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Nevada Secures $285M Opioid Settlement with Walgreens
LAS VEGAS (AP) — The state of Nevada has reached a $285 million settlement with Walgreens regarding the pharmacy chain`s role in the opioid epidemic, the state`s top lawyer announced Wednesday. The last in a series of multiyear settlements with … Source: Claims Journal
Read More2 New Jersey Firefighters Died Battling a Blaze Deep in a Ship Carrying 1,200 Vehicles
NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Two firefighters were killed and five others injured battling a blaze that began deep inside a docked cargo ship carrying more than a thousand vehicles, officials said Thursday. Responding firefighters found five to seven vehicles already … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMassachusetts High Court Affirms Limit on Wrongful Death Suits in Tobacco Ruling
If a person’s right to bring a personal injury lawsuit has expired by the time of his or her death, the person’s estate is barred from bringing a wrongful death suit in Massachusetts for the benefit of the beneficiaries. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNorfolk Southern Says Other Companies Should Share Blame in Fiery Ohio Derailment
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Norfolk Southern says the owner of the rail car that caused the fiery Ohio derailment in February failed to properly maintain it in the years before the crash, and the railroad wants to make sure that … Source: Claims Journal
Read More‘Ongoing Storm Rule’ Clears Costco of Liability for Customer’s Fall While Snow Falling
A New Jersey business is not liable for injuries suffered by a customer who falls in its snow-covered parking lot in the middle of a snowstorm, before the lot can be cleared. A Costco Wholesale store in North Plainfield, and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalif. Supreme Ct., Warning of Litigation ‘Deluge,’ Rejects Take-Home COVID Claims
An employer owed no duty of care to the wife of an employee who was hospitalized after contracting COVID-19 that was carried home from the workplace by her husband, the California Supreme Court ruled Thursday. In a unanimous decision, the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTwitter Settles Retaliation Claim Over Return to Office Protest
Twitter has settled with a former employee who US labor board prosecutors concluded was illegally punished for protesting its return-to-office mandate. Software engineer Alexis Camacho claimed the company put them on administrative leave in retaliation for posting a message urging … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Agency Seeks Updated Responses from Tesla in Autopilot Probe
WASHINGTON –– U.S. auto safety regulators said on Thursday they are seeking updated responses and current data for an ongoing probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles and the automaker’s advanced driver assistance system Autopilot. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreConn. Supreme Ct. Rejects Work Comp Claim by Part-Time Firefighter
A firefighter must be shown to have worked 20 or more hours a week to be eligible for workers’ compensation benefits under state law, the Connecticut Supreme Court has ruled in reversing an appeals court and state workers’ compensation officials. … Source: Claims Journal
Read More15 Killed by Floods in Southwestern China as Seasonal Torrents Hit Mountain Areas
BEIJING (AP) — At least 15 people have been killed by floods in southwestern China as seasonal torrents hit mountain areas, authorities said Wednesday. Another four people were reported missing by mid-morning in Chongqing, a vast mountainous region of 31 … Source: Claims Journal
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