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Carbon Monoxide Poisoning at Hotel; 7 in Critical Condition
MARYSVILLE, Ohio (AP) — Seven people were hospitalized in critical condition Saturday after suffering from carbon monoxide poisoning at a Hampton Inn in Ohio, local officials said. A total of 13 people were taken to local hospitals, according to WCLU … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreStudy Explores Social Legacy of Frequent Wildfires
Three months after the most destructive fire in California’s history, while the residents of Paradise were sifting through the rubble of their houses, Catrin Edgeley took her notebook and recorder to the destroyed town. She wanted to understand the ecology … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims People: Global Aerospace, Cowbell Cyber, Chartwell Law, Berger Kahn
Global Aerospace Hires Head of Claims Global Aerospace has appointed Rachel Priester as director of claims — USA, effective Feb. 7. Priester will report to Jeff Bruno, president and chief underwriting officer. Priester has 12 years of experience in the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOwners of SoCal Chicken Processing Plant Charged With Work Comp Premium Fraud
Wei Wen Wu, 54, and Feng Wen Lam, 49, both of Arcadia, California, were charged with 43 felony counts of insurance fraud, grand theft, and conspiracy after allegedly underreporting nearly $4.5 million in employee payroll. The scheme reportedly fraudulently reduced … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims Business: Charles Taylor, Tristar, CCC and Western Alliance Bank
Charles Taylor Acquires Investigations Firm Charles Taylor has acquired Contego Investigative Services, a nationally licensed investigations firm based in Orlando, Florida. Contego provides customized counter-fraud and special investigation services, including surveillance, social media investigations, background checks, medical facility canvasses, scene … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreButtigieg Vows Help as US Car Fatalities Keep Spiking Higher
WASHINGTON (AP)–Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg is vowing to help stem rising traffic fatalities, releasing a broad-based strategy aimed at reducing speed, redesigning roads and boosting car safety features such as automatic emergency braking. Buttigieg told The Associated Press that new … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTop Fire Official on Injury Leave Fired After Video Surfaces
NEW BEDFORD, Mass. (AP)–A Massachusetts mayor has fired a top fire official out on injury leave after he was captured on video lifting heavy equipment. New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell said Tuesday that Deputy Fire Chief Paul Coderre Jr. was … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMozambique, Malawi, Madagascar Count Deaths, Damage by Storm
MAPUTO, Mozambique (AP)–Mozambique, Madagascar and Malawi are counting the deaths and damage by tropical storm Ana and more than a week of heavy rains across southern Africa. In central and northern Mozambique at least 11 people have died, including children … Source: Claims Journal
Read More6 Cancer Patients Sue Utility Over Fukushima Radiation
TOKYO (AP)–Six people who were children living in Fukushima at the time of the 2011 nuclear disaster and have since developed thyroid cancer filed a lawsuit Thursday demanding a utility pay compensation for their illnesses, which they say were triggered … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreParents of Children Killed in Arizona Flood to Be Sentenced
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP)–An Arizona couple whose two children and niece drowned when the family drove into a flooded wash are scheduled to be sentenced Thursday. Lacey Rawlings, 34, has pleaded guilty to seven counts of child abuse and will receive … Source: Claims Journal
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