Posts by Y@DminG
Oil Spill Near China’s Qingdao Port After Ship Collision in Fog
BEIJING/SINGAPORE — A tanker carrying around one million barrels of bitumen mix was involved in a collision near the Chinese port city of Qingdao during heavy fog, spilling oil into the Yellow Sea, Chinese maritime officials and tanker representatives said … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSouth Florida Deputies Told Not to Enforce Anti-Riot Law
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Deputies in a South Florida county are being instructed not to enforce an anti-rioting law signed by Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis last week, unless it’s absolutely necessary. When it is deemed necessary, the decision must … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePain, Loss Linger a Decade After Tornadoes Hammered Six States
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — For Tom Sanders, it’s the void left by the death of a cousin and the man’s wife, killed when a tornado mowed through a placid Alabama valley. To Markedia Wells, it’s the stolen innocence of her … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSupreme Court Declines to Hear Wrestlers’ Brain Damage Cases
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear the appeals of several former pro wrestlers who claimed in lawsuits that World Wrestling Entertainment failed to protect them from repeated head injuries that led to long-term … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFacing Severe Drought, North Dakotans Turn to Higher Sources
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — Leaders of a Bismarck church last Sunday morning took the first steps in organizing a communitywide prayer effort aimed at ending the state’s drought, which continues to worsen. The timing of that message may have helped … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTexas Policyholder Who Paid Part of Settlement May Seek Recovery From Insurer
A woman who chipped in $100,000 toward a settlement after a car crash can sue her insurer to seek recovery of that cost, but cannot seek damages in excess of the policy limits for negligent failure to settle because there … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWCRI: No Meaningful Delays in Work Comp Medical Care Despite Covid-19
Despite potential obstacles posed by the coronavirus pandemic, injured workers experienced no meaningful delays in access to medical treatment under their employers’ workers’ compensation programs during the pandemic. Research from the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) also shows that states … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBayer Accused of ‘Pay to Appeal Scheme’ by Roundup Lawyers
Bayer AG’s strategy to get a favorable ruling in its Roundup litigation is a manufactured “pay-to-appeal scheme” that will erode the U.S. system of justice if it’s permitted, plaintiffs’ lawyers said in a letter to a court. Lawyers who are … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOdor From U.S. Caribbean Refinery Prompts School Closures, Investigation
A “noxious” gaseous smell coming from St Croix’s recently reopened refinery that caused schools to close was caused by excess emissions of hydrogen sulfide, U.S. Virgin Islands officials said on Friday. The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR) is … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWorker Group Alleges Unsafe Practices at Marathon Minnesota Refinery
Inadequate safety standards at Marathon Petroleum’s St. Paul Park refinery in Minnesota have caused avoidable hydrocarbon and chemical releases that pose a threat to the community, a local worker advocacy group said in a report on Sunday, as a lockout … Source: Claims Journal
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