Sophia Hughes

LL Flooring is going out of business

LL Flooring is going out of business

New York CNN  —  LL Flooring, formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, is going out of business after the bankrupt company failed to find a buyer to rescue the 30-year-old retailer. As a result, LL Flooring will liquidate. Sales at its remaining 200 stores will begin on September 6, setting in motion an “orderly wind-down of operations”…

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Plumbing Water Damage Claims Revisited

Plumbing Water Damage Claims Revisited

Looking back at my Insurance Journal columns over the past 5 years, I found that I wrote at least one column a year about water damage claims. So, before this year runs out, I guess it’s time for another, especially because of a commercial property water damage claim that was recently brought to my attention….

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Don’t buy your child gardener this Stanley-branded toy gardening set. It may contain lead

Don’t buy your child gardener this Stanley-branded toy gardening set. It may contain lead

Pennsylvania gardeners who let their children toil the earth alongside should check for a particular set of Stanley-branded toy gardening tools. The Pennsylvania Department of Health issued a recall of the gardening tools due to possible lead contamination. Specifically, the paint on the hoe and rake contains lead levels that exceed the federal lead content…

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LL Flooring, once known as Lumber Liquidators, closing all stores after bankruptcy filing

LL Flooring, once known as Lumber Liquidators, closing all stores after bankruptcy filing

LL Flooring, the once formidable flooring hardware competitor of Home Depot, previously known as Lumber Liquidators, is closing all its stores only weeks after filing for bankruptcy. The 30-year-old hardware store, which once operated over 400 stores in the US, said it decided to liquidate after several negotiations didn’t yield the “best offer for the…

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