Archive for September 2022

CHICAGO — The gun-maker Smith & Wesson illegally targeted young men at risk of violence with ads for firearms — including the 22-year-old gunman accused of opening fire on an Independence Day parade in suburban Chicago and killing seven people, … Source: Claims Journal

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — The polluted leftovers of Florida’s phosphate fertilizer mining industry, more than 1 billion tons in “stacks” that resemble enormous ponds, are at risk for leaks or other contamination when Hurricane Ian comes ashore in the … Source: Claims Journal

It was a frigid Sunday evening at the Catholic Newman Center in Salt Lake City when the priest warned parishioners who had gathered after Mass that their right to private confessions was in jeopardy. A new law would break that … Source: Claims Journal

BP Plc laid off most contractors at the approximately 160,000 barrel-per-day Toledo, Ohio, refinery it owns with Cenovus Energy Inc., according to sources familiar with the matter on Wednesday, indicating that the plant will experience a prolonged shutdown following last … Source: Claims Journal

Some 2.6 million Florida homes and businesses were without power, rivers were overflowing and cars floated through the streets of Fort Myers. Ian, one of the strongest hurricanes to hit the US, weakened to a tropical storm but continues to … Source: Claims Journal

Experts predicted insured losses from Hurricane Ian could earn it a spot as one of the costliest natural disasters in history after the storm rapidly intensified before coming ashore in Southwest