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JPMorgan Wins Appeal Against Insurers Over Bear Stearns Settlement
NEW YORK — New York’s highest court ruled on Tuesday that JPMorgan Chase & Co is entitled to insurance coverage for $140 million of a U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission settlement with the former Bear Stearns Cos. over improper mutual … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAlcohol and Auto Parts: Canada’s Warehouses Fill Up as Floods Stop Flow of Goods
OTTAWA — Canada’s warehouses are filling up with everything from furniture to alcohol, after floods in British Columbia washed out critical rail and road lines, disrupting already strained supply chains. A week after a phenomenon known as an atmospheric river … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFloods Top of Mind as Canadian PM Trudeau Outlines Priorities to Parliament
OTTAWA — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will add rebuilding from British Columbia’s devastating floods to his list of priorities when he outlines plans on Tuesday for the new parliamentary session, which include firmer measures to fight climate change. Trudeau’s … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSUV Driver in Parade Crash May Have Been Fleeing a Crime
WAUKESHA, Wis. (AP) — Investigators are looking into whether the SUV driver who plowed through a Christmas parade in suburban Milwaukee, killing at least five people and injuring more than 40, was fleeing a crime, a law enforcement official told … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTexas Supreme Court Rules ExxonMobil Entitled to Info About Medical Payments
Medical providers who treated patients injured by a fire and explosion at an ExxonMobil chemical plant near Houston must disclose information about what they charged others for the same services, The Texas Supreme Court ruled. In an unsigned opinion released … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJPMorgan to Pay $60M to Settle Precious Metals Spoofing Lawsuit
NEW YORK — JPMorgan Chase & Co agreed to pay $60 million to settle class-action litigation by investors who accused the largest U.S. bank of intentionally manipulating prices of precious metals futures and options. The settlement disclosed on Friday stemmed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCanada Finds Fourth Body After British Columbia Mudslide
VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — The British Columbia Coroners Service has confirmed the discovery of three more bodies near the village of Pemberton, bringing to four the number of people who died in a landslide caused by heavy rains that … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAtlanta Airport Checkpoint Chaos: Man Grabs Gun, it Goes Off
ATLANTA (AP) — A passenger awaiting a bag search at the Atlanta airport’s main security checkpoint reached in the bag and grabbed a firearm, and it went off, causing chaos among travelers and prompting a temporary FAA ground stop on … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGOP Embraces Natural Immunity as Substitute For Vaccines
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Republicans fighting President Joe Biden’s coronavirus vaccine mandates are wielding a new weapon against the White House rules: natural immunity. They contend that people who have recovered from the virus have enough immunity and antibodies to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHundreds Protest Rittenhouse Acquittal Across U.S.
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Law enforcement in Portland declared a riot Friday night as about 200 demonstrators protested the acquittal of a teen who killed two people and injured another in Wisconsin. The protesters were breaking windows, throwing objects at … Source: Claims Journal
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