Archive for May 2017

A giant steam-filled tank weighing nearly 2,000 pounds (900 kilograms) that exploded at a St. Louis, Mo., box plant, flew a quarter-mile into the air and smashed into a neighboring building, was being used despite needing emergency repairs, federal investigators … Source: Claims Journal

Senate Democrats made good Friday on their pledge to pick apart the workers’ compensation system at the behest of Republican Gov. Bruce Rauner, but the measures they approved brought only derision from the GOP. Majority Democrats endorsed one proposal that … Source: Claims Journal

A new search feature announced this week offers Claims Journal.com readers the opportunity to search for subject matter in several ways. Visitors to the highest-trafficked property/casualty claims news website can search via keyword and drill down by year, type of … Source: Claims Journal

Over the past couple of years, workers’ compensation has received what some would call unfair criticism over its alleged focus on expense reduction at the cost of injured worker outcomes. In response, the International Association of Industrial Accident Boards (IAIABC) … Source: Claims Journal

Construction crews in California have begun demolishing the destroyed portion of the main spillway at Oroville Dam as they race to repair the structure in time for the next rainy season, state water officials and construction managers said Wednesday. Using … Source: Claims Journal

It’s been more than two months since northern Utah resident Wyatt Brammer’s house was damaged from flooding and he still hasn’t gotten it fixed. After 33 inches of water filled his basement, he said, it could cost as much as … Source: Claims Journal

A massive landslide that went into the Pacific Ocean is the latest natural disaster to hit a California community that relies heavily on an iconic coastal highway and tourism to survive, and it adds to a record $1 billion in … Source: Claims Journal

Federal safety regulators are telling airlines to remove a certain type of seat from their planes, saying the seat could cause neck injuries during otherwise survivable crash landings. The order covers 10,482 seats used mostly on mostly smaller regional jets. … Source: Claims Journal

Alaska averages 40,000 earthquakes per year, with more large quakes than the other 49 states combined, and America’s shakiest state is about to have its ground examined like never before. A federal agency that supports basic science research is completing … Source: Claims Journal

Target Corp. has reached an $18.5 million settlement over a massive data breach that occurred before Christmas in 2013, New York’s attorney general announced Tuesday. The agreement involving 47 states and the District of Columbia is the largest multistate data … Source: Claims Journal