Posts by Y@DminG
A Cyberattack Has Disrupted Hospitals and Health Care in Several States
MANCHESTER, Conn. (AP) — Hospitals and clinics in several states on Friday began the time-consuming process of recovering from a cyberattack that disrupted their computer systems, forcing some emergency rooms to shut down and ambulances to be diverted. Many primary … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCoal Miners Hail Rule to Slow Rise of Black Lung
CHARLESTON, W.Va. (AP) — A half-century ago, the nation`s top health experts urged the federal agency in charge of mine safety to adopt strict rules protecting miners from poisonous rock dust. The inaction since — fueled by denials and lobbying … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCompensation for New Mexico Wildfire Victims Tops $14 Million and Is Climbing
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — More victims of a devastating wildfire sparked last year by the U.S. Forest Service in northern New Mexico are getting compensated, with payouts to landowners totaling more than $14 million as of early next week, federal … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCleanup from Chemical Spill and Fire that Shut Down I-24 in Tennessee Could Take Days
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. (AP) — Cleanup from a chemical spill and fire near Interstate 24 in Tennessee will take several days, after the interstate was shut down and nearby homes evacuated overnight on Thursday. Emergency responders were called to the scene … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreYMCA Camp Session Canceled, Allowing Staff to Deal with Trauma of Idaho Bus Crash
An upcoming YMCA summer camp session in Idaho has been canceled so staffers can deal with the emotional trauma of a bus crash that injured almost a dozen people, an official said Saturday, as police still tried to determine the … Source: Claims Journal
Read More3rd Philippine Ferry Accident in over a Week Leaves 1 Dead and Nearly 100 Rescued
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — One person died and nearly 100 had to be rescued after a ferry in the central Philippines struck floating debris at sea and took on water Saturday, police said. The accident involving the King Sto. Nino … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAppellate Court Rejects ‘Fishing Expedition’ Discovery Request to Home Depot
A Texas appellate court threw out a trial court order that approved a plaintiff’s overly broad discovery request in an employee’s personal injury lawsuit against Home Depot. A panel of the 9th Court of Appeals in Beaumont vacated a judge’s … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJ&J Talc Cancer Plaintiffs Want 6-Month Ban on Further Bankruptcy Filings
NEW YORK —Lawyers for thousands of people who claim Johnson & Johnson’s talc-based powders caused them to develop cancer on Wednesday urged a U.S. judge to temporarily block the company from seeking bankruptcy protection for a third time for its … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHighway Bridge in Northern China Collapses Due to Flash Floods, Casualties Unknown
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — A highway bridge in northern China collapsed due to flash floods triggered by heavy rains, and two cars fell into the river, state media reported Thursday, as parts of China are experiencing the worst floods in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreThe Parkland School Massacre to Be Reenacted, with Gunfire, in Lawsuit Against Sheriff’s Deputy
PARKLAND, Fla. (AP) — Ballistics experts will fire up to 139 shots at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School on Friday during a reenactment of the 2018 Parkland massacre organized as part of a lawsuit that accuses a sheriff’s deputy of … Source: Claims Journal
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