Archive for May 2019
Trump Administration to Relax Offshore Safety Rules Sparked by 2010 Gulf Oil Spill
The Trump administration will unveil on Thursday its final plan to roll back offshore drilling safety measures put in place by the Obama administration after the fatal 2010 BP Deepwater Horizon oil spill, the worst in U.S. history, raising concerns … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSmartphones May Tempt, but May Also Prevent Selfie Deaths
Smartphones might ironically be the answer to selfie-related deaths, two wilderness medicine specialists say. Hundreds of people have lost their lives in pursuit of daring selfies to impress their social media followers. But smartphone technology that uses global positioning system … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTesla Skeptic Says Allegation He Menaced Workers Isn’t True
A California man who Tesla Inc. accused of spying on its lone auto plant and harassing employees said the electric automaker painted a “lurid picture” of him to try to silence his criticism. If so, it didn’t work. In a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBoeing Pushes to Move Crash Suits From Hometown to Indonesia
Faced with lawsuits over a plane crash half a world away, Boeing Co. is arguing it shouldn’t have to defend itself in a courtroom a short walk from its corporate headquarters. The world’s largest planemaker has indicated in court filings … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCourt Bars Statute of Limitations Defense Because of Misrepresentations
The owner of Golden Isles Cruise Lines promised to “take real good care” of Robert Bruce Lowie, but he didn’t. After Georgia’s one-year statute of limitations to file a tort claim passed, Golden Isles stopped paying Lowie’s medical bills, even … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePatterns of Compulsive Smartphone Use Suggest How to Kick the Habit
Everywhere you look, people are looking at screens. In the decade since smartphones have become ubiquitous, we now have a feeling almost as common as the smartphones themselves: being sucked into that black hole of staring at those specific apps … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTexas Push to Decriminalize Pot Falters Despite GOP Support
AUSTIN, Texas — Texas’ tough stance on marijuana as the drug becomes increasingly legal elsewhere in the U.S. has grounded a bipartisan push in the state to decriminalize minor offenses _ a change the Texas GOP platform has come around … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCharges Filed After Fire at Texas Petrochemical Facility
HOUSTON — Water pollution charges were filed Monday against a company that owns a Houston-area petrochemical storage facility where a large fire that burned for days in March caused chemicals to flow into a nearby waterway. The Harris County District … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreVideo Game Effort Could Help Regulate Future Drone Traffic
Drones ferrying medical supplies, packages and even pizza could one day be crisscrossing the skies above U.S. cities, and a team at the University of Utah is working with regulators to keep that future traffic in check using a video … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBoeing Says Optional 737 MAX Alert Was ‘Not Activated as Intended’
SINGAPORE — Boeing Co said an alert for angle-of-attack (AOA) sensors on its 737 MAX jets was “not activated as intended” for some customers, responding to reports it failed to tell Southwest Airlines Co and the U.S regulator that the … Source: Claims Journal
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