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Limo Company Manager Sentenced to at Least 5 Years for New York Crash
SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) – A former limousine company manager was sentenced Wednesday to at least five years in prison for his role in a crash that killed 20 people in rural New York. Nauman Hussain, 33, was convicted of manslaughter … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLeaky Nevada Irrigation Canal Prompts Litigation over Water Rights
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Water conflicts are nothing new to the arid West, where myriad users long have vied for their share of the precious resource from California’s Central Valley to the Colorado and Missouri rivers. But few have waded … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFla. Judge Slams SFR for Misrepresentations in Appraisals
SFR Services, a Florida restoration firm made famous by its volume of claims litigation and its charges that United Property & Casualty Insurance Co. had instructed desk adjusters to alter their estimates, now finds itself in some legal trouble of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTriple-Whammy of Cyclones Drove Italy’s Deadly Flooding, Scientists Say
ROME (AP) — A rare, triple-whammy of cyclones drove the deadly flooding that devastated much of northern Italy this month, but scientists said Wednesday that climate change doesn’t seem to be to blame for the intense rainfall. Using computer simulations … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTransporting Migrants Out of Fla. a New Venture for MMA Investor
The owners of a business that loaned McClenny Moseley & Associates $3 million to find clients with hurricane-damaged homes and earn fees by submitting damage estimates to insurers has embarked on a new venture: Transporting unauthorized aliens out of Florida. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreThousands Evacuate from Nova Scotia Wildfires
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) – Wildfires in Canada’s Atlantic coast province of Nova Scotia have caused thousands to evacuate. The Halifax Regional Municipality said late Monday that preliminary estimates indicate approximately 200 homes or structures have been damaged, based on … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNotre Dame’s Fire-Ravaged Roof Rebuilt Using Medieval Techniques
SAINT-LAURENT-DE-LA-PLAINE, France (AP) — If time travel was possible, medieval carpenters would surely be amazed to see how woodworking techniques they pioneered in building Notre Dame Cathedral more than 800 years ago are being used again today to rebuild the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFive Unaccounted for After Collapse of Iowa Apartment Building
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Five people remain unaccounted for, including two people whose remains may be in a pile of rubble at the site of a partially collapsed apartment building, officials of the city of Davenport, Iowa, said Tuesday. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRuling Clears Way for Purdue Pharma to Settle Opioid Claims, Protect Sacklers
A federal court ruling cleared the way Tuesday for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma’s settlement of thousands of legal claims over the toll of opioids. Under the plan approved by the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York, members … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalifornia Overtime Law Threatens Use of Grazing Goats to Prevent Wildfires
WEST SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Hundreds of goats munch on long blades of yellow grass on a hillside next to a sprawling townhouse complex. They were hired to clear vegetation that could fuel wildfires as temperatures rise this summer. These … Source: Claims Journal
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