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Okla. Supreme Ct. Ruling Shows Policyholders Shouldn’t Depend on Agent’s Representations
New Dominion LLC taps into oil and natural gas reserves that many production companies avoid. The Tulsa, Oklahoma company operates hundreds of wells that produce from hydrocarbon reservoirs that are saturated with water from ancient aquifers. When oil or gas … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSpace Tourism’s Arrival Spurs U.S. Rules for Inevitable Mishaps
U.S. crash investigators preparing for the rapid growth in space tourism from operators such as Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin are formalizing the rules for investigating accidents. The National Transportation Safety Board on Tuesday issued proposed regulations that would create … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMatch CEO’s ‘Fist Bump’ With Tinder Founder Sparks ‘Bullying’ Claim at Trial
The way Match Group Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Greg Blatt tells it, he hadn’t seen Tinder founder Sean Rad in years and, even though they were now on opposite sides of a multibillion-dollar trial, he wanted to say … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreU.S. Govt. Asks Court to Immediately Lift Stay on COVID Vaccine Rule
The U.S. government asked a federal appeals court to immediately lift a court-ordered stay on a sweeping workplace COVID-19 vaccine rule to avoid “enormous” harm to public health, or alternatively to allow a masking-and-testing requirement, according to a court filing. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJPMorgan Wins Appeal Against Insurers Over Bear Stearns Settlement
NEW YORK — New York’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that JPMorgan Chase & Co is entitled to insurance coverage for $140 million of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settlement with the former Bear Stearns Cos. over improper mutual … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAlcohol and Auto Parts: Canada’s Warehouses Fill Up as Floods Stop Flow of Goods
OTTAWA — Canada’s warehouses are filling up with everything from furniture to alcohol, after floods in British Columbia washed out critical rail and road lines, disrupting already strained supply chains. A week after a phenomenon known as an atmospheric river … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFloods Top of Mind as Canadian PM Trudeau Outlines Priorities to Parliament
OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will add rebuilding from British Columbia’s devastating floods to his list of priorities when he outlines plans on Tuesday for the new parliamentary session, which include firmer measures to fight climate change. Trudeau’s … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSUV Driver in Parade Crash May Have Been Fleeing a Crime
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Investigators are looking into whether the SUV driver who plowed through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring more than 40, was fleeing a crime, a law enforcement official told … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTexas Supreme Court Rules ExxonMobil Entitled to Info About Medical Payments
Medical providers who treated patients injured by a fire and explosion at an ExxonMobil chemical plant near Houston must disclose information about what they charged others for the same services, The Texas Supreme Court ruled. In an unsigned opinion released … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJPMorgan to Pay $60M to Settle Precious Metals Spoofing Lawsuit
NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase & Co agreed to pay $60 million to settle class-action litigation by investors who accused the largest U.S. bank of intentionally manipulating prices of precious metals futures and options. The settlement disclosed on Friday stemmed … Source: Claims Journal
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