Archive for December 2023
US Tries to Persuade Shippers to Sail Red Sea Despite Houthi Attacks
The US military is trying to reassure shipping companies that a multinational force is making it safe to sail through the Red Sea and Suez Canal even though attacks from Yemen-based Houthi rebels show no sign of stopping. The Pentagon … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLack of Safety Practices Behind 2020 Chesapeake Oil-Well Blast: U.S. Safety Board
A federal safety board investigation has found that Chesapeake Energy CHK.O and its contractors failed to provide adequate control measures at the site of a 2020 fire at a company-operated oil well, that claimed three lives. The US Chemical Safety … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHigh Surf Warnings Issued for Most of West Coast and Parts of Hawaii
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — The National Weather Service has issued high surf warnings for much of the West Coast and parts of Hawaii, describing the waves and rip currents expected to hit certain coastlines as potentially dangerous and life- threatening. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreColorado Man Sentenced in Nevada Power Plant Fire Initially Described as Terror Attack
LAS VEGAS (AP) — A Colorado man was sentenced Wednesday to prison in Nevada following his arrest last January for setting his car afire at a remote facility in what authorities initially characterized as a terror attack on the electric … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRecall of Nearly 5 Million Portable Blenders Under Way for Unsafe Blades and Burn Injuries
BlendJet is recalling about 4.8 million of its portable blenders over laceration and fire hazards after receiving dozens of reports of injuries, federal regulators said Thursday. BlendJet 2 Portable Blenders can overheat or catch fire, according to a notice from … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCargo Ship Picking Up Ukrainian Grain Hits Russian Floating Mine in the Black Sea, Officials Say
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — A civilian cargo ship struck a Russian mine in the Black Sea near Ukraine’s Danube ports Thursday, injuring two sailors, officials and analysts said, in an incident that underscored the dangers faced by those exporting Ukrainian … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOhio Supreme Ct. Holds Repose Statute Applies to Wrongful Death, Derivative Claims
A divided Ohio Supreme Court on Thursday drew a bright line around the state’s statute of repose for medical malpractice claims, ruling in separate cases that an absolute four-year deadline to bring an action applies to both wrongful death claims … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOregon Regulator to Investigate PacifiCorp’s Request to Limit Wildfire Liability
NEW YORK –– Oregon’s utility regulator this week said it would investigate a petition by PacifiCorp to limit its liability from future wildfire-related lawsuits, delaying a decision on the power provider’s request by as long as nine months. In October, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreShipping Firm Maersk Preparing for Resumption of Red Sea Voyages After Attacks from Yemen
FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Shipping firm Maersk says that it`s preparing to allow vessels to resume sailing through the Red Sea, thanks to the start of a U.S.-led multinational naval operation to protect shipping from attacks by Houthi rebels in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWild Weather Leaves at Least 10 Dead in Australian States of Queensland and Victoria
BRISBANE, Australia (AP) — Wild weather has left at least 10 people dead in the eastern Australian states of Queensland and Victoria, officials said on Wednesday. Three men, aged 48, 59 and 69, were killed after a boat with 11 … Source: Claims Journal
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