Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 25, 2024

Federal workplace safety investigators have determined that a Temple, Texas manufacturer and designer of school furnishings could have prevented an employee’s serious and permanent hand and arm injuries by installing required machine guards. Investigators with the U.S. Department of Labor’s …

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Manufacturing 109

Insurance Journal

JUNE 26, 2025

GE Appliances announced a nearly half-billion-dollar project Thursday that it says will create 800 new jobs and shift production of clothes washers from China to its massive manufacturing complex in Kentucky. The $490 million investment positions the Kentucky home appliances …

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Manufacturing Insurance 105

Insurance Journal

JUNE 11, 2025

sued a group of lawyers, medical providers and rideshare drivers it claims staged car accidents, manufactured damages and received unnecessary medical procedures to take advantage of insurance policies in Florida, costing the rideshare giant “several million dollars” … Uber Technologies Inc.

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Insurance Manufacturing Technology 110

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 8, 2024

Chemical products manufacturer AB Specialty Silicones LLC will pay $1.3 million in penalties after an explosion and fire at its Waukegan, Illinois plant in May 2019 claimed the lives of four workers. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and …

Manufacturing 105

Manufacturing 105

Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 12, 2024

11 against manufacturers 3M and DuPont for misrepresenting the health risks of products made with forever chemicals The lawsuit alleges the companies for decades manufactured, marketed, and sold an array … Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a lawsuit on Dec.

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Manufacturing 98

Insurance Journal

JULY 26, 2024

A manufacturing flaw led to a turbine blade failure at the Vineyard Wind offshore project off the coast of Massachusetts this month, the part’s producer, GE Vernova, said on Wednesday. The turbine blade broke on July 13 and left potentially …

Manufacturing 111

Manufacturing 111

Practice of Law

JUNE 11, 2025

A few years ago, the Mexican government filed a lawsuit against seven American gun manufacturers. To prevent further arms smuggling, Mexico sued various gun manufacturers (Smith & Wesson, Barrett, Beretta, Century, Colt’s, Glock, and Sturm Ruger) and one gun distributor (Interstate Arms) in a U.S. Mexico claims. Supreme Court.

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Manufacturing Cross-Complaint Cross-Examination Evidence 40

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Federal Cartridge is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of sporting ammunition. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Federal Cartridge Co. in Anoka, Minnesota, for alleged Clean Air Act violations. EPA estimates the settlement will reduce air …

Manufacturing 105

Manufacturing 105

Insurance Journal

JULY 19, 2024

While one of the nation’s largest manufacturers of commercial flooring and surfaces — including recycled rubber products used throughout the nation in playgrounds, fitness centers and sports fields — touts its products’ safety and environmental benefits, a U.S. Department of …

Manufacturing 105

Manufacturing 105

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 23, 2024

an Ann Arbor, Michigan-based company specializing in comprehensive energy storage solutions and battery manufacturing, violated federal law by using an unlawful company policy to deny a reasonable accommodation to an employee with a disability, and then terminated … Navitas Systems, LLC.,

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Manufacturing 105

Insurance Journal

SEPTEMBER 6, 2024

Royal Bank of Canada’s former chief financial officer, fired over allegations she had an undisclosed personal relationship with another executive, said the bank was trying to “manufacture” a reason to get rid of her, as both sides double down in …

Manufacturing 105

Manufacturing 105

IP Watchdog

OCTOBER 24, 2022

Two major trade organizations representing global vaccine manufacturers are officially backing a proposal submitted to the G20 and G7 countries in July that they claim offers practical solutions for future pandemics to avoid the inequities that have been highlighted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Manufacturing Pharmaceuticals Technology 113

Insurance Journal

JULY 29, 2024

A Hubbard, Ohio industrial manufacturer failed to protect their employees from molten metal that was heated to more than 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit, the U.S. Department of Labor determined after its investigation into how a 30-year-old employee suffered fatal injuries. Investigators …

Manufacturing 105

Manufacturing 105

Insurance Journal

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Department of Labor has cited a Portsmouth, Ohio hardwood floor manufacturer with a long history of federal safety violations after the company reported a 23-year-old worker suffered a partial arm amputation while troubleshooting a rip saw machine at …

Manufacturing 97

Manufacturing 97

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 13, 2024

James Kirsh expects the cost of the property and casualty insurance for his family-owned foundry in Wisconsin that makes cast iron parts for tractors and other equipment to at least double when it’s up for renewal this fall. He’s been …

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Manufacturing Insurance 126

Insurance Journal

MAY 20, 2025

An Iowa-based ice cream manufacturer has recalled nearly 18,000 containers of ice cream and frozen yogurt over concerns they could contain pieces of plastic. Wells Enterprises issued the voluntary recall last month, according to recently released information from the Food …

Manufacturing 85

Manufacturing 85

Attorney at Work

MAY 5, 2022

If hipster manufacturers made these journals, they’d cost five times as much, but they’re made at scale by enduring global manufacturers. This may lead one to wonder if these pads are manufactured in a way that’s environmentally sound, something that is hard to prove. There are choices the manufacturers make that matter.

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Insurance Journal

AUGUST 13, 2024

The Massachusetts attorney general has reached a $600 million settlement with major tobacco manufacturers, resolving some of the state’s complaints over how much the tobacco companies owe it under a 1998 master settlement with the industry. While the manufacturers have …

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Manufacturing 64

IP Watchdog

DECEMBER 31, 2024

We speak with Arthur Daemrich about the invention of the video game by Ralph Baer, Samuel Colt and his mass produced, fully interchangeable six-shooter, which revolutionized manufacturing. We also discuss Henry Ford, Elon Musk, George Washington, and much more.

