses, according to data and analytics company GlobalData.
August 7, 2019
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Car Accident Exclusion Applies In Injured Worker Case
A federal judge on Friday tossed out a suit involving two insurers battling over who is liable for an accident involving an injured worker who suffered grave, secondary injuries while being transported for medical care by a third party.
August 6, 2019
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California
Astronomic Claims: The Business Of Space Risk Management
Satellite insurance blasted into the spotlight when a European Vega rocket failed about two minutes after lift-off from a base in French Guiana, destroying a United Arab Emirates military observation satellite in the process.
August 6, 2019
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Flood Water Ruins Dozens Of Cars In Vinoy, Florida Valet Parking Garage
Dozens of hotel guests at the Vinoy Renaissance in St. Petersburg, have waterlogged, and likely totaled cars. The valet parking area filled with stormwater during an afternoon downpour.
August 2, 2019
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