Posts by Y@DminG
Death Toll from Storms and Flooding in Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria Rises to 14
ISTANBUL (AP) — The death toll from severe rainstorms that lashed parts of Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria increased to 14 on Wednesday after rescue teams in the three neighboring countries recovered seven more bodies. A flash flood at a campsite … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCarmakers Failing Privacy Test. Owners Have Little or No Control over Data Collected
BOSTON (AP) — Most major car manufacturers admit they may be selling your personal information — though they are vague on the buyers, a new study finds, and half say they would share it with the government or law enforcement … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLawyers Claim Cable TV and Phone Companies Liable in Fires
HONOLULU (AP) — After a visit to a warehouse where Hawaiian Electric Company is housing power poles and electrical equipment that may be key to the investigation of last month`s devastating fires on Maui, lawyers for Lahaina residents and business … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAK Supreme Asked Whether Pollution Exclusion Applies to Carbon Monoxide Death
A federal appellate court is asking the Alaska Supreme Court to decide whether the pollution exclusion in a homeowner’s insurance policy bars recovery for the death of a 17-year-old boy who was poisoned by carbon monoxide emitted by an improperly … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Says 52 Million Air Bag Inflators Should Be Recalled over Rupture Threat
WASHINGTON —U.S. auto safety regulators said on Tuesday that 52 million air bag inflators produced by auto suppliers ARC Automotive and Delphi Automotive need to be recalled because they may rupture and send dangerous metal fragments flying. The National Highway … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFloods from Waning Typhoon Hit Transport, Force Evacuations in China
BEIJING –– Intense rain from the remnants of Typhoon Haikui hit southeast China on Wednesday, bringing floods that forced some cities to suspend subway services, shut schools and move tens of thousands of people to safety. Xiamen, a port city … Source: Claims Journal
Read More3M Agrees to Pay $6 Billion in US Military Earplug Lawsuit Settlement
3M has agreed to pay $6.01 billion to settle lawsuits by U.S. military veterans and service members who say they suffered hearing loss from using the company’s earplugs, the company and lawyers for the plaintiffs announced on Tuesday. The deal … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreEV Broken? Finding a Technician to Fix it May Take a While
A global shortage of technicians and independent repair shops qualified to fix electric vehicles (EV) threatens to increase repair and warranty costs for drivers, potentially undermining upcoming deadlines to cut vehicle carbon emissions. From Milan to Melbourne to Malibu, technician … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOwner of Collapsed Iowa Building that Killed 3 Files Lawsuit Blaming Engineering Co.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The owner of an Iowa apartment building that collapsed in May, killing three people, has filed a lawsuit that blames an engineering company for not warning the building was structurally unsound and that residents should be … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAs Wildfire Abates, Severe Rainstorm Triggers Flooding in Central Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police ordered vehicles off the streets of three regions in Greece Tuesday as a severe storm hammered the center of the country and some of its islands, turning streets into flooded torrents. The rain arrived just … Source: Claims Journal
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