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Inquiries Start Into Missing Japan Tourist Boat, With at Least 11 Dead
TOKYO —Inquiries began into what caused the disappearance of a tour boat off Japan’s northern coast as search efforts intensified on Monday to find the vessel and its missing passengers, with the confirmed death toll rising to 11. The “Kazu … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalifornia Will Keep Workplace Pandemic Rules Through 2022
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California workplace regulators on Thursday extended mandatory pay for workers affected by the coronavirus through the end of 2022, acting more than two months after state lawmakers restored similar benefits through September. The decision again pitted … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreThree Sentenced in Big Insurance Fraud Scheme to Stage Crashes
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Three Louisiana women have been ordered to repay a total of $5.5 million to companies defrauded in a scheme to stage wrecks. Keishira Richardson, 27, Chandrika Brown, 31, and Aisha Thompson, 44, are among 36 people … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBoys Scouts Bankruptcy Judge Approves Sale of BSA Warehouse
DOVER, Del. (AP) — The judge presiding over the Boy Scouts of America bankruptcy has approved the organization’s request to sell its warehouse and distribution center in North Carolina for roughly $13.5 million and lease back the property from the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRescuers Reach 4 of 10 Miners Missing at Coal Mine in Poland
WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Rescue workers in southern Poland have reached four of the 10 miners who went missing early Saturday after a powerful underground tremor and methane gas discharge hit, mining authorities said. It was the second coal mine … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWildfires Merge in New Mexico, Threatening Rural Villages
LAS VEGAS, N.M. (AP) — Maggie Mulligan said her dogs could sense the panic while she and her husband packed them up, agonized over having to leave horses behind and fled a fast-moving wildfire barreling toward their home in northeast … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIowa Issues 2nd State Supreme Court Ruling Finding No Coverage for COVID Income Loss
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday ruled in two separate decisions that COVID-19 did not cause a physical loss or damage that would allow a private golf club or a restaurant and bar to recoup income lost during COVID-19 shutdown … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInsurer Too Quick to File Suit Seeking Court Support for its Claim Denial
Insurance company officials and attorneys have been known to complain when policyholders file suit before the parties have had a chance to settle a claim. In West Virginia, it was the insurer, Kinsale Insurance Co., that filed suit in federal … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMcDonald’s Beats Back Challenge to Settlement With U.S. Labor Agency
McDonald’s Corp. on Friday defeated a union-backed organizing group’s challenge to a settlement with a U.S. labor agency over claims that the company helped franchisees across the country suppress workers’ demonstrations calling for higher wages. The U.S. Court of Appeals … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFerrari to Recall More than 2,000 Cars in China Over Braking Issues
SHANGHAI/MILAN —Luxury sports car maker Ferrari will recall 2,222 cars in China due to a potential fault in its braking systems, China’s market regulator said in a statement on Friday. The recall covers the 458 Italia, 458 Speciale, 458 Speciale … Source: Claims Journal
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