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• Flowserve Corporation (NYSE: FLS), a leading provider of flow control products and services for the global infrastructure markets, announced today that it received two major project awards earlier this month, primarily for original equipment pumps, from engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contractors working on two significant Middle East-based projects.
• The value of these awards, collectively over $150 million, will be reflected in Flowserve’s second quarter 2024 bookings.
• “Flowserve is well-positioned for, and has historically participated in, significant infrastructure opportunities within the Middle East.”
  Rowe concluded, “The region is currently in the midst of an expected multi-year capital spending up-cycle.
• With our strong participation in the Middle East, we believe Flowserve is well-positioned to participate in several of the large projects still to come across diverse industries.

• Both Crumbley parents have pleaded not guilty to four counts each of involuntary manslaughter.
• Jennifer Crumbley faces a maximum prison sentence of 60 years and maximum fines of US$30,000.
• Another victim was shot a second time after she was down, Rowe said, “to finish the job by shooting her again.”

Were the parents responsible?

Many were surprised when the Crumbleys, were charged for their alleged role in the tragedy. Criminal law, unlike civil law, is less likely to hold defendants liable for the actions of a third party, even if that third party is the defendant’s child. This is because in criminal law defendants face incarceration and the associated stigma that comes with a conviction.

• In the rare instances that parents of school shooters are prosecuted, they were normally charged with crimes such as child abuse, child neglect and the failure to properly secure a firearm.
• The charge lodged against the Crumbleys, involuntary manslaughter, also known as gross negligent homicide, was even more uncommon.
• In 2000, Jamelle James, a Michigan resident, pleaded no contest to involuntary manslaughter for leaving his handgun in a shoebox in his bedroom.
• Oakland County Prosecutor Karen McDonald has taken direct aim at Crumbley’s parents.

‘Egregious’ behavior

• To prove the parents’ gross negligence, the prosecution relied on a series of alleged facts.
• Among the most central facts was that the Crumbleys bought their son the handgun as a Christmas present and later took him to target practice.
• Neither parent informed the school that they had bought the gun and that their son had access to it.

• “It takes the unthinkable, and she has done the unthinkable, and because of that, four kids have died,” McDonald said.
• Though the prosecution’s case appeared compelling, Shannon Smith, Crumbley’s defense attorney, had some very strong counterarguments.
• As Smith asked in her closing defense argument, “Can every parent really be responsible for everything their children do, especially when it’s not foreseeable?”

Changing the laws

• The same cannot be said for Ethan Crumbley, who was 15 years old at the time of the shootings.
• That federal proposal became part of a state legislative package
  signed into law April 13, 2023, by Michigan Gov.
• The new laws took effect on Jan. 1, 2024.
• Editor’s note: Some material used in this story was originally published on Dec. 20, 2021.

Thaddeus Hoffmeister does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.

• ENGLEWOOD, Colo., Dec. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Accuris, a leader in engineering workflow solutions, today announced that Mitchell Rowe, an international sales leader with 25 years of experience building and growing successful software sales teams, has been named the company’s first Chief Revenue Officer (CRO).
• As CRO, Rowe will oversee the strategy and performance of all revenue-generating teams at Accuris, including global sales, customer experience, and marketing.
• An engineer by training, Rowe brings a wealth of knowledge around engineering workflow challenges and the best solutions to address them.
• “We are thrilled to welcome Mitch as our Chief Revenue Officer,” said Claude Pumilia, Accuris CEO.

• Fransmart is a global leader in franchise development, selling over 5,000 franchises worldwide and turning emerging restaurant concepts into national and global brands for 20 years.
• The company serves as Kisses From Italy’s current advisor and exclusive global developer and representative, aiding brand development and growth.
• Fransmart’s website provides informative videos giving insight into what it took to create the company, its focus and the process of acquiring brands.
• Fransmart specializes in seeing the potential of each brand and Rowe stresses the importance of getting involved early.