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California Oil Spill Cause Probed, Ship Anchor Cited as Possibility
HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. — More oil from a massive offshore spill landed on the southern California shore on Monday, with beaches closed and dead fish and birds washing up on shore as officials investigated whether a ship anchor striking a … Source: Claims Journal
Read More9th Circuit Rejects COVID Business Interruption Suit; Doesn’t Address Physical Presence Question
The 9th Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Friday that government orders that forced a business to shut its doors because of the COVID-19 pandemic did not cause a direct physical loss that was covered by its insurance policy. The decision … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlorida Policies in Limbo Over Proposed Insolvency Surcharge
The Florida Insurance Guaranty Association is urging insurers to hold off on sending homeowners’ policy renewals until state regulators decide if they will approve a surcharge on premiums to help cover more than $168 million in claims left from two … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePollution charges: Louisiana Firestone Plant to Pay $4 Million
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A major manufacturer of synthetic rubber, Firestone Polymers LLC, has agreed to pay $4 million in fines and an environmental project and make numerous improvements to settle a long list of state and federal air pollution … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAnalysis: Louisiana Braces For Flood Insurance Sticker Shock
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of Louisiana homeowners, many of them still digging out of Hurricane Ida’s destruction, will soon see rising flood insurance bills. But the federal government is providing few details about how much its … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlooded Tennessee Town Wrestles With How, Where to Rebuild
WAVERLY, Tenn. (AP) — In the 100 years that Jim Traylor’s family had lived in his house in rural Waverly, Tennessee, it hadn’t once flooded. The normally shallow Trace Creek where he had fished and swam as a kid had … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSuit Blames Baby’s Death on Cyberattack at Alabama Hospital
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama woman whose 9-month-old daughter died has filed suit against the hospital where she was born claiming it did not disclose that its computer systems had been crippled by a cyberattack, which resulted in diminished … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreChicago May Pay $1M to Estate of Man Killed in Burglary Try
CHICAGO (AP) — What started with three unarmed men attempting to burglarize a Southwest Side electronics store one night in April 2012 ended in a hail of gunfire from Chicago police officers as the friends tried to flee the scene … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreErupting Spanish Volcano Turns ‘More Aggressive’: Officials
LOS LLANOS DE ARIDANE, Canary Islands (AP) — An erupting volcano on a Spanish island off northwest Africa blew open two more fissures on its cone Friday that belched forth lava, with authorities reporting “intense” activity in the area. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHelicopter and Plane Collide Midair in Arizona; 2 Killed
CHANDLER, Ariz. (AP) — A helicopter and a single-engine plane collided in midair Friday near a suburban Phoenix airport, sending the helicopter crashing into a field and killing both people on board. The plane landed safely, and the flight instructor … Source: Claims Journal
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