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Investigators Track Ammunition in Fatal Film Set Shooting
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — Authorities pursued new leads Tuesday on possible sources of live ammunition involved in actor Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of a western movie, as they searched the premises … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSummer Lawsuit Trial Seen in Deadly Florida Condo Collapse
A summer trial is likely for lawsuits seeking millions of dollars in damages from the collapse of a Florida beachfront condominium that killed 98 people, a judge said Wednesday. The time frame for a trial to begin would be July … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOil Pipeline Planned Even as California Moves Away From Gas
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A proposal to replace an oil pipeline that was shut down in 2015 after causing California’s worst coastal spill in 25 years is inching though a government review, even as the state moves toward banning gas-powered … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOmicron Unravels Travel Industry’s Plans For a Comeback
Tourism businesses that were just finding their footing after nearly two years of devastation wrought by the COVID-19 pandemic are being rattled again as countries throw up new barriers to travel in an effort to contain the omicron variant. From … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLawsuit Claims Abuse, Threats at Church Farm in Pennsylvania
HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed this month claims boys and young men at a church-related farm business in Pennsylvania were subjected to forced labor and punishment that included dragging chains and breaking up rocks with a hammer. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreByron Allen’s $10B McDonald’s Discrimination Lawsuit is Thrown Out
A U.S. judge has dismissed a $10 billion lawsuit against McDonald’s Corp by the media entrepreneur Byron Allen, who accused the fast-food chain of racial discrimination for not advertising with Black-owned media. U.S. District Judge Fernando Olguin in Los Angeles … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNCCI: Work Comp Claim Frequency Dipped During Height of Pandemic
The COVID-19 pandemic corresponded with an unusual decrease in workers’ compensation claim severity, while claim frequency was pretty much unchanged, according to a report released Wednesday by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. NCCI said average claim severity for lost-time … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWith Sponges and Petitions, Climate Activists Take on Insurers
FRANKFURT — A prominent activist is calling on insurers like Swiss Re to explore suing major oil companies for climate-related damages, the latest volley in a years-long campaign that pits environmentalists against the insurance industry. The tactic urged by The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNew Lead Testing Method Could Reveal Higher Levels in Water
ST. LOUIS (AP) — For years, testing of the tap water in an upscale Detroit suburb showed the city was in the clear. Then residents got a notice seemingly out of the blue: Their water could be contaminated with elevated … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIn Shadow of Texas Gas Drilling Sites, Health Fears Escalate
ARLINGTON, Texas (AP) — At a playground outside a North Texas day care center, giggling preschoolers chase each other into a playhouse. Toddlers scoot by on tricycles. A boy cries as a teacher helps him negotiate over a toy. Uphill … Source: Claims Journal
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