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Texas Lawmakers Investigate Deadly Power Blackout
Texas state legislators on Thursday started digging into the causes of deadly power blackouts that left millions shivering in the dark as frigid temperatures caught its grid operator and utilities ill-prepared for skyrocketing power demand. Hearings are highlighting shortcomings by … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLawsuits Filed Against Auto Insurers Over Rates In Pandemic
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Class action lawsuits were filed in Nevada against 10 major auto insurance companies on Tuesday, contending that the companies charged excessive insurance premiums during the pandemic by failing to account for a drop in driving and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDeaf Costco Worker With Mumbling Manager Won’t Get Award
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A deaf former employee of a South Florida Costco store won’t be collecting $775,000 a federal jury awarded her in a discrimination and wrongful termination case. The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to reconsider … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRoad Where Tiger Woods Crashed is Known for High Speeds
RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. (AP) — The steep stretch of road where Tiger Woods’ car hopped a median, rolled and crashed Tuesday is known for drivers hitting speeds so high that there is an emergency exit for runaway vehicles just … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: Subrogating Freeze Damage When Texas Power Plants Are Not Dressed For Winter
Successful subrogation against power companies is not a given. In determining whether the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT) may be sued for its clear negligence in failing to properly winterize power production facilities and the power grid that it … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHyundai Recalling 82,000 Electric Cars Over Battery Flaws
Hyundai Motor Co. will recall about 82,000 electric cars globally and take an almost $900 million hit after the South Korean government found defects in some of the vehicles’ battery cells. The recall affects electric versions of the Kona crossover … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBoeing Alters Course in Speedy Response to Engine Blowouts
SEATTLE — Two years ago, after a second fatal 737 MAX crash in five months, Boeing Co worked behind the scenes to urge aviation regulators not to ground the jet. Its efforts went as far as the White House, with … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS to Urge Barriers, Elevation to Fight NJ Back Bay Flooding
LONG BEACH TOWNSHIP, N.J. (AP) — The federal government will recommend flood control measures including storm surge barriers, floodwalls, and elevating homes and other buildings in a report later this year on combating back bay flooding, a major problem in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBerry Grower to Pay $350K For Manager Assaults on Employees
SEATTLE (AP) — A berry grower will pay $350,000 to Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office due to an ex-manager’s assaults and alleged sexual harassment of female employees over at least seven years. The Seattle Times reports the money, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreThree Children Taken to Hospital After Car Hits Daycare Center
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — A car accidentally drove through a wall and into the classroom of a daycare facility north of Los Angeles on Monday and three children were taken to a hospital for evaluation although no major injuries … Source: Claims Journal
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