Posts by Y@DminG
Kentucky Flood Victims File Suit Against Mine Companies
JACKSON, Ky. (AP) _ Dozens of eastern Kentucky flood victims have filed a lawsuit that says two coal companies contributed to the damages they suffered. Nearly 60 people who live along River Caney in the Lost Creek community of Breathitt … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGroups Sue Environmental Protection Agency over Coal Ash
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A coalition of environmental groups sued the Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday over its refusal to regulate some older coal ash dumps, claiming they are polluting air and groundwater. A lawsuit filed in federal court in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDesert Flooding Damages Los Angeles to Phoenix Highway
DESERT CENTER, Calif. (AP) — The main highway from Los Angeles to Phoenix was damaged by a flash flood that washed out part of the road through the Southern California desert in the latest bout of punishing monsoonal thunderstorms that … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCongress Wants to Hear What Twitter Whistleblower Has to Say
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. lawmakers are anxious to hear from Twitter’s former security chief, who has alarmed Washington with allegations that the influential social network misled regulators about its cyber defenses and efforts to control fake accounts. Leaders of several … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreKobe Bryant Widow Awarded $16M in Trial over Crash Photos
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kobe Bryant’s widow was awarded $16 million as part of a $31 million jury verdict Wednesday against Low Angeles County for deputies and firefighters sharing grisly photos of the NBA star, his 13-year-old daughter and other … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMd. High Court Revives Malpractice Suit, Says Expert Testimony Improperly Thrown Out
A county judge improperly took sides when he threw out expert testimony and dismissed a medical malpractice case, Maryland’s high court ruled Thursday. The Maryland Court of Appeals revived a lawsuit filed by a patient who says she lost the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreState Farm to Pay $100 Million to Federal Government for Hurricane Katrina Claims
State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. and two former claims-adjuster sisters, who more than 16 years ago filed a lawsuit claiming the insurer committed fraud against the government’s National Flood Insurance Program following Hurricane Katrina, have settled. According to documents … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTesla Likely Must Face California Agency’s Race Bias Lawsuit
A California state judge on Wednesday said he would likely deny Tesla Inc’s TSLA.O bid to dismiss a lawsuit by the state’s civil rights agency accusing the electric car maker of widespread race discrimination at an assembly plant. California Superior … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAndrew Upended Fla. Insurance Market, but Storm of Litigation Even Worse
It was 30 years ago that Hurricane Andrew, the strongest storm to make U.S. landfall in more than two decades, gouged its way across south Florida, destroying more than 25,000 homes, by some estimates, and causing more than $15 billion … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSuit: Brink’s Driver Asleep During California Jewelry Heist
LOS ANGELES (AP) — One of the drivers of a Brink’s tractor-trailer was asleep inside the big rig, parked near a remote Southern California rest stop earlier this summer, when thieves broke a lock and stole millions of dollars worth … Source: Claims Journal
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