Judge: 1851 Maritime Law Doesn’t Apply in Missouri Duck Boat Case

A federal judge has ruled that an 1851 maritime law does not protect a company from making payments to families of people aboard a tourist boat that sank on a Missouri lake, killing 17 people. After the July 2018 sinking …

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Rickett Joins Worldwide Facilities as VP – Chicago/Atlanta Transportation Team

National wholesale insurance broker, managing general agent and program underwriter, Worldwide Facilities, has added Nicole Rickett to the Chicago/Atlanta Transportation Team as a vice president. Rickett has been in the insurance business for nearly 20 years and brings transportation expertise …

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Missouri Roofing Contractor Fined $205K for Exposing Employees to Fall Hazards

Federal workplace safety regulators have proposed just over $205,000 in penalties against a Missouri-based roofing contractor for exposing employees to fall hazards at three separate work sites. The U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) announced Dece. …

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3 Policyholders Receive Safety First Grants from Missouri’s Safety National

St. Louis, Missouri-based Safety National, through its annual Safety First Grant Program, has awarded three policyholders for their creative risk control solutions. The first-place grant, in the amount of $10,000, was awarded to Yale University to host a series of …

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Plastics Manufacturer Settles Retired Texas Shrimper’s Lawsuit for $50M

A federal judge has approved a historic settlement agreement between Taiwan-based plastics manufacturer Formosa and an environmental activist represented by indigent legal services nonprofit Texas Rio Grande Legal Aid. TRLA said the $50 million settlement is the largest in U.S. …

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11M Pounds of Peanuts Lost in Georgia Peanut Warehouse Fire

Firefighters battled hot spots at a south Georgia peanut warehouse on Thursday, more than a day after the blaze began. Coffee County Fire Chief Steve Carver told The Associated Press that firefighters arrived at the warehouse in Douglas to find …

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Scientists Forecast Faster Rising Seas in South Florida

New scientific projections released Wednesday predict that ocean levels will rise even faster than previously forecast over the next four decades in low-lying southeastern Florida, which is already prone to frequent flooding even on sunny days. Compared with estimates made …

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