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Dollar Tree Gets Grand Jury Subpoena Over Rodent Infestation
Dollar Tree Inc. was issued a federal grand jury subpoena related to a pest and sanitation issue, according to a filing from the discount retailer on Tuesday. The company said that the Eastern District of Arkansas requested information, documents and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreExxon Mobil Loses Appeal Over Climate Change Probes
NEW YORK –– A federal appeals court on Tuesday rejected Exxon Mobil Corp’s XOM.N effort to stop Massachusetts and New York from probing whether the oil company lied to investors and the public regarding what it knew about climate change. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTrial Set to Consider Approval of Boy Scouts Bankruptcy Plan
DOVER, Del. (AP) — More than two years after the Boy Scouts of America sought bankruptcy protection amid an onslaught of child sex abuse allegations, a judge will determine whether to confirm its proposed reorganization plan in a trial beginning … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClimate Change Has St. Cloud Officials Worried About Floods
ST. CLOUD, Minn. (AP) — Local officials and area representatives gathered recently in a sunroom by Lake George to discuss the need to invest in local infrastructure as more frequent and heavy rain events caused by climate change strain aging … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePeru’s ‘Worst Ecological Disaster’ Slams Small-Scale Fishing
CIUDAD PACHACUTEC, Peru (AP) — Walter de la Cruz scrambled down a large sand dune in the fog to reach a rock overlooking the Pacific Ocean, where he has fished for three decades. He cast a hook into the waters … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDeath Toll in Mozambique from Cyclone Gombe Rises to 15
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP) — Cyclone Gombe has flooded large areas of northern and central Mozambique, killing 15 people, officials said Monday. The dead include five members of the same family in the Angoche coastal area of Nampula province, Governor Mety … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRhode Island Takes Teva to Trial in Multibillion-Dollar Opioid Case
Rhode Island is set to square off on Monday against Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., as a multibillion-dollar trial begins over whether the Israeli company contributed to an opioid crisis that has caused more than 500,000 deaths over the past two … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreColo. Supreme Rules Adjuster Can’t Be Held Personally Liable for Denied Claim
A Colorado law that allows claimants to collect double coverage if a claim is unreasonably denied or delayed does not allow plaintiffs to hold claims adjusters personally liable, the state Supreme Court decided Monday. In a unanimous decision, the high … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreYour Connected Car Knows You. The Tussle for That Data’s Hitting High Gear
LONDON —Where you go. What you pass. Where you stop. What you listen to. What you watch. Your good habits. Your bad habits. Companies in Europe and beyond are vying for control of the crown jewels of the connected car … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRussia Dropped From Ship Certification Body as Sanctions Bite
LONDON –– The world’s top association of ship certifiers has withdrawn membership from the Russia Maritime Register of Shipping (RS) due to the impact of sanctions on Moscow after its invasion of Ukraine, in another blow to the country’s vital … Source: Claims Journal
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