Posts by Y@DminG
Church Official Warns of Financial Flood Due to Abuse Claims
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — A top official with the Archdiocese of Santa Fe says a financial flood from clergy sex abuse claims is coming and a settlement would serve as the dam to prevent devastation to parishes across northern … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHackers Try to Extort University of Colorado in Cyberattack
BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Hackers are trying to extort the University of Colorado after a cyberattack that potentially compromised personal information from more than 310,000 files, including student data, medical information and several Social Security numbers, university officials said Friday. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGrowth in Grain Storage Prompts Safety Reminder to Farmers
HASTINGS, Neb. (AP) — On-farm grain storage is on the rise with additional bins being built on farms and on commercial sites, creating a greater risk of fatal mishaps for individuals working in and around them. The checkoff organizations of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBoeing Sues Air Force One Supplier for Delays, Ends Contract
Boeing Co. sued a Texas-based company that it says failed to fulfill a contract to design the interiors of replacement planes for Air Force One jets that transport U.S. presidents. Chicago-based Boeing, which was hired by the U.S. Air Force … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreComplaint May Spur Review of Meat Industry’s Virus Response
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A union complaint about whether an Oklahoma meatpacking plant is doing enough to protect workers from the coronavirus could test the industry’s response to the pandemic because Seaboard Foods says it is following recommendations from the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Rules Pretrial Against Opioid Firm; Cites Delays, Lies
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Tennessee judge has made a rare move to rule against an opioid firm before a civil trial over its role in the epidemic, saying there was a “coordinated strategy” by the company and its attorneys … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSeattle Nursing Home to Pay $8M in Sexual Assault Lawsuit
SEATTLE (AP) — A Seattle nursing home’s insurer has agreed to pay $8 million to settle a lawsuit brought on behalf of a disabled woman who was sexually assaulted while in the facility’s care. Foss Home and Village agreed to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreN Ireland Leaders Call for Calm After Night of Rioting
BELFAST, Northern Ireland (AP) — Rioters set a hijacked bus on fire and hurled gasoline bombs at police in Belfast in at least the fourth night of serious violence in a week in Northern Ireland, where Brexit has unsettled an … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSalvage Crews Secure Drifting Dutch Cargo Ship Off Norway
HELSINKI (AP) — Despite heavy seas, a joint Norwegian-Dutch salvage operation has managed to get an abandoned Dutch cargo ship under control off the coast of Norway and was towing the ship to port on Thursday. Norwegian officials said the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreToyota Unveils New Models in Advanced Driver-Assist Technology Push
TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp unveiled on Thursday new models of Lexus and Mirai in Japan, equipped with advanced driver assistance, as competition heats up to develop more self-driving and connected cars. Toyota’s latest launch comes as automakers, electric car … Source: Claims Journal
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