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Power Cuts Begin in California as Winds Threaten to Spark Fires
Power shutoffs that could ultimately affect more than 1 million people in Southern California began Wednesday morning as high winds raised the risk of live wires sparking wildfires. Edison International’s Southern California Edison cut electricity to 849 homes and businesses … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePowerful Winds Buffet New England, Knock Out Power in Maine
PORTLAND, Maine — A powerful storm with gusts topping 60 mph swept across coastal New England, knocking out electricity for more than 100,000 homes and businesses in Maine, officials said Tuesday. Maine recorded gusts of 63 mph (101 kph) in … Source: Claims Journal
Read More30 Named Storms: Record Hurricane Season Comes to a Close
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A record-setting Atlantic hurricane season that saw the highest number of named storms officially came to a close Monday. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said the 2020 Atlantic hurricane season set multiple records while producing a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreConsumers Protest New Measure of ‘Unfair’ Airline Practices
Consumer advocates are protesting a move by the Trump administration that they say will make it harder for the government to punish airlines that treat passengers unfairly. On the Friday during a four-day Thanksgiving weekend, the Transportation Department made final … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWidow’s Lawsuit Over Fatal Chesapeake Bay Plunge to be Heard
NORFOLK, Va. — A trial involving a widow’s lawsuit filed over the death of her husband who was killed when his tractor-trailer plunged over the Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel is scheduled to begin on Tuesday in a Virginia court. The Virginian-Pilot … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJustices Question Human Rights Claims Against Nestle And Cargill
WASHINGTON — U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday appeared wary of barring lawsuits against American companies over alleged human rights abuses abroad but signaled they could toss out a case accusing Cargill Inc and a Nestle SA subsidiary of knowingly … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: Riots Expose Serious Deficiencies in Property Insurance Policies
The riots that took place in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area during the George Floyd protests caused serious damage to many buildings. Several building owners, to their dismay, found their property insurance policies failed to properly respond to the debris removal … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMirae Asset Wins Lawsuit on Scrapped $5.8B Hotel Deal
SEOUL, Dec 1 — South Korean investment bank Mirae Asset Daewoo Co Ltd and affiliates won a U.S. court case against Anbang Insurance Group, a court document showed, after Mirae scrapped a $5.8 billion deal after the start of the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTyson Accused of Misleading Interpreters at Virus-Hit Plant
Tyson Foods Inc. is accused of giving incorrect information to interpreters during a Covid-19 outbreak that infected more than a third of workers at a pork plant in Waterloo, Iowa. Plant management directed interpreters to tell the sizable non-English-speaking workforce … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBayer’s $650 Million PCB Pollution Settlement Rejected by Judge
A federal judge refused to approve Bayer AG’s $650 million settlement of claims by about 2,500 U.S. cities, counties and ports over pollution from polychlorinated biphenyl, or PCB. Among other problems with the deal, U.S. District Judge Fernando M. Olguin … Source: Claims Journal
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