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In Colorado, 24 High-Hazard Dams Are Seen as Problematic
Two dozen aging dams in Colorado were in unsatisfactory condition and are located in places where their failure would likely kill at least one person, according to an Associated Press investigation that found at least 1,688 such dams nationwide. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAs Paradise Rebuilds, a Divide Over Safety a Year After Fire
PARADISE, Calif. — There was “no way in hell” Victoria Sinclaire was rebuilding in Paradise. She’d thought she was going to die during the six hours it took her to escape the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHow Plaintiff Lawyers Help Corporate America Keep its Secrets
Paula Lawlor was sifting through piles of internal General Motors Co documents in a hotel room outside of Los Angeles when she hit pay dirt: Company records showing that GM knew for years that stronger roofs on its vehicles could … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePG&E Sees Up to $6.3 Billion in Costs From Fires, Bankruptcy
PG&E Corp., the California, that went bankrupt in January after its equipment sparked deadly wildfires, expects as much as $6.3 billion in after-tax costs from the blazes, its Chapter 11 case and the recent blackouts. The troubled power giant reported … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJuul Documents on Allegedly Contaminated Pods Sought by House
A House subcommittee is demanding that Juul Labs Inc. turn over documents concerning potential contaminated pods that the e-cigarette company may have sold. In a letter dated Thursday, the panel demanded Juul turn over all documents referring to any potentially … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBP Invests in App Maker Aimed at Killing Private Car Ownership
BP Plc is investing 10 million euros ($11.1 million) in the makers of the app Whim, which allows users to pay a monthly fee to access both public and private transport in their city. The company that owns Whim, MaaS … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: Equitable Subrogation Useful Tactic When Insurer Won’t Settle
Every policyholder will likely face a scenario where its primary insurer refuses a settlement offer within limits. The primary insurer is potentially liable for that excess verdict if it acted in bad faith by refusing to settle within limits. Sometimes, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Shields Oxycontin-Maker Purdue From Litigation Until April
Purdue Pharma LP and the company’s Sackler family owners will be shielded until April 8, 2020, from sprawling opioid litigation to give the maker of OxyContin time to try to reach a legal settlement the company says is worth $10 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBlackbeard’s Ship Case About Images Returns to Trial Court
RALEIGH, N.C.– A treasure hunter who accuses the state of North Carolina of misusing his images from Blackbeard’s flagship says he’ll ask for 10 times the damages he originally sought, now that a court ruling has come down in his … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCause of Philadelphia Fire Sounds Alarm Over Aging U.S. Refineries
PHILADELPHIA — How did a piece of piping installed when Richard Nixon was U.S. president go without once being checked before leading to a fire that devastated the East Coast’s largest and oldest oil refinery? That’s a question safety experts … Source: Claims Journal
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