Archive for May 2021
Big Oil May Get More Climate Lawsuits After Shell Ruling — Lawyers, Activists
LONDON — A Dutch court’s decision to force Royal Dutch Shell to make deeper, faster cuts to its climate warming emissions on the basis of human rights could set a precedent, especially in European countries, according to lawyers and activists. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAmid Dispute, Suez Canal Blames Ship’s Grounding on Speed, Rudder
ISMAILIA, Egypt — The container ship that got stuck in the Suez Canal in March was struggling to steer because of its high speed and the size of its rudder, and could have chosen not to enter the waterway in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAfter Colonial Attack, Energy Companies Rush to Secure Cyber Insurance
U.S. energy companies are scrambling to buy more cyber insurance after this month’s attack on Colonial Pipeline disrupted the U.S. fuel supply, but they can expect to pay more as cyber insurers plan to hike rates following a slew of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePG&E to Ante Up $150M for Botched Outages, Recent Wildfires
SAN RAMON, Calif. (AP) — Pacific Gas & Electric is getting hit with a nearly $150 million billion for neglect that caused Northern California wildfires during the past two years and mismanagement of blackouts designed to prevent the utility’s crumbling … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Pipelines Ordered to Increase Cyber Defenses After Hack
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. pipeline operators will be required for the first time to conduct a cybersecurity assessment under a Biden administration directive in response to the ransomware hack that disrupted gas supplies in several states this month. The Transportation … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSex Abuse Class-Action Suit Tossed, Individual Claims Stand
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action lawsuit involving 300 people who allege decades of abuse at New Hampshire’s youth detention center, but he left the door open for individual claims against the state. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePipeline Breach Spills Crude Oil on Crow Reservation
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP)– A breached oil pipeline has spilled an undetermined amount of crude on the Crow Indian Reservation in southeastern Montana and may have been leaking for months before it was discovered, a tribal official said Wednesday. The spill … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLemonade’s Tweet About AI-Driven Fraud Detection Sparks Public Relations Crisis
Lemonade, a five-year-old insurer that went public last year, generated an online uproar with a Twitter post that boasted about its AI-based fraud-detection skills, forcing the carrier to walk back its comments. Lemonade on Wednesday deleted a tweet that said … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreConsumer Reports Drops ‘Top Pick’ Rating for Tesla Model 3
WASHINGTON — Tesla’s decision to remove radar sensors from two of its U.S. vehicles has cost it top safety ratings from a widely followed insurance industry group and the influential Consumer Reports magazine. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCyclone Lashes India, Bangladesh; 6 Dead, 1.1M Evacuated
NEW DELHI (AP) — Heavy rain and a high tide lashed parts of eastern India and neighboring Bangladesh on Wednesday as a cyclone pushed ashore in an area where more than 1.1 million people were evacuated during a devastating coronavirus … Source: Claims Journal
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