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November 27, 2024
Biden Administration Adds 65K Additional H-2B Work Visas
The Biden administration announced Wednesday that it has created a temporary rule to add 64,716 additional temporary H-2B work visas for the third year in a row to be doled out to businesses struggling with staffing issues.
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November 27, 2024
Developer Settles Landslide Claims From Ryan Homes, Town
The bankrupt developer of a housing project that was beset by landslides has settled with a construction company and a Western Pennsylvania township in exchange for finishing some of its remaining cleanup work and giving the township the remaining lots, burying a six-year dispute.
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November 27, 2024
WSFS Sues Sign-Maker After Letter Falls From Philly Rooftop
Wilmington Savings Fund Society FSB is suing the manufacturer and installer of logo signs placed at the top of buildings in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Wilmington, Delaware, alleging breach of contract and professional negligence claims after a large portion of the 'W' on its Philly building broke off and fell 40 stories to the ground.
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November 27, 2024
Howard Hughes Corp. Beats Hurricane Harvey Flood Suit
A Texas state appellate court has sided with Howard Hughes Corp. and an engineering company in an appeal brought by homeowners who claimed the companies were liable for property damage caused by Hurricane Harvey in August 2017.
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November 27, 2024
No Coverage For Drywall Co. In Murder Suit, Insurer Says
An insurer said it has no duty to defend or indemnify a drywall company accused of negligently hiring a man who murdered a house cleaner in a home he was working on in Galveston County, telling a Texas federal court that several policy exclusions preclude coverage.
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