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Pipeline Company to Pay Nearly $1M over California Oil Spill
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (AP) — The owner of an underwater oil pipeline that spilled some 25,000 gallons of crude into the ocean off Southern California last year will pay nearly $1 million in cleanup costs. The Orange County Board of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOrdinance-or-Law Endorsement Entitles Mall Owner to Roof Replacement, 8th Circuit Says
The ordinance-or-law endorsement in a commercial property policy may require Cincinnati Insurance Co. to pay $1.3 million to replace a roof that suffered only $23,000 in tornado damage. A panel of the 8th Circuit Court of Appeals on Thursday reversed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFeds Hope New Website Can Prevent Deaths from Worsening Heat
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government hopes a new website can help people and local governments beat the increasingly deadly heat of an ever-warming world. Days after nearly half the country — 154.6 million people — sweated through a blistering … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNew Rule to Thwart Railroad Efforts to Cut Train Crews to 1
MAHA, Neb. (AP) — Railroads will be required to maintain two-person crews under a new rule announced Wednesday that will thwart industry efforts to cut crews down to one person. The Federal Railroad Administration said in a rule published in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreStrong Quake Kills 5, Injures Dozens in Northern Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A strong earthquake set off landslides and damaged buildings in the northern Philippines on Wednesday, killing at least five people and injuring dozens. In the capital, hospital patients were evacuated and terrified people rushed outdoors. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOakland to Pay $1.5M to Fired Police Chief After Verdict
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP) — The Oakland City Council approved on Tuesday a $1.5 million payout for a former police chief who won her whistleblower claim against the city after she alleged she was fired for calling out unethical behavior by … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUkraine’s Grain is Ready to Go. But Ships Aren’t. Why? Risk
Shipping companies are not rushing to export millions of tons of grain trapped in Ukraine, despite a breakthrough deal to provide safe corridors through the Black Sea. That is because explosive mines are drifting in the waters, ship owners are … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreProtesting Dutch Farmers Dump Manure, Garbage on Roads
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — Dutch farmers protested government plans to reduce nitrogen emissions by dumping manure and garbage Wednesday on highways and setting fires alongside roads — the latest actions in a summer of discontent. Police urged them to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: Videotaping of Child in Shower is ‘Sexual Misconduct’ Excluded by Policy
Plaintiffs, R.S. and D.S. filed a lawsuit against a homeowner, Shawn Conrad, in Yellowstone County, Montana. The case involved a minor who took a shower at Conrad’s home. The female minor discovered hidden cameras that had been placed in the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAppeals Court Reverses Verdict Against Surgeon in Spinal Implant Kickback Case
A federal appellate court overturned a $5.5 million jury verdict against a Missouri orthopedic surgeon who is accused in a whistleblower lawsuit of taking kickbacks from a spinal implant distributor owned by his fiancee. A panel of the 8th Circuit … Source: Claims Journal
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