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Trump’s Science Cuts Have Thrown the Research World Into Chaos
Harvard University is imposing a temporary freeze on hiring faculty. Columbia University is grappling with cuts to $400 million in federal funding. California Institute of Technology is leaving postdoctoral positions unfilled. A University of Washington researcher is wondering about a …
POSTED MARCH 17, 2025 8:10 PM |
Aircraft Caught Fire After Landing in Denver, Sending Passengers onto Wing
A fire on an American Airlines plane after it diverted mid-flight and landed at Denver International Airport sent passengers fleeing onto a wing in a fraught evacuation amid billowing clouds of smoke. Airport officials said 12 people were taken to …
POSTED MARCH 17, 2025 6:49 PM |
Abbott, Reckitt Face New Trial Over Premature Infant Formula
A Missouri judge has ordered Abbott Laboratories and Reckitt Benckiser unit Mead Johnson to face a new trial over allegations that they failed to warn a mother about the risks of their specialized baby formulas for premature infants, re-opening a …
POSTED MARCH 17, 2025 4:00 PM |
Chairman of Gallagher Re International Vickers Announces Retirement
James Vickers, the chairman of Gallagher Re International, announced he is retiring on May 31, 2025, after 47 years in the global reinsurance industry. “In the late 1970’s reinsurance broking was very much a transactional and relationship driven business with …
POSTED MARCH 17, 2025 3:57 PM |
Public Transit Agency Held Liable for Assault by Bus Driver With Anger History
The Boston area’s public transportation agency is not immune from liability for injuries caused by an assault on a customer by one of its bus drivers who had a history that included anger management issues and a prior assault. The …
POSTED MARCH 17, 2025 3:34 PM |
Man Charged With Intoxication Manslaughter in Texas Crash That Killed 5 People
A man was charged Friday with intoxication manslaughter after five people were killed and several injured in a late-night wreck in Austin, Texas, that involved over a dozen vehicles on Interstate 35, authorities said. Authorities said that the five people …
POSTED MARCH 17, 2025 3:28 PM |
California Man Wins $50M in Lawsuit Over Burns From Starbucks Tea
A delivery driver has won $50 million in a lawsuit after being seriously burned when a Starbucks drink spilled in his lap at a California drive-through, court records show. A Los Angeles County jury found Friday for Michael Garcia, who …
POSTED MARCH 17, 2025 3:12 PM |
Texas Regulator Reports Recovering $58M in 2024 Restitutions
The Texas Department of Insurance’s Fraud Unit contributed to investigations landing nearly $58 million in court-ordered restitution last year. According to TDI, more than 20 TDI investigators stationed around the state looked into over 350 insurance fraud allegations with a …
POSTED MARCH 17, 2025 2:24 PM |
Aon’s President Andersen Steps Down; CEO Case Assumes Additional Role of President
Insurance broker Aon plc announced that Eric Andersen has transitioned from his role as president to serve as a senior adviser to Greg Case, CEO of Aon, through June 2026. The role of president now has been assumed by Case, …
POSTED MARCH 17, 2025 2:17 PM |
Florida Report on MGAs Fell Through the Cracks, Commissioners Say
A draft report examining Florida insurers’ relationships with their managing general agents fell through the cracks and was never finished, a current and a former state insurance commissioner told state lawmakers at a hearing last week. “We need to make …
POSTED MARCH 17, 2025 1:52 PM |
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