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Floods from Waning Typhoon Hit Transport, Force Evacuations in China
BEIJING –– Intense rain from the remnants of Typhoon Haikui hit southeast China on Wednesday, bringing floods that forced some cities to suspend subway services, shut schools and move tens of thousands of people to safety. Xiamen, a port city … Source: Claims Journal
Read More3M Agrees to Pay $6 Billion in US Military Earplug Lawsuit Settlement
3M has agreed to pay $6.01 billion to settle lawsuits by U.S. military veterans and service members who say they suffered hearing loss from using the company’s earplugs, the company and lawyers for the plaintiffs announced on Tuesday. The deal … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreEV Broken? Finding a Technician to Fix it May Take a While
A global shortage of technicians and independent repair shops qualified to fix electric vehicles (EV) threatens to increase repair and warranty costs for drivers, potentially undermining upcoming deadlines to cut vehicle carbon emissions. From Milan to Melbourne to Malibu, technician … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOwner of Collapsed Iowa Building that Killed 3 Files Lawsuit Blaming Engineering Co.
DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The owner of an Iowa apartment building that collapsed in May, killing three people, has filed a lawsuit that blames an engineering company for not warning the building was structurally unsound and that residents should be … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAs Wildfire Abates, Severe Rainstorm Triggers Flooding in Central Greece
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Police ordered vehicles off the streets of three regions in Greece Tuesday as a severe storm hammered the center of the country and some of its islands, turning streets into flooded torrents. The rain arrived just … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePier Collapses into Lake on Wisconsin College Campus, Injuring 21
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A pier filled with people celebrating Labor Day on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus partially collapsed into a lake, leaving one person hospitalized and slightly injuring about 20 others, officials said. Video shot from Lake Mendota`s … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLitigation Funders Seek to Intervene in MMA Disciplinary Actions
Two litigation funding firms are seeking to intervene in disciplinary proceedings against McClenny Moseley & Associates after a federal judge in Louisiana ruled that the law firm has no right to any attorney fees for 201 hurricane-damage claims. The Equal … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLas Vegas Drying Out After Heavy Rainfall that Prompted Water Rescues, Possible Drowning
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas residents on Sunday were drying out after two days of heavy rainfall that flooded streets, prompted various water rescues, shut down a portion of Interstate 15 south of the city and possibly resulted in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlorida Fishing Village Hopes to Maintain its Charm After Being Walloped by Idalia
HORSESHOE BEACH, Fla. (AP) — This remote seaside enclave known as “Florida’s Last Frontier” took much of the pounding from Hurricane Idalia when it struck the state`s west coast as a Category 3 storm last week. The damage left behind … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWorkplace Safety Officials Slap Albuquerque, Contractor with $1.1 Million Fine
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — State regulators have identified willful workplace safety violations that exposed employees at an overnight shelter for women to hazardous asbestos during construction work over a nearly one-year period, the New Mexico Environment Department announced Friday. The … Source: Claims Journal
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