Posts by Y@DminG
Mass. Finds Virus Caused No Physical Loss, the 1st State High Court to Rule
The Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, in the first state high court ruling on the question, has sided with an insurer and an insurance agency in finding that the COVID-19 losses claimed by three restaurants were not “direct physical loss of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAs Russia Faces Potential Default, Investors Weigh Legal Options
NEW YORK/LONDON –– As Russia teeters on the brink of a historic default, foreign investors in the country’s debt have few palatable options to recover their money: bet on costly legal action, trust bilateral agreements will stand, or sit on … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalif. Law Bars Coverage for Lead Paint Damages, Appellate Court Rules
The same state court system that allowed local governments to sue lead paint manufacturers for promoting a hazardous product many decades ago won’t force insurers to pay for the end result. A panel of the California 1st Division Court of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: PCS Says Insured Losses From Conflict in Ukraine Reach $20 Billion
The conflict in Ukraine has already had a significant impact on the specialty lines re/insurance market. Although it could take months after any cessation of hostilities for loss adjusters to begin to understand the insurance industry impact, information on losses … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Agency Mulls Yanking Arizona’s Work Safety Oversight
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona may lose the authority to oversee its own workplace safety program because of a pattern of ignoring federal directives involving COVID-19 protection, employer penalties and other issues, the Biden administration said Wednesday. The U.S. Department of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNew Mexico Fines ‘Rust’ for Willful Gun Safety Failures
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — New Mexico workplace safety regulators on Wednesday issued the maximum possible fine against a film production company for firearms safety failures on the set of “Rust” where a cinematographer was fatally shot in October 2021 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreArizona Wildfire Doubles in Size Near College Town
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — An Arizona wildfire doubled in size overnight into Wednesday, a day after heavy winds kicked up a towering wall of flames outside a northern Arizona tourist and college town, ripping through two-dozen structures and sending residents … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAfter Wildfires, Scorched Trees Could Disrupt Water Supplies
TWIN BRIDGES, Calif. (AP) — In a California forest torched by wildfire last summer, researcher Anne Nolin examines a handful of the season’s remaining snow, now darkened by black specks from the burned trees above. Spring heat waves had already … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMan Charged With Setting Fire at California Home Depot
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) — A man charged with setting a fire that gutted a Northern California Home Depot, prompted hundreds to flee and filled the sky with smoke was trying to cover up a theft of tools, authorities said … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Rejects ‘Gag Order’ for Elon Musk in Shareholder Suit
Elon Musk will not be subjected to a “gag order” preventing him from discussing a lawsuit claiming he defrauded Tesla Inc. shareholders by tweeting in 2018 about taking his electric car company private, a federal judge ruled on Wednesday. U.S. … Source: Claims Journal
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