Posts by Y@DminG
Independent Shops Pushing Back as Safelite Pushes for Auto Glass Laws
Safelite AutoGlass has hired lobbyists at statehouses across the country as it seeks legislation that it says will protect consumer safety by ensuring that the sensors and cameras used for advanced driver assistance systems are properly recalibrated after replacement or … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMegadrought Threatens California Power Blackouts This Summer
The historic drought that’s choked off rivers and reservoirs from the Rocky Mountains to the California coast is threatening to strain power grids this summer, raising the specter of blackouts and forcing the region to rely on more fossil fuels. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSEC Sues Brazilian Miner Vale Over ‘False and Misleading’ Dam Claims
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Thursday sued Brazilian miner Vale SA for allegedly making false and misleading disclosures about the safety of its dams ahead of a 2019 disaster that killed 270 people. Beginning in 2016, Vale manipulated … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWash. Seafood Processing Plant Fined $56K Following COVID Death
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) — A seafood processing plant has been fined $56,000 in connection with a 2021 COVID outbreak that left one employee dead. The Department of Labor and Industries announced the fine against Shining Ocean Inc. on Monday, Northwest … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePharmacist Gets 10 Years For $180M Health Care Fraud Scheme
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — Federal prosecutors say a former Mississippi pharmacist has been sentenced to the maximum 10 years in prison for a $180 million health insurance fraud scheme involving unnecessary prescriptions for expensive pain creams and other medications. Mitchell … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAmazon Warehouse Collapse Probe Finds Worker Safety Risks
U.S. regulators are calling on Amazon to improve its procedures for dealing with severe weather like hurricanes and tornadoes that could threaten workers at its warehouses dotted across the country. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration on Tuesday sent a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAdded Crews Making Progress on Midwest, Southwest Fires
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Beefed up fire crews made major progress on a large prairie fire burning near the Nebraska-Kansas line on Tuesday and lighter winds allowed firefighters to keep flames from advancing significantly at big fires in the Southwest … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOperator of Sunken Japanese Tour Boat Had Previous Accidents
TOKYO (AP )– The head of the company that operated a tourist boat that sank off northern Japan with 26 people aboard said Wednesday he approved the trip despite a broken communication device and forecasts of rough weather, as officials … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTPA’s Rapid-Fire Work Comp Claim Denials Cost Vermont Insurer $100K
A workers’ compensation insurer must pay $100,000 under an agreement with Vermont state regulators because its claims administrator gave short shrift to claims for post-traumatic stress disorder and other occupational diseases. Acadia Insurance Co. on April 18 reached an agreement … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreExxon Declares Force Majeure on Russian Sakhalin-1 Operations
Exxon Mobil Corp. said on Wednesday that its Russian unit Exxon Neftegas Ltd has declared force majeure for its Sakhalin-1 operations, where it has become increasingly difficult to ship crude due to sanctions on Russia. The Sakhalin-1 project produces Russian … Source: Claims Journal
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