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Montana Judge Hands Historic Win to Young Plaintiffs in Climate Change Case
Montana is violating the rights of young people with policies that prohibit the state from considering climate change effects when it reviews coal mining, natural gas extraction and other fossil fuel projects, a state judge said Monday. The decision by … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNikola Recalls All Battery-Electric Trucks, Halts Sales After Fire Probe
Nikola said on Friday it was recalling all the battery-powered electric trucks that it has delivered till date and is suspending sales after an investigation into recent fires found a coolant leak inside a battery pack as the cause. There … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: Court Rulings Reject Insurer Defenses to Biometric Liability
A series of recent decisions have established that commonly held Commercial General Liability (CGL) policies can and do cover lawsuits brought under Illinois’s Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). These rulings build on the decision in West Bend Mutual Insurance Co. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWork Comp Defense Attorneys Worry Ga. Courts Becoming Too Worker Friendly
After three major Georgia appeals court decisions have gone against employers in the last five years, some insurance defense attorneys are concerned that the state’s workers’ compensation laws have become costly to insurers and businesses, despite years of rate reductions … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJury Awards Family of New York Man who Died After Being Beaten by Police $35 Million in Damages
ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — The family of a Long Island, New York, man who died after being beaten by police with flashlights and fists during a 2008 traffic stop was awarded $35 million in damages by a federal jury on … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNYC Fire Officials Probe if E-Bike Battery Is Behind Latest Deadly Fire
NEW YORK (AP) — A 93-year-old New York City woman died, and another was rescued, when fire and smoke filled a building. Firefighters said one focus of the investigation is on an e-bike battery that might have exploded into flames. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFloods Triggered by Monsoon Rains in Myanmar Have Killed 5 Displaced 60,000 Since Mid-July
BANGKOK (AP) — Floods triggered by heavy monsoon rains in Myanmar have killed five people and displaced about 60,000 since mid-July, an official said Friday. The director of the ministry of social welfare, relief and resettlement, Lay Shwe Zin Oo, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreChina Evacuates Residents and Searches for Mudslide Victims as Storms Lash Parts of the Country
BEIJING (AP) — Tens of thousands of people have been evacuated from their homes in China`s southwest after heavy rain caused hillsides to collapse, while two people died and 16 are missing following a mudslide in the country`s west, state … Source: Claims Journal
Read More4 People Dead and 1 Missing After Explosion Destroys 3 Structures in Western Pennsylvania
PLUM, Pa. (AP) — Four people were dead and a fifth was unaccounted for following a house explosion in western Pennsylvania that destroyed three structures and damaged at least a dozen others Saturday morning, authorities said. Allegheny County officials said … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAs Death Toll from Maui Wildfire Reaches 93, Effort to Find and Identify the Dead is Just Beginning
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — As the death toll from a wildfire that razed a historic Maui town climbed to 93, authorities warned that the effort to find and identify the dead was still in its early stages. The blaze is … Source: Claims Journal
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