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Judge Allows Suit Alleging That Hospital Performed Fetal Autopsy Without Consent
DOVER, Del. (AP) __ A judge has refused to dismiss a lawsuit alleging that a Delaware hospital system performed an autopsy on a 16-week-old fetus despite the parents refusing to give their consent. Superior Court Judge Patricia Winston denied a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMontana Train Derailment Report Renews Calls for Automated Systems
Federal investigators renewed their recommendation that major freight railroads equip every locomotive with the kind of autonomous sensors that could have caught the track flaws that caused a fatal 2021 Amtrak derailment in northern Montana. But installing the sensors on … Source: Claims Journal
Read More7th Circuit Revives Class Action Against PayPal Charity Site Blocked by Arbitration
A federal appellate court revived a potential class action lawsuit against PayPal filed by a disgruntled charity donor who alleges that the payments company misled her and others about how their charitable contributions would be used. The 7th Circuit Court … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRochester Diocese Claims Fund Reaches $126M as 2 More Insurers Settle, 1 Holds Out
The Catholic Diocese of Rochester and sexual abuse survivors have reached settlements with additional insurers on amounts available to cover abuse claims, bringing the total fund now available to survivor claimants to $126.35 million. The latest settlements are with insurers … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMichael Jackson’s Employees Were Not Legally Obligated to Prevent Sex Abuse, Lawyer Argues
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Workers for corporations owned by Michael Jackson had no legal obligation to protect children from the pop star, an attorney told an appeals court Wednesday. Jackson estate lawyer Jonathan Steinsapir pushed back against a tentative decision … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAs E-Bikes Proliferate, so Do Deadly Fires Blamed on Exploding Lithium-Ion Batteries
NEW YORK (AP) — The explosion early on a June morning ignited a blaze that engulfed a New York City shop filled with motorized bicycles and their volatile lithium-ion batteries. Billowing smoke quickly killed four people asleep in apartments above … Source: Claims Journal
Read More21 Dead and 40 Rescued After a Wind-Tossed Boat Overturns in the Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — At least 21 people died and 40 others were rescued after a Philippine passenger boat overturned on Thursday when it was lashed by strong winds in Laguna Lake southeast of Manila, police said. Police said rescue … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGreek Wildfires Trigger Blasts at Ammunition Dump. EU Agency Records Carbon Emissions Spike
HODES, Greece (AP) — Wildfires whipped on by strong winds triggered a series of major explosions Thursday at an air force ammunition dump in central Greece, but no injuries were reported as the site had been safely evacuated in advance, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreA Car-Carrying Cargo Ship Burning Near a Dutch Bird Habitat Stokes Environmental Worries
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — A cargo ship packed with cars burned close to a world-renowned bird habitat off the Dutch coast Thursday as firefighters and salvage crews waited for the flames from a fire that started more than a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNorfolk Southern Says Cost of Fiery Ohio Derailment Doubles to $803 Million
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The costs associated with Norfolk Southern`s fiery February derailment in Ohio have more than doubled to $803 million as the railroad works to clean up the mess and moves forward with all the related lawsuits. Norfolk … Source: Claims Journal
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