Archive for March 2021
Suez Canal Works to Clear Backlog as Shipping Convoys Resume
ISMAILIA, Egypt — The Suez Canal expects 140 ships to pass on Tuesday after the freeing of a container ship stranded for nearly a week allowed it to reopen, but experts warned that disruptions to global shipping and at ports … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDebate Erupts Over Road Across Mount St. Helens Blast Zone
ST. HELENS, Wash. (AP) — Conservation groups and scientists are challenging a federal decision to build a road through the Mount St. Helens blast zone, saying it would damage more than two dozen decades worth of irreplaceable research plots. Since … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTaking Cops Out of Traffic Stops: Does it Make a Difference?
FAYETTEVILLE, NC (AP) — Before dawn one morning in Fayetteville, North Carolina, a Black woman in her late 60s was pulled over by a police officer. The officer said she’d run a stop sign. She denied the charge. She was … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreKansas Mulls Paying Businesses Hit by COVID-19 Restrictions
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) — Kansas legislators are working on a plan for setting aside potentially several hundred million dollars in federal COVID-19 relief funds to pay businesses harmed by state and local restrictions imposed last year to check the virus’ … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: A Primer on Insurance Coverage for Civil Unrest
These are turbulent times. In the last year, cities have experienced many episodes of civil unrest with significant property damage and loss, physical harm to people. For our purposes, “civil unrest” encompasses three types of conduct. First, spontaneous or planned … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTech Startups Bringing the Power of Applied Analytics to Potential Plaintiffs
Lee Fogle reached down to save his 12-lb. Yorkshire terrier Nemo as a pit bull lunged forward. The attacking dog’s jaws clamped onto his left hand, sending him to a clinic for sutures and starting a 10-month-long insurance battle. “It … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInsurers May Be on Hook for Millions Tied to Suez Canal Crisis
There were potentially thousands of insurance policies taken out on the steel boxes stacked high on the massive boat blocking the Suez Canal and upending world trade. They could result in millions of dollars in payouts — but first, a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlorida Sends COVID-19 Liability Protection Bill to Governor
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) — Florida businesses, governments and healthcare providers will be protected from coronavirus lawsuits if they made a good effort to follow guidelines to prevent the spread of COVID-19 under a bill the House sent to Republican Gov. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreThe Giant Ship Blocking the Suez Canal Is Finally Freed
The giant vessel that’s blocked the Suez Canal for almost a week was pulled free from the bank, a major step toward getting ships moving again along one of the world’s most important trade arteries. The stoppage caused a tailback … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAfter Plane Crash, Utah Passes Law Requiring Pilot Insurance
ROY, Utah (AP) — The lawsuit from a 2017 crash of an airplane on 1900 West in Roy lingers on, more than three years after it was filed. The pilot, apparently, was not insured, leaving Samantha Sandoval — hit in … Source: Claims Journal
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