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Fox’s Settlement with Dominion Unlikely to Cost it $787.5M
Fox Corp.’s $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation charges is eye-popping, but the ultimate cost to the media company is likely to be much lower. On Tuesday, Fox settled with Dominion over charges that Fox News baselessly … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePollution Lawsuit Could Curb Use of Aerial Fire Retardant
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires after environmentalists raised concerns about waterways that are being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry that’s dropped … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTwo Empty Suburban Utah Homes Collapse Down Hill; Nobody Hurt
DRAPER, UTAH (AP) — Two dangerously unstable homes whose occupants were ordered to evacuate six months ago collapsed down a hill Saturday in suburban Salt Lake City. No one was injured when the unoccupied houses on the edge of the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNo Coverage Owed for Retaliation Claims Tied to Undisclosed Investigation
A federal appellate court on Friday reversed a $2.3 million award to a nursing home owner that sued its insurer, finding coverage for a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit was clearly excluded because the policyholder did not disclose that it was under … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalif. Jury Set to Decide Test Case in Tesla Autopilot Crash
LOS ANGELES — A California state court jury began deliberating on Thursday in what appears to be the first trial related to a crash involving Tesla’s Autopilot partially automated driving software. The verdict could offer an important sign of the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFed May Reverse Rules that Masked Losses on SVB’s Securities
U.S. Federal Reserve is considering ending an exemption that has allowed certain midsize banks to conceal losses on securities they hold, the Wall Street Journal reported on Friday, signaling a retightening of bank oversight is in the cards following last … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBody Recovered from Rubble of Collapsed NYC Parking Garage
NEW YORK (AP) — Crews pulled a body from the rubble of a New York City parking garage Wednesday, as building inspectors sought to pinpoint a cause for the century-old structure’s deadly collapse. It was a delicate operation to recover … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDutch Salvage Team Set to Pump Oil off Rusting Yemen Tanker
AMSTERDAM (AP) — A Dutch salvage company has reached agreement with the United Nations to pump oil from a rusting tanker off the coast of war-ravaged Yemen in a move hailed as a “critical milestone” in moves to avert a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTornadoes Kill 3 in Central US; New Storms Possible
COLE, Okla. (AP) — Strong storms with tornadoes and hail killed at least three people in the central U.S., injuring others, destroying homes and leaving thousands without power Thursday. Two deaths were in the small town of Cole, 25 miles … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBoy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan in Effect; Appeals Likely Go on
DOVER, Del. (AP) – The Boys Scouts of America’s $2.4 billion bankruptcy reorganization plan took effect Wednesday. But more time will be needed before survivors of child sexual abuse at the hands of Boy Scout leaders and volunteers begin receiving … Source: Claims Journal
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