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‘Rust’ Film Armorer Says Someone May Have Put Bullet in Gun
The woman in charge of weapons on the movie set where actor Alec Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins said Wednesday night that she had inspected the gun Baldwin shot but doesn’t know how a live bullet ended up inside. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Mandates Vaccines or Tests For Big Companies by Jan. 4
Tens of millions of Americans who work at companies with 100 or more employees will need to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 by Jan. 4 or get tested for the virus weekly under government rules issued Thursday. The new requirements, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCourt Asks if Exclusive Remedy Exception Applies to ‘Intentional’ Lead Poisoning
Utah workers are allowed to sue their employers for an injury caused by their employer’s intentional act. That exception to the exclusive remedy of the state Workers’ Compensation Act was carved out by a state supreme court decision in 1975. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalifornia, Again, Leans on Natural Gas to Shore Up Energy Supplies
California on Thursday said it would increase the amount of natural gas stored at a Los Angeles-area facility that suffered a devastating leak six years ago, its latest loosening of environmental rules to shore up energy supplies. In a 4-0 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreYacht Full of Climate Scientists Plots Giant Sea Gate to Save Manhattan
Aboard the Manhattan II, a 100-foot yacht with glass walls and mahogany panelling, a group of scientists, engineers, politicians, and a ship captain spent a recent morning contemplating the deaths of their fellow New Yorkers at the hands of Hurricane … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreEU Watchdog Says Insurers Could Face Climate Tests in 2023
Insurers could face European climate stress tests as soon as 2023, the head of the EU’s insurance regulator said at the Reuters Future of Insurance Europe conference on Thursday. The insurance industry faces exposure to climate change risk both through … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge: Prince Andrew Sex Lawsuit Trial Likely in Late 2022
NEW YORK (AP) — A trial resulting from an American woman’s claims that Prince Andrew sexually abused her when she was 17 would probably occur late next year, a judge said Wednesday. It is difficult to immediately set a trial … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAsh From Erupting Volcano Forces Spanish Islanders Indoors
SANTA CRUZ DE LA PALMA, Canary Islands (AP) — Authorities on the Spanish island of La Palma are telling people who live near an erupting volcano to stay indoors because of a heavy fall of ash that has forced the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAppeals Court Rejects California Home Insurance Refund Order
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — Consumer advocates said Tuesday that they will ask the California Supreme Court to overturn an appeals court ruling they said undermines the state’s ability to order billions of dollars in insurance company refunds. A San Diego-based … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRaiders WR Ruggs Facing Felony Charges in Fatal Vegas Crash
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III was released from a hospital to a Las Vegas jail ahead of an initial court appearance Wednesday on multiple felony charges after a fiery predawn vehicle crash that left a … Source: Claims Journal
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