Posts by Y@DminG
Wisconsin’s Only Oil Refinery to Reopen After 2018 Explosion
SUPERIOR, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s only oil refinery is on track to be fully operational in June after a $1.2 billion effort to rebuild the facility five years following an explosion that injured three dozen workers. The 2018 explosion and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalifornia Jury Awards $2.28 Billion in Child Sex Abuse Suit
RIVERSIDE, Calif. (AP) — A Southern California jury has awarded $2.28 billion to a woman who was molested for years by her stepfather, her attorneys announced. The panel in Riverside County Superior Court awarded damages on Tuesday to a woman … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSuit over Texas Woman’s Jail Death Settles for $7 Million
DALLAS (AP) — A private company that ran a Texas jail where a woman allegedly went blind following days of medical neglect before her 2019 death has agreed to a $7 million lawsuit settlement along with other defendants, her family’s … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims People: SCA, Verisk, Hiscox, Gordon & Rees, Tyson & Mendes
SCA Appoints Adjusting VP SCA Claim Services, an independent specialty and property claims appraising and adjusting provider, has appointed Lee Baker as vice president of adjusting. Baker has extensive field and leadership experience when it comes to auto, property, commercial, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSchool Board: Workers’ Comp Bars Suit by Teacher Shot by 6-Year Old
The Newport News public school board says the $40 million lawsuit filed against it by the teacher who was shot by a six-year old is barred by the state’s workers’ compensation law that is the exclusive remedy for workplace injuries. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJury Finds Deutsche Bank Liable in International Ponzi Scheme Suit
A south Florida jury has found Deutsche Bank liable for failing to flag a Ponzi scheme that allegedly forced several Cayman Island companies into bankruptcy and liquidation. The Germany-based global banking firm, which faces another lawsuit over the scheme and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlooding Mississippi River Prompts Evacuations, Sandbagging
Communities along the Upper Mississippi River scrambled Wednesday as the always massive river swelled to near record levels, forcing some to be evacuated from their homes while others downstream stacked sandbag walls and closed off flood- prone areas near the … Source: Claims Journal
Read More$1.6B Trial Starts Against Utility over Fatal 2020 Wildfires
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A trial connected to a $1.6 billion class action lawsuit against utility PacifiCorp over the catastrophic Labor Day 2020 wildfires in Oregon started Tuesday in Portland. The fires in 2020 killed nine people, burned more than … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNorfolk Southern Estimates Ohio Derailment Will Cost $387M
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern expects February’s fiery Ohio derailment to cost it $387 million, but that total will likely increase over time and that doesn’t reflect how much the railroad’s insurance companies will eventually cover. The railroad provided … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreYosemite Closes over Flooding Threat as Huge Snowpack Melts
LEMOORE, Calif. (AP) — Ron Caetano is packed and ready to go. His family photos and valuables are in the trailer and he’s put food in carry totes. He moved the rabbits and chickens and their automatic feeders to higher … Source: Claims Journal
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