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Hong Kong ordered all buildings undergoing major repair work to immediately remove exterior scaffolding nets, as authorities investigate suspicions of forged safety certifications in connection with the city’s recent deadly blaze. All buildings currently carrying out the major repair works … Source: Claims Journal

Families of the victims of a UPS cargo jet crash plan to file a wrongful death lawsuit on Wednesday, according to one of the law firms representing the victims. The UPS MD-11 cargo jet crashed immediately after taking off in … Source: Claims Journal

An ex-Barclays Plc investment banker, who alleged that an offhand comment taken out of context cost him his job, lost an unfair dismissal lawsuit after a London court ruled he had demonstrated dishonest conduct. Mathew Humphrey, an assistant vice president … Source: Claims Journal

The Trump administration is set to propose a significant rollback of fuel economy standards finalized by former President Joe Biden last year, its latest push to make it easier for automakers to sell gas-powered cars, sources told Reuters. The National … Source: Claims Journal

He was not covered by workers’ compensation insurance. But he was in the course and scope of employment enough for an employer’s liability insurance exclusion to apply, said the U.S. 11th Circuit Court of Appeals, which overturned a lower federal … Source: Claims Journal

The city of San Francisco sued Kraft, Mondelez, Coca-Cola and other makers of ultra-processed foods on Tuesday, accusing them of knowingly sickening California residents with addictive and harmful products. City Attorney David Chiu filed the lawsuit in San Francisco Superior … Source: Claims Journal

President Donald Trump’s administration urged the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday to take up Bayer’s bid to curtail thousands of lawsuits claiming its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, pushing the group’s shares to their highest in almost two years. In a … Source: Claims Journal

NYC will be soggy as a fast-moving storm brings heavy snow north and east of the city, raising the risk of airline delays and snarling ground traffic across the Northeast. Source: Claims Journal

Thailand said floods that have devastated much of the country’s south have “paralyzed” the flow of high tech components and car parts to neighboring Malaysia, potentially benefiting rival exporters in Indonesia and Vietnam. In the hardest-hit area of Hat Yai … Source: Claims Journal

A U.S. judge on Monday rejected Bristol Myers Squibb’s bid to dismiss a $6.7 billion lawsuit claiming it cheated shareholders of the former Celgene by delaying federal approval for three drugs, including the cancer treatment Breyanzi, by specified deadlines. While … Source: Claims Journal