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Manufacturing 69

Insurance Journal

JUNE 2, 2025

The European Union agreed overwhelmingly to curb Chinese medical device manufacturers’ access to public procurement contracts in the bloc, according to people familiar with the matter. EU countries voted Monday on the measure, which will ban access to public contracts …

Manufacturing 58

Manufacturing 58

Insurance Journal

MARCH 6, 2025

Kalyn Siebert is a leading manufacturer of custom-engineered heavy-haul truck trailers, and employs … The Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation (DWC) has recognized Kalyn Siebert with the Lone Star Safety Award for its exemplary commitment to workplace safety.

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Manufacturing Insurance 58

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 3, 2024

Owners of mobile and manufactured homes in Maryland’s coastal communities and their insurance agents are having difficulty finding insurance coverage as carriers pull away from the market. The problem is squeezing owners who want to sell their mobile or manufactured …

Manufacturing 105

Manufacturing Insurance 105

Insurance Journal

NOVEMBER 4, 2024

Department of Labor (DOL) has filed suit against a York, Pennsylvania, manufacturing company alleging the company wrongly terminated an employee who raised safety concerns when directed to use a ladder to move stock items when they believed a …

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Manufacturing 52

Expert Witness Blog

JUNE 19, 2025

The sprinkler system, designed and manufactured by Viking Corporation, had only recently been installed. Background of the Case On June 25, 2019, a commercial property owned by Grand Rapids-Market Place, LLC experienced a major water loss incident when the fire sprinkler system activated without a fire present.

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Witnesses Manufacturing 52

IP Watchdog

MAY 9, 2022

A large portion of the technology that we rely on daily—cell phones, computers, and the sensors and infrastructure that connect them, as well as an increasing percentage of drugs—is manufactured outside the United States, and in particular China. Indeed, over the past 25+ years the value of goods imported from China has increased ten-fold.

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Manufacturing Technology Litigation 122

IP Watchdog

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

The Federal Circuit faulted the ITC for applying Step 1 of Alice/Mayo too narrowly in finding that the disclosed magnetic properties of the compound are side effects of the unclaimed manufacturing process and not physical characteristics of the compound itself.

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Manufacturing Litigation 59

Expert Witness Blog

JUNE 22, 2025

Background of the Case Plaintiffs Timothy and Jean Moore sued Combe Incorporated, the manufacturer of “Just For Men Control GX Grey Reducing Shampoo,” alleging that the product caused Timothy Moore to develop vitiligo—a condition marked by patchy loss of skin pigmentation.

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Witnesses Manufacturing 52

Insurance Journal

JANUARY 13, 2025

chicken and pork plants face higher risks than other manufacturing workers for musculoskeletal disorders such as carpal tunnel syndrome, according to two studies the U.S. Workers in U.S. Department of Agriculture issued on Friday. The findings highlight health concerns for …

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Manufacturing 108

Insurance Journal

JULY 15, 2024

A Connecticut-based manufacturer has been denied another opportunity to seek $100 million in insurance coverage for business losses it claims it sustained because of the COVID-19 virus. a manufacturer of connectors, antennas, sensors, and high-speed specialty cable – … Amphenol Corp.–

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Manufacturing Insurance 106

IP Watchdog

MAY 8, 2022

Only two days after being sworn in, Director Kathi Vidal announced the release of the USPTO’s Summary of public views on the article of manufacture requirement of 35 U.S.C. § manufacturers. manufacturers. This report summarized public comments received in response to a December 2020 request by the USPTO.

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Manufacturing Technology 105

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 7, 2024

gun manufacturers responsible for facilitating the trafficking of firearms to violent drug cartels across the U.S.-Mexico judge dismissed on Wednesday much of Mexico’s $10 billion lawsuit seeking to hold U.S. Mexico border. District Judge Dennis Saylor in Boston …

Manufacturing 105

Manufacturing 105

Attorney at Work

SEPTEMBER 1, 2021

They manufacture some of the most coveted and pricey writing instruments in history. Sheaffer manufactured a few limited editions, like the W.A. Some pens gain value, and a rare few writing implements become iconic collectibles passed around by high-rolling stylophiles. You should immediately buy a super expensive fountain pen.

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Manufacturing Insurance 263

Insurance Journal

AUGUST 18, 2024

Security leaders should be exercising every available option to upgrade their security posture, and cyber insurance policies could make or break the resiliency for many organizations across nearly all industries — K-12 education, retail, healthcare, manufacturing and more. Just last …

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Retail Healthcare Manufacturing Education 119

Expert Witness Blog

JULY 1, 2025

the manufacturer of a DeWalt DW716 Type 2 compound miter saw. 7, 2023), the testimony of a Power Tools Expert Witness was central to evaluating claims of product liability and negligence involving a compound miter saw that allegedly caused serious injury to the user.

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Witnesses Manufacturing 52

Attorney at Work

JULY 25, 2022

Unfortunately, there were no clothing manufacturers in his city. First, take some time to research areas to make sure they’re worth your investment. I recall a lawyer who wanted to pursue a niche of trademark issues related to T-shirts. Here are some considerations for you: The size of or your access to the industry. Growth potential.

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Construction Manufacturing Legal Services 309

Insurance Journal

JUNE 13, 2025

announced plans Thursday to build its first manufacturing plant for a next-generation passenger jet in central North Carolina, a project that if successful would create more than 14,500 jobs there in a decade. JetZero Inc. The California-based startup intends to …

Manufacturing 102

Manufacturing Insurance 102

Insurance Journal

OCTOBER 4, 2024

AP) — Two North Carolina facilities that manufacture the high-purity quartz used for making semiconductors, solar panels and fiber-optic cables have been shut down by Hurricane Helene with no reopening date in sight. SPRUCE PINE, N.C. (AP) Sibelco and The Quartz …

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Manufacturing Insurance 115