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Driving Hasn’t Found Its New Normal Yet
Memorial Day weekend, the typical start of the U.S. summer driving season, has come and gone. Data on just how much driving Americans did is trickling in, and it’s a bit noisy. Apple mobility trends show searches for directions down … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePG&E Nears End of Bankruptcy Amid Persisting Safety Worries
BERKELEY, Calif. — limped into bankruptcy vilified for its long-running neglect of a crumbling electrical grid that ignited a succession of horrific Northern California wildfires. After nearly a year-and-a-half of wrangling during one of the most complex bankruptcy cases in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLake of the Ozarks Business Owner Defends Actions
O’FALLON, Mo. — The owner of a business that hosted crowded pool parties over the Memorial Day weekend at Missouri’s Lake of the Ozarks says no laws were broken and safety measures were in place to protect against the spread … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBig Oil Loses Appeal, Climate Suits Go to California Courts
LOS ANGELES — Big Oil lost a pair of court battles Tuesday that could lead to trials in lawsuits by California cities and counties seeking damages for the impact of climate change. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreU.S. Democrats Urge Probe of Allegations Regarding TikTok and Children’s Privacy
WASHINGTON — Fourteen Democratic members of the U.S. House of Representatives wrote to the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) on Thursday to urge it to consider probing the short video app TikTok for “blatant disregard” of a consent decree related to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBertha Weakens to Tropical Depression After Making Landfall In South Carolina
Bertha, the second named storm this Atlantic hurricane season, has weakened to a tropical depression but was still expected to bring heavy rain and possibly life-threatening flash floods to parts of the Carolinas and Virginia, the U.S. National Hurricane Center … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreU.S. Sanctions Advisory Raises Hurdles For Global Maritime Industry
LONDON/WASHINGTON — Ship owners and insurers say it may be impossible for the maritime industry to fully comply with the Trump administration’s new guidelines on how to avoid sanctions penalties related to Iran, North Korea and Syria, raising the risk … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWCIRB Lowers Mid-Range Estimate of COVID Workers Comp Costs by $10B
The Workers’ Compensation Insurance Rating Bureau of California published estimated costs of allowing state workers to receive benefits for COVID-19 claims without proving virus exposure at work, dropping a prior mid-range estimate by $10 billion. In a report published on … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTropical Storm Lands in South Carolina Ahead of Atlantic Season
The Atlantic’s second storm of 2020 made landfall just east of Charleston, South Carolina, with the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season still almost a week away. Tropical Storm Bertha, with top winds of 50 miles per hour (81 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCyclone Shows Cost of Delaying $38 Billion Bangladesh Delta Plan
Mizanur Rahman recalls the last time a major tropical storm hit Bangladesh, when Cyclone Sidr killed more than 3,000 people in 2007. In the aftermath of the destruction, he watched the dead body of a woman being washed ashore by … Source: Claims Journal
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