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April 26, 2024Higginbotham Adds South Florida Benefits Agency to Team
Texas-headquartered Higginbotham, one of the largest independent insurance and benefits firms, has added Adams Benefits of Boca Raton, Florida, to its team, the company said in a news release. The move marks an expansion into south Florida for Higgin …

April 26, 2024US Probes Tesla Recall of 2 Million Vehicles Over Autopilot, Citing Concerns
U.S. auto safety regulators said Friday they have opened an investigation into whether Tesla’s recall of more than 2 million vehicles announced in December to install new Autopilot safeguards is adequate. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administr …

April 26, 2024NC Agent, Missouri Lawyers Convicted in $4M Tax Shelter, Insurance Scheme
A federal jury on Thursday found a North Carolina insurance agent and two Missouri lawyers guilty on all counts in a $4 million tax evasion scheme that also defrauded an insurance carrier. The jury in Charlotte, said licensed agent and …

April 26, 2024Ban on Worker Noncompetes Faces Uphill Legal Battle
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s ban on “noncompete” agreements commonly signed by workers is likely vulnerable to legal challenges, experts said, as some courts have grown increasingly skeptical of federal agencies’ power to adopt broad rules. Th …

April 26, 2024Report: Cybercrime ‘A Thriving Business’ as US Claims Frequency Rises
Cyber claims frequency in the U.S. rose 13% last year, a new report shows. According to Coalition’s 2024 Cyber Claims Report, released this week, cybercrime is “a thriving business that adversely impacts” the economy. In 2023, there were more than … …

April 26, 2024Class Action Opposes Limiting Ship’s Liability for Baltimore Bridge Collapse
A Baltimore small business has filed a class action against the owner and operator of the cargo ship Dali that crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge last month. The suit, filed Thursday by the Karen Austin, the founder of …

April 26, 2024Missouri House Backs Legal Shield for Weedkiller Maker Facing Cancer Lawsuits
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) — The manufacturer of a popular weedkiller won support Wednesday from the Missouri House for a proposal that could shield it from costly lawsuits alleging it failed to warn customers its product could cause cancer. The … …

April 26, 2024Central US Braces for Severe Weather Outbreak
An active weather pattern could bring destructive tornadoes, heavy rains, large hail and strong wind gusts to parts of the central United States over the next several days, according to meteorologists at the National Weather Service and Accuweather. …

April 26, 2024Judge Won’t Dismiss Lawsuits Against Travis Scott Over Deadly Astroworld Concert
HOUSTON (AP) — A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge. State District Judge …

April 26, 2024Here’s Why Experts Don’t Think Cloud Seeding Caused Dubai Flooding
With cloud seeding, it may rain, but it doesn’t really pour or flood — at least nothing like what drenched the United Arab Emirates and paralyzed Dubai, meteorologists said. Cloud seeding, although decades old, is still controversial in the weather …