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Official: System in Deadly Nitrogen Leak Recently Installed
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — The investigation into a deadly liquid nitrogen leak at a Georgia poultry plant continued Saturday with authorities saying they were trying to determine what caused a break in the recently installed system. Six workers died on … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRussian Hack Brings Changes, Uncertainty to US Court System
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Trial lawyer Robert Fisher is handling one of America’s most prominent counterintelligence cases, defending an MIT scientist charged with secretly helping China. But how he’ll handle the logistics of the case could feel old school: Under new … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreEast Troublesome Fire May Signal New Era of Big Blow-Ups
DENVER (AP) — Grand Lake Fire Marshal Dan Mayer never thought the East Troublesome Fire would make it to town. On the morning of Oct. 21, 2020, the fire was still about 20 miles (32 kilometers) away from the vacation … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFirefighters Battle Separate Blazes at Amusement Park, Recycling Plant
OCEAN CITY, N.J. (AP) — Fire severely damaged a building at an amusement park in New Jersey and sent dramatic smoke billowing across the skyline Saturday, but no injuries were reported. In the meantime, firefighters battled a blaze at a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims People: Crawford & Co., Charles Taylor and Actuarial Risk Management
Crawford & Co. Shuffles Executive Assignments Crawford & Company has reassigned several executives as part of a new organizational structure that aligns the company to three lines of business: loss adjusting, third-party administration and platform solution. Andrew Bart assumes the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims Business: Tractable, Charles Taylor and Chubb
Tractable Inks Deals with The Hartford, Mitchell Tractable, a London-based insurtech that uses artificial intelligence to create damage estimates from photographs, has expanded its presence in the US property and casualty market with two deals announced this week. Tractable has … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAt&T Is Sued for $1.35B Over Technology to Synchronize Smart Devices
AT&T Inc was sued on Tuesday for at least $1.35 billion by a Seattle company that accused the telecommunications giant of stealing its patented “twinning” technology, which lets smart devices such as watches and tablets respond to calls placed to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFacebook Appoints its First Chief Compliance Officer Amid Ongoing Scrutiny
ViacomCBS Inc’s top compliance official, Henry Moniz, is moving to Facebook Inc as the social media platform’s first chief compliance officer, as Facebook faces scrutiny from regulators and lawmakers. “We are pleased to confirm that Henry Moniz will be joining … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAt the Urging of Nursing Homes, a Law is Amended and COVID Court Claims are Slowed
Garnice Robertson wants accountability for her mother’s death from COVID-19 caught while she was living at a Kansas nursing home that allegedly failed to prevent an outbreak of the disease. An unexpected legal hurdle stands in her way. The nursing … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNewly Found Fukushima Plant Contamination May Delay Cleanup
TOKYO (AP) — A draft investigation report into the 2011 Fukushima nuclear meltdown, adopted by Japanese nuclear regulators Wednesday, says it has detected dangerously high levels of radioactive contamination at two of the three reactors, adding to concerns about decommissioning … Source: Claims Journal
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