Posts by Y@DminG
Mexican Minister Says Pemex Oil Firm Unaffected By Cyberattack, Workers Disagree
Mexico City — A cyberattack on computer networks of the Mexican national oil company Pemex is “totally under control” and did not have any negative consequences, Security Minister Alfonso Durazo said on Thursday. The attack was first detected on Sunday … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUnited Joins U.S. Peers in Pulling 737 Max Until Early March
CHICAGO, Nov 15 — United Airlines Holdings Inc said on Friday it is extending cancellations of Boeing 737 MAX flights until March 4, joining U.S. peers who are also scheduling without the aircraft until early March as the jet awaits … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePublic Consultation Launched on Global Tailings Dam Standards
LONDON — A six-week public consultation launched on Friday will help set global standards to improve mining safety, aiming to prevent any repeat of the Vale tailings dam disaster in Brazil that killed 300 people in January. Tailings dams are … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWildfires Force Businesses to Prepare for Disruption
NEW YORK — The wildfires that are rampant this time of year in California force small business owners to be prepared in the same way as owners in other parts of the country who deal with tornadoes and other natural … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNTSB: Coast Guard Ignored Duck Boat Safety Proposals
ST. LOUIS — Federal transportation safety investigators criticized the U.S. Coast Guard Wednesday for ignoring suggestions over nearly two decades to improve tourist duck boats, changes they say might have prevented last year’s Missouri accident that killed 17 people. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDollar Tree Gets FDA Warning for Potentially Dangerous Drugs
Dollar Tree received a warning letter from U.S. regulators for buying over-the-counter drugs from foreign manufacturers that were made in such substandard conditions that they had been barred from entry to the U.S. The letter sent to Greenbrier International Inc., … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaim Survives Because of W.V. Statute that Limits Exclusions for Borrowed Vehicles
Workers’ compensation immunity doesn’t shield an insurer from liability for injuries caused by someone who was borrowing the employer’s truck, and neither do exclusions in the policy, the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled. The appellate court found that workers’ … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAmerican Air Union Says Some Attendants Scared to Fly on 737 Max
Some American Airlines Group Inc. flight attendants remain fearful of flying the Boeing Co. 737 Max, even as the planemaker nears regulatory approval for a software update to return the grounded jet to service. Attendants want to be fully versed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLawsuit: California Festival Didn’t Plan for Active Shooter
LOS ANGELES — Organizers of a Northern California food festival where a gunman killed three people and wounded 13 others didn’t consider the risk of an active shooter, according to a lawsuit from five injured victims. Santino William Legan cut … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMassachusetts Fire Lieutenant Dies Battling House Fire
WORCESTER, Mass. — A Massachusetts fire lieutenant scheduled to leave on a Disney vacation with his family after his shift ended died early Wednesday while investigating a report of a trapped baby in a burning home, his chief said. Lt. … Source: Claims Journal
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