Posts by Y@DminG

The legal consequences for repeatedly driving under the influence in Pennsylvania have become much more severe under a new law that just took effect. Legislation passed in October by the General Assembly and signed by Gov. Tom Wolf established the … Source: Claims Journal

Missouri landowners and environmentalists are urging a federal agency to sanction a levee district on the Illinois side of the Mississippi River, arguing that the earthen barrier has been built above its authorized height, worsening flooding for its neighbors. Great … Source: Claims Journal

An emphasis on current laws and focus on insurtech were some of the highlights of Claims Journal’s top read contributed articles of 2018. Slower Traffic Keep Right: A Summary of State ‘Keep Right’ Traffic Laws by Gary L. Wickert, Matthiesen, … Source: Claims Journal

An extremely rare tornado that touched down west of Seattle was the strongest to hit Washington state since 1986, the National Weather Service said Wednesday. A Weather Service storm team surveyed the damage just south of Port Orchard, Washington, and … Source: Claims Journal

Work to widen roads and make other safety improvements is planned in an area of Ohio’s Amish country plagued by crashes resulting in injuries, according to federal and state officials. The U.S. Department of Transportation and the Ohio Department of … Source: Claims Journal

A Delaware judge has ruled that a medical marijuana user fired from his factory job after failing a drug test can pursue a lawsuit against his former employer. Jeremiah Chance was fired in 2016 from his job as a yard … Source: Claims Journal

When drones buzzing over the runway forced London’s busy Gatwick Airport to shut down, many travelers wondered why it’s so hard for authorities to stop such intruders. Shoot them down, some said. Jam their signals, others suggested. Experts say it’s … Source: Claims Journal

That holiday trip over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house could turn into nice little gift for automakers as they increasingly collect oodles and oodles of data about the driver. Automakers are collecting valuable pieces of information … Source: Claims Journal

The National Transportation Safety Board has been blocked by the local district attorney’s office from accessing a limousine that crashed in New York state in October, killing 20 people, and other key pieces of evidence, the agency said. In a … Source: Claims Journal

It took Robb Lawson until he was 45 to finally confront a dark memory from his days as a Boy Scout. Lawson was a teenager at the time, a member of a troop in Georgia, picked to attend a wilderness … Source: Claims Journal