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MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Storms with soaking rains drenched a wide swath of Appalachia and northern Mississippi this week, swamping farmland, flooding bridges, stranding people in their homes and damaging cars and residences. Kentucky, Mississippi, Tennessee and West Virginia all … Source: Claims Journal

A federal appellate court rejected a Texas trucking company’s attempt to force a California state agency to pursue a $6,180 fine for workplace safety violations in a Texas court. Bulkley & Associates filed suit twice to challenge the California Department … Source: Claims Journal

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California’s workplace regulators have withdrawn a controversial pending mask regulation while they consider a rule that more closely aligns with Gov. Gavin Newsom’s promise that the state will fully reopen from the pandemic on Tuesday. The … Source: Claims Journal

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) — Heavy rainfall this week has flooded roads and neighborhoods in parts of north Mississippi, and forecasters said Thursday that more rain was expected. The National Weather Service said more than 15 inches (38 centimeters) of rain … Source: Claims Journal

A wildfire in Arizona that had neighboring New Mexico breathing in smoke was one of several blazes scorching the drought-stricken Southwest, signaling what could be a devastating summer. Residents in New Mexico’s largest city woke up Wednesday shrouded again in … Source: Claims Journal

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The offshore service vessel that capsized in the Gulf of Mexico in a deadly April disaster is cracking and will have to be brought ashore in sections, the U.S. Coast Guard said Wednesday. A Coast Guard … Source: Claims Journal

The world’s largest meat processing company says it paid the equivalent of $11 million to hackers who broke into its computer system late last month. Brazil-based JBS SA said on May 31 that it was the victim of a ransomware … Source: Claims Journal

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. (AP) — The city of Huntsville is again siding with a police officer convicted of murder and asking a federal court to delay action on a wrongful death lawsuit filed by relatives of the victim. The city and … Source: Claims Journal

Allianz Appoints Aviation Claims Head Allianz Global Corporate & Speciality promoted Cristina Schoen as global head of aviation claims in New York. Schoen previously was director of airline claims, a role she retains in her new position. She reports to … Source: Claims Journal

Sedgwick Adds 2 More Auto Appraisers to Portfolio Sedgwick, the global claims administration provider based in Memphis, Tenn., has acquired Automotive Damage Appraisers of the Southwest and Metro Appraisal. The acquisitions expand the reach and scale of Sedgwick’s auto claims … Source: Claims Journal