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Flying Has Become More Dangerous. Don’t Blame Just Boeing
Flying has become deadlier than it has been for years and it’s hard to pin it solely on Boeing Co.’s infamous 737 Max. Aircraft accidents occurred more frequently in almost every region worldwide in 2018 as the death toll climbed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWCRI Medical Index Reasserts that Medical Prices Lower in Fee Schedule States
The second Workers’ Compensation Research Institute study released this month concludes that medical treatment for injured workers costs more and prices are growing faster in states that don’t have fee schedules. WCRI reported Thursday that in 30 states without fee … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLouisiana Lawmakers Trying to Make Sexual Harassers Pay
BATON ROUGE, La. — An effort aimed at making Louisiana officials pay a share of their sexual harassment settlements, rather than relying entirely on taxpayer dollars, got closer to final legislative passage Wednesday. Republican Sen. Sharon Hewitt, of Slidell, said … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreProsecutors Seek Sale of 2 New York Condos Linked to Malaysian fugitive
U.S. prosecutors are seeking to sell two luxury condominiums in New York City linked to fugitive financier Low Taek Jho, court documents showed, the latest effort to recover money allegedly stolen from Malaysia’s state fund 1MDB. Low, known as Jho … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOklahoma, Arkansas and Louisiana Face Flood of ‘Historic Magnitude’
Thousands of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Louisiana residents braced for more flooding on Wednesday, and some evacuated their homes, as forecasts of further rain drove fears that decades-old levees girding the Arkansas River may not hold. More than a week of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHydrogen-Powered Flying Vehicle Touted as Southern California Traffic Tonic
LOS ANGELES — Developers of a multi-rotor hover craft billed as the first flying vehicle to be powered by hydrogen fuel cells unveiled a full-scale model on Wednesday in Southern California, in a show-and-tell that raised some eyebrows but never … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFacebook User Privacy Lawsuits Over Cambridge Analytica Have Legs
There’s no shortage of claims Facebook Inc. violates users’ privacy for profit. Far less common are rulings from U.S. courts finding the company’s practices illegal. A San Francisco federal judge was leaning in that direction Wednesday by indicating he won’t … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWeather Chaos Expected to Leave Record U.S. Corn Acres Unplanted
For months, traders debated which crops U.S. farmers would sow this year. That discussion is now turning to how many acres may be left unplanted as relentless rainfall sweeps the Midwest. Rabobank is predicting an unprecedented number of unplanted acres … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCoreLogic Says 7.3 Million Homes, $1.8 Trillion at Risk from Hurricane Storm Surge
The Atlantic hurricane season, which begins Saturday, puts 7.3 million homes at risk with an estimated reconstruction cost of $1.8 trillion, CoreLogic said in its 2019 Storm Surge Report. That’s 300,000 more homes and $200 billion more in reconstruction costs … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreThousands of US Kindergartners Unvaccinated Without Waivers
In this May 17, 2019 photo, Starr Roden, left, a registered nurse and immunization outreach coordinator with the Knox County Health Department, administers a vaccination to Jonathan Detweiler, 6, at the facility in Mount Vernon, Ohio. (AP Photo/Paul Vernon) COLUMBUS, … Source: Claims Journal
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