Archive for March 2022

TOKYO (AP) — Japanese were urged Tuesday to conserve energy as the government warned of potential blackouts in the Tokyo region due to a shortfall in power generation after several coal-fired plants temporarily stopped generating electricity following an earthquake last … Source: Claims Journal

DALLAS (AP) — One person was killed and more than a dozen were injured when tornadoes tore through parts of Texas and Oklahoma, damaging a school, homes and businesses, officials said. The same storm system was poised to move into … Source: Claims Journal

FARGO, N.D. (AP) — Any fears of an extended spring flooding season in the Red River Valley have been virtually eliminated thanks in large part to the soil-stained snow that helped absorb warmth from the sun, the National Weather Service … Source: Claims Journal

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 59-year-old motorist had cocaine and PCP in his system when his car accelerated into a busy crossroads in North Las Vegas in January, causing a multi-vehicle wreck that killed him, his passenger and seven members … Source: Claims Journal

HARLAN, Ky. (AP) — Crews have recovered the body of a Kentucky coal miner missing after a roof collapsed deep underground, officials said. INMET Mining CEO Hunter Hobson told WYMT-TV on Monday night that it was with “deepest sorrow” that … Source: Claims Journal

A Montana attorney who helped win a $36.5 million jury verdict for a worker exposed to asbestos at the Libby Mine is asking a federal court to void a loss-portfolio deal that transferred liability for hundreds of similar claims from … Source: Claims Journal

The Delaware Supreme Court has ruled that solar panel manufacturer First Solar, which faced two securities class actions, is not entitled to have its insurance policies cover both because the later-issued of its policies excluded coverage for related actions. The … Source: Claims Journal

The $5.25 billion expansion of the Panama Canal doubled its capacity in 2016, allowing the world’s largest cargo ships to sail more easily to America’s East Coast from Asia. Now, one of those giant vessels has been stuck near the … Source: Claims Journal

Elon Musk’s tweets about Tesla Inc. will remain a valid subject for government investigation even if a court throws out a his 2018 agreement with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, the agency told a judge. Musk is seeking to … Source: Claims Journal

Warren Buffett, who started the year bemoaning the lack of potential acquisitions for his conglomerate, Berkshire Hathaway, announced Monday that it would acquire the insurance company Alleghany for $11.6 billion. The scarcity of investment targets over the past several years … Source: Claims Journal