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25K Virus-Linked Claims Filed with Texas Workers’ Comp Carriers Through June 30
As of Sept. 27, workers’ compensation insurance carriers in Texas had reported more than 25,000 COVID-19 claims and 103 fatalities to the state’s regulators. The numbers cover virus-related claims reported to insurers through June 30, 2020. A report released by the...
Amazon’s warehouse injury rates are so high that it faces a more costly workers’ comp classification
Washington is proposing that Amazon be classified differently from other warehouse-owning companies Just last month, a stunning report showed how Amazon fulfillment centers across the country saw rising injury rates between 2016 and 2019, sourced from internal company...
‘Catastrophic damages’: Escaping hit-and-run suspect kills 74-year-old in second crash
Authorities say the suspect crossed a double-yellow line hitting the victim's truck - and killing them both. ATLANTA — A suspect and an innocent driver are both dead after an alleged escape attempt led to a second crash in West Atlanta on Friday. Atlanta Police said...
Motorcyclist killed in wreck on Downtown Connector, police say
Two cars collided with a motorcycle on I-75/85 near North Avenue during the afternoon commute. ATLANTA — Atlanta Police officers responded to reports of a fatal wreck on the Downtown Connector near North Avenue, just before 4 p.m., Wednesday, according to Officer...
MOTORCYCLIST DEAD IN ATLANTA
A multi-vehicle accident at the Downtown Connector left at least one man dead Wednesday afternoon, Atlanta police said. Officers responded to the crash in the northbound lanes on North Avenue around 4 p.m., said police spokesman Officer Anthony Grant. The accident...
Hall County 11-year-old hit while riding a bicycle in critical condition
HALL COUNTY, Ga. — Javier Ramirez says he’s asked drivers for years to slow down in his Hall County neighborhood, now he’s making that emotional plea again with his 11-year-old son in the hospital. A driver hit Santiago Ramirez as he rode his bicycle right in front of...
Deadly dirt bike crash in DeKalb County
DEKALB COUNTY, Ga. — Emergency crews responded to a fatal crash in DeKalb County Tuesday evening that involved a dirt bike. Details about the wreck are limited at this time, but DeKalb County Police said the rider of the dirt bike died at the scene. The crash happened...
Amazon appeals product liability ruling to CA Supreme Court, citing ‘potentially vast blast radius’
Amazon is asking the California Supreme Court to review an appeals court ruling in a landmark product liability case, seeking to avoid a precedent that would leave the tech giant open to legal claims over defective products sold by third parties through its online...
1 dead, 1 injured after car overturns in I-285 crash
ATLANTA — Atlanta police are investigating after a deadly hit-and-run incident along Interstate 285 on Saturday morning. According to police one of the two vehicles involved in the crash, overturned near the Martin Luther King Jr. Dr. exit along the northbound lanes...
9 vehicles involved in tractor-trailer crash that shut down I-285 for hours
ATLANTA — A tractor-trailer’s tire blew out Friday, causing a nine-vehicle crash that shut down the northbound lanes of I-285 near Cascade Road in southwest Atlanta for hours, according to authorities. The Georgia State Patrol said Alvontae Bell, 24, of East Dublin,...
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