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PG&E to Face Manslaughter Trial over Deadly California Fire
REDDING, Calif. (AP) — andwill face trial for manslaughter over its role in a 2020 wildfire in Northern California that killed four people, a judge ruled Wednesday. The judge in Shasta County ruled after a preliminary hearing that there was … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFirst Sweeping Federal Gun Crime Report in 20 Years Released
WASHINGTON (AP) — The most expansive federal report in over two decades on guns and crime shows a shrinking turnaround between the time a gun was purchased and when it was recovered from a crime scene, indicating firearms bought legally … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOnetime High-Flying Lawyer Girardi Indicted on Client Theft
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Disgraced former Los Angeles celebrity lawyer Tom Girardi has been indicted by federal grand juries in Los Angeles and Chicago on charges of stealing more than $18 million from clients, federal prosecutors announced Wednesday. The charges … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIll. Supreme Ct. Rules 5-Year Statute of Limitations Applies to Biometric Privacy Claims
Plaintiffs have five years to file claims to allege violations of the Illinois Biometric Privacy Act, the state Supreme Court ruled Thursday, rejecting arguments by business advocates that a one-year statute of limitations should apply. In a 5-0 decision, the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNigerian Communities File Damages Claim Against Shell in London Court
LAGOS –– More than 11,000 Nigerians from the oil-producing Niger Delta have filed a compensation claim against Shell at the London High Court, the latest step in a case that will test whether multinationals can be held to account for … Source: Claims Journal
Read More$45M Funding Bill to Entice Insurers Advances to House Floor
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — As Louisiana lawmakers continue to discuss a proposed bill that would allocate $45 million to an incentive program designed to entice more insurers to the state and hopefully drive down premium costs, state Insurance Commissioner … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreEmergency Lifted After New Zealand Storm Less than Feared
WELLINGTON, New Zealand (AP) — New Zealand’s Northland region lifted a state of emergency declaration Wednesday after an overnight storm didn’t turn out as bad as feared. A heavy rain warning for Auckland was also lifted, although a state of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreElon Musk’s Tesla Tweet Trial Delves into Investor Damages
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — An Elon Musk tweet declaring he had the financing to take Tesla private in 2018 caused billions of dollars in investor damages after the deal collapsed, according to estimates presented Tuesday at a trial examining the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMinnesota Football Players’ Discrimination Lawsuit Dismissed
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by nine former University of Minnesota football players who were accused of sexual assault in 2016 in a case that roiled the school’s football program. The lawsuit against the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTexas Power Outages Mount as Ice Storm Lingers for Fourth Day
Texas will face a fourth day grappling through an ice storm that has caused power outages, grounded flights and triggered deadly accidents on slippery roads. Cold has gripped the landscape across northern and central Texas, as well as parts of … Source: Claims Journal
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