Posts by Y@DminG
Oregon to Crack Down on Illegal Pot Growers by Holding Landowners Responsible
SALEM, Ore. (AP) – Oregon has long been known as a mecca for high-quality marijuana, but that reputation has come with a downside: illegal growers who offer huge amounts of cash to lease or buy land and then leave behind … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLake Powell Houseboat Fire Was Accidental, Investigators Say
PAGE, Ariz. (AP) — Investigators have ruled a fire that damaged several houseboats on Lake Powell, a popular destination on the Utah-Arizona line, was an accident, the National Park Service announced Friday. However the source of last week’s blaze at … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLawmakers in Mont. and La. Pass Bills to Require Disclosure of Litigation Funding
Lawmakers in two states passed bills this year to require disclosure of litigation funding contracts. Business groups are pushing for similar rules in federal courts nationwide. Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte on May 2 signed into law Senate Bill 269, which … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLNG Developer Venture Global Spars with Customers over Cargoes
HOUSTON – Venture Global LNG, which is building three multi-billion dollar U.S. liquefied natural gas processing plants, is sparring with two customers of its first project over mechanical failures that have prevented commercial deliveries a year after initial shipments began. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOfficials: Devastating 2021 Colorado Blaze Caused by Smoldering Fire Outside Home and Power Lines
DENVER (AP) – Embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire outside a home days earlier and a sparking power line caused a Colorado wildfire fanned by high winds that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and left two people dead, authorities said … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHead of Office that Probes Auto Safety Problems Leaves Agency After Audit
DETROIT (AP) – The head of the U.S. government’s office that investigates automobile safety problems has resigned from his post just days after the release of a harsh audit criticizing how the office was managed. Stephen Ridella stepped down as … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlorida Lawmakers Finally Approved Workers’ Comp Physician Reimbursement Plan
For the first time in six years, Florida has a new health care provider reimbursement manual, governing workers’ compensation fees for doctors. But the manual already could be considered three years out of date. It also will soon face a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClimate Change and Homeowners’ Insurance Are on a Collision Course
A summer that has already seen water crises and wildfire smoke is rapidly becoming an inflection point in the pitched battle between climate change and the price of homeowners’ insurance in the US. American International Group Inc., which has already … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHere Comes El Nino: It’s Early, Likely to be Big and Sloppy and Add Even More Heat to a Warming World
An early bird El Nino has officially formed, likely to be strong, warp weather worldwide and give an already warming Earth an extra kick of natural heat, meteorologists announced. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Thursday issued an El Nino … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWildfires Pose Workplace Conundrum: Stay Home or Come to the Office?
As millions of workers gaped at the thick haze enveloping the Northeast US this week, they faced yet another remote work conundrum: Should they commute in a smoky haze to a well-ventilated office or is it safer to stay home? … Source: Claims Journal
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