Archive for April 2022
Jury Awards $450,000 to Employee Who Declined Birthday Party
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A Kentucky jury has awarded a man $450,000 who sued his employer after he asked them not to celebrate his birthday at work — and they did it anyway. Kevin Berling told his manager at Gravity … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Finds Tesla Liable to Black Former Worker who Alleged Bias, but Slashes Payout
A federal judge said on Wednesday Tesla Inc TSLA.O was liable to a Black elevator operator who said the electric car company ignored racial abuse at the factory where he worked, but reduced a nearly $137 million jury award to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFuture Liability Releases at Center of Boy Scouts Bankruptcy
DOVER, Del. (AP) — Protecting local Boy Scouts of America councils and troop sponsoring organizations from future liability for child sex abuse claims is critical to the national group’s reorganization plan, BSA attorneys told a Delaware bankruptcy judge Tuesday. Attorneys … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBlizzard in North Dakota, Tornadoes Reported in Iowa and Minnesota
BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — A possible tornado tore up a small Minnesota town and a blizzard forced the closure of the North Dakota Capitol, schools and roads, as spring storms wreaked havoc across the Upper Midwest. In Iowa, a tornado … Source: Claims Journal
Read More23 Injured in Texas Storms; More Tornadoes Forecast in US
SALADO, Texas (AP) — Nearly two dozen people were injured when tornadoes swept through central Texas as part of a storm system that was expected to spawn more twisters and damaging winds Wednesday. The storms caused widespread damage Tuesday in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWildfire Destroys at Least 150 Structures in New Mexico Town
RUIDOSO, N.M. (AP) — A wind-driven wildfire swept through neighborhoods in a mountain community in drought-stricken south-central New Mexico, burning at least 150 structures and forcing the evacuations of schools with 1,700 students, officials said Wednesday. Homes were among the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFreight Railroads Work to Resolve Service Problems, Delays
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Some grain elevators are so full that farmers trying to sell their crops are being turned away. But at the same time, flour and animal-feed mills are halting production because they can’t get the grain they … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTrucker Blockade Snarls US-Mexico Border Over Texas Order
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — One of the busiest trade ports on the U.S.-Mexico border remained effectively closed Wednesday as frustration and traffic snarls mounted over new orders by Texas Gov. Greg Abbott requiring extra inspections of commercial trucks as part … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAnother Ferry Seized on Disrupted Dover-Calais Route
LONDON –– A second P&O ferry that sails between the English town of Dover and the French city of Calais has been detained by British officials due to a “number of deficiencies,” likely exacerbating Easter holiday travel disruption. P&O Ferries, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreS.C. Supreme Ct. Reverses, Finds Insurers Owe Coverage for Pollution
The carriers that insured a Charleston fertilizer plant more than 30 years ago are liable for contamination at the site even though the former property owner who bought the policies did not ask their permission to transfer its right to … Source: Claims Journal
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