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Appeals 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
Read MoreAttorneys: Defuse Juror Anger, Show Humanity to Defuse Potential Nuclear Verdicts
William Tisdale made a poor choice by stopping late at night at convenience store and gasoline station in a sketchy neighborhood of Tacoma. A jury in Pierce County, Washington found Tisdale 10% at fault for the circumstances that led to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCanadian Employers Shed Unvaccinated Workers, Labor Lawyers in Demand
OTTAWA — Canadian employers are firing or putting on unpaid leave thousands of workers who refused to get COVID-19 shots, squeezing an already tight labor market and raising prospects of potentially disruptive legal challenges. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised vaccine … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClimate Change Extremes Spur UN Plan to Fund Weather Forecasting
GLASGOW–As climate change triggers deadly heatwaves, droughts and floods, three U.N. agencies on Wednesday will roll out funding plans to improve weather forecasting in vulnerable countries. The initiative, announced at the U.N. climate summit in Glasgow, aims to plug gaps … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreChemours Shareholder Suit Over DuPont Spinoff Liabilities Dismissed
A Delaware judge dismissed a suit by Chemours Co. shareholders alleging directors misled them about the company’s financial health and legal liabilities when it was spun off from a predecessor of DuPont de Nemours Inc. Chemours shareholders can’t show misleading … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreEdison Raises California Fires Loss Estimate to $7.5 Billion
Edison International’s Southern California Edison raised its estimated losses from 2017 and 2018 wildfires to $7.5 billion after reaching a settlement over the blazes with state regulators. The owner of the largest electric utility in Southern California said it agreed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRobots Hit the Streets as Demand For Food Delivery Grows
ANN ARBOR, Mich. (AP) — Robot food delivery is no longer the stuff of science fiction. But you may not see it in your neighborhood anytime soon. Hundreds of little robots–knee-high and able to hold around four large pizzas–are now … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Freezes Alex Murdaugh’s Money as Lawsuits Grow
CHESTERFIELD, S.C. (AP) — A judge Tuesday ordered independent representatives to take over the finances of a prominent South Carolina lawyer whose wife and son were killed five months ago and has since found himself part of a half-dozen state … Source: Claims Journal
Read More‘Rust’ Assistant Director Hopes For Film Industry Changes
SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) — The assistant director who handed Alec Baldwin the gun that killed a cinematographer says he hopes the tragedy prompts the film industry to “reevaluate its values and practices” to ensure no one is harmed again. … Source: Claims Journal
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