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Venezuela Crude Output Keeps Sliding, Fields Shut Due to Fire Damage
Venezuela’s oilfields produced 687,000 barrels of crude last Saturday, up from 653,000 barrels on Friday but below the 718,000 barrels per day (bpd) the country said it produced in March, according to documents seen by Reuters on Monday. The drop … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSAP Discloses Security Lapses; Says There Was No Data Breach
BERLIN — Business software group SAP disclosed on Tuesday that some of its cloud products did not meet contractual or statutory security standards and said it would take remedial action to fix the problem as soon as possible. The shortcomings … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHundreds of Washington Health Care Workers Sickened by Coronavirus
SEATTLE — Hundreds of health care workers and dozens of first responders in Washington state have become sick with the coronavirus while on the job, according to workers’ compensation claims. The new data provides some insight into how the coronavirus … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFaced With 20,000 Dead, Nursing Homes Seek Shield From Lawsuits
NEW YORK — Faced with 20,000 coronavirus deaths and counting, the nation’s nursing homes are pushing back against a potential flood of lawsuits with a sweeping lobbying effort to get states to grant them emergency protection from claims of inadequate … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBack To Work, Owners Make Changes So Workers Feel Safe
NEW YORK — Before the coronavirus outbreak, furniture deliveries at Sunnyland Outdoor Living meant two employees sitting side-by-side in a truck. Now, one will be driving the truck while the second follows in a car. And when Sunnyland’s workers reach … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHow to Plan for a Disaster During a Disaster
On March 5, Tennessee governor Bill Lee announced the state’s first confirmed case of Covid-19. Three weeks later on Easter Sunday, tornadoes touched down outside of Chattanooga, killing four people and flattening 2,000 structures. Since the start of the pandemic, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims People: Crawford & Co., Preferred Medical, Beazley and Parts Trader
New CEO, President Take Helm at Crawford & Co. Crawford & Company has appointed Rohit Verma as chief executive officer to replace Harsha V. Agadi, who stepped down as CEO and president , but will return to the company’s board … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTrump’s Slaughterhouse Order a Blunt Tool Against Political Risk
President Donald Trump’s unprecedented order to keep U.S. slaughterhouses running is a blunt instrument to stave off a catastrophe threatening his rural base and the voters elsewhere he’ll need to win re-election. The meatpacking closures forced by the pandemic are … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCaffeine Bought Online Killed Teen. But is Amazon at Fault?
COLUMBUS — Logan Stiner was just days from high school graduation when his brother found him unresponsive in their family’s home southwest of Cleveland in May 2014. Stiner, 18, died of cardiac arrhythmia and seizure from acute caffeine toxicity, a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBlue Bell Pleads In Ice Cream Listeria Case; Ex-CEO Charged
AUSTIN — A Texas ice cream company has pleaded guilty to distributing contaminated goods and its former CEO has been charged with conspiracy and attempted wire fraud in connection to a 2015 listeria outbreak that left three people dead, federal … Source: Claims Journal
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