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Time Lag Does Not End Insurer’s Duty to Defend, Court Rules
A federal court in New York has reiterated that a time lag between the date a trip-and-fall accident occurred and when the conduct alleged to have caused it took place does not itself relieve an insurer of its duty to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMan Gets Stuck Waist-Deep in Alaska Mud Flats, Drowns as Tide Comes in
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) – A man who was walking on tidal mud flats with friends in an Alaska estuary got stuck up to his waist in the quicksand-like silt and drowned as the tide came in before frantic rescuers could … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTyphoon Mawar Is Triple Threat to US Pacific Territory Guam
Residents and US military bases across Guam braced against the potentially devastating impact from Typhoon Mawar as the Category 4-strength storm clipped the northern tip of the Pacific island. Mawar, which was earlier downgraded from super-typhoon status, has made its … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFamily of Colo. Man Killed by Police Gets $19 Million Settlement
DENVER (AP) — The parents of a 22-year-old Colorado man killed by a sheriff’s deputy while suffering a mental health crisis will get $19 million from government state and local agencies and changes to how officers are trained, under a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOfficials Say Communities Near Refilling Tulare Lake Now Unlikely to Flood
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – California officials said Monday they believe tens of thousands of people living near an ancient freshwater lake bed are not likely to experience flooding this year thanks to improving weather conditions and some swift planning following … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePartial Crane Collapse at Atlanta Construction Site Injures Four
ATLANTA (AP) – Four people were injured when a crane partially collapsed at a construction site in Atlanta, police said. Police and firefighters rushed Monday to the site in the city’s Midtown area. The four people who were hurt were … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims People: Davies, Resilience and Clyde & Co.
Davies Appoints COO for US Division Davies, a global claims administrator that opened a US headquarters in Nashville, Tennessee in 2020, has appointed Jen Morrissey to the newly created position of group chief operations officer. Davies said Morrissey will assist … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDutch Government to Hold 3M Liable for ‘Forever Chemicals’ Damage
THE HAGUE — The Dutch government said on Tuesday it would hold U.S. industrial group 3M Co. liable for polluting the Western Scheldt river with potentially harmful substances known as PFAS or “forever chemicals.” 3M said in a statement e-mailed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMore States Requiring Patients to Give Consent for Students Giving Pelvic Exams
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A new batch of states are looking to legislate the level of informed consent when it comes to medical students performing pelvic exams for educational purposes on unconscious patients. At least 20 states already have consent … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreExxonMobil Appeals Ruling by Guyanese Court in Oil Spill Insurance Coverage
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (AP) – American oil giant ExxonMobil said Friday it had appealed a recent Guyanese court ruling requiring it to obtain insurance for “unlimited liability” in the event of a major oil spill off the coast of Guyana. The … Source: Claims Journal
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