Posts by Y@DminG
CoreLogic Gets $7 Billion Bid From Foley’s Cannae, Senator
Bill Foley’s Cannae Holdings Inc. and Senator Investment Group LP made a $7 billion takeover offer for CoreLogic Inc., saying they can “reignite growth” at the real estate data company and increase its operating efficiency. Cannae and Senator sent CoreLogic’s … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCar Crashes Deadlier as Drivers Speed During Lockdowns
Coronavirus lockdowns led to huge reductions in traffic and fewer car crashes this spring, but as drivers sped up on quieter roads, the collisions became deadlier in several cities, a Reuters analysis shows. In New York City, the ratio of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreReport Highlights Risks For Container Ships in Wadden Sea
THE HAGUE, Netherlands — A Dutch safety watchdog said Thursday that it is “undesirable” for large container ships to use a shipping route through an environmentally sensitive, shallow sea off the coast of the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark in heavy … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBusinesses Sue Seattle Over ‘Occupied’ Protest Zone
SEATTLE — A collection of Seattle businesses, property owners and residents sued the city Wednesday over its tolerance of an “occupied” protest zone, saying officials have been complicit in depriving them of their rights to their property. The plaintiffs — … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWildfire Burns Near Mount Rushmore Week Before Trump Visit
CUSTER, S.D.– South Dakota is bringing in more resources to fight a wildfire that burned Thursday near Mount Rushmore ahead of next week’s visit to the monument by President Donald Trump for Independence Day celebrations. The fire that started in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBayer Bets on Science in Bid to Prevent Future Roundup Lawsuits
Seeking to forestall further claims, Bayer AG is taking a risky bet that an independent scientific review will ultimately show that its widely used weed killer Roundup does not cause cancer, legal experts said. The company on Wednesday agreed to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNo Coverage Owed for Shooting Due to Criminal Act Exclusion
An insurer is not liable for injuries caused by a policyholder who shot a 15-year-old boy in the head because the policy excluded coverage for criminal acts, a split Georgia Court of Appeals panel decided. The 2-1 ruling by the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSkies Go Gray Over Florida, Gulf of Mexico on African Dust Blobs
Summer brings long hot days and afternoon thunderstorms across the U.S. Now you can add African dust to the mix. Two large blobs of dust blown off of Africa’s Sahara Desert are on their way to North America, driven by … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTrump’s Grid Order Baffles Utilities Over What They Can Buy
U.S. utilities are scrutinizing their suppliers of transformers and other power-grid equipment for ties to China as they await details on President Donald Trump’s order to crack down on imports from overseas adversaries. Electric companies are trying to preemptively identify … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJeffrey Epstein Victims Fund Opens After Months of Wrangling
Women who accused Jeffrey Epstein of sexually assaulting them as teenagers can begin filing claims and collecting compensation from his estate, valued at more than $600 million. The compensation fund has opened after months of back-and-forth between the estate and … Source: Claims Journal
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