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‘Mission: Impossible’ Producer Sues Insurance Company Over COVID Shutdowns
LOS ANGELES — Production on the new “Mission: Impossible” movie was shut down seven times due to the coronavirus pandemic, according to a lawsuit filed on Monday that accuses the film’s insurance company of failing to pay out for all … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Declines to Stop J&J From Splitting Talc Liabilities From Main Business
A U.S. judge declined to stop Johnson & Johnson from taking steps to offload widespread Baby Powder liabilities from the rest of its business, preserving the option for the healthcare company to move thousands of claims from people who used … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFines Appealed After Nitrogen Kills Six at Georgia Plant
GAINESVILLE, Ga. (AP) — Three of four companies are appealing federal workplace safety fines following a January liquid nitrogen leak that killed six workers at a Georgia poultry processing plant. The U.S. Department of Labor says plant owner Foundation Food … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Urges Talks Between Purdue Pharma and Holdout States
A federal bankruptcy judge on Friday urged states that oppose a settlement plan with Purdue Pharma to try to work out differences with the OxyContin maker before he issues a ruling next week. During a videoconference hearing, Judge Robert Drain … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCrews Battle to Protect Lake Tahoe Region From Wildfire
SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. (AP) — Firefighters faced a critical day in efforts to prevent a massive California wildfire from reaching the Lake Tahoe resort region Saturday, hoping to take advantage of calmer winds before hot, heavy gusts return. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Airlifts Aid to Haiti to Reach Areas Hardest Hit by Quake
JEREMIE, Haiti (AP) — U.S. military aircraft are now ferrying food, tarps and other material into southern Haiti amid a shift in the international relief effort to focus on helping people in the areas hardest hit by the recent earthquake … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIda Knocks Out Power to Nearly All of Louisiana, More Deaths Feared
NEW ORLEANS — At least one person has died and power is out across Louisiana and Mississippi on Monday as officials warned residents against venturing out on roads littered with downed power lines and debris from Ida, which remains a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClimate Change Fueled Hurricane Ida With Warm, Deep Seawater
Hurricane Ida smashed into Louisiana with winds of about 150 miles an hour, driving a wall of water inland and leaving more than a million people in the dark. Yet only 36 hours before it reached land south of New … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDetroit Changing Towing Rules After Corruption Probes
Officials in Detroit are looking at making continued changes to city towing rules after several federal corruption probes. Mayor Mike Duggan told reporters Thursday that he’s asked the city’s police chief for a plan in two weeks to eliminate a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreEnergy Companies Race to Complete Gulf of Mexico Evacuations
HOUSTON — U.S. oil and gas companies on Friday raced to complete evacuations from offshore Gulf of Mexico platforms as Tropical Storm Ida advanced toward oilfields that provide 17% of the nation’s oil production. The storm’s winds intensified early Friday … Source: Claims Journal
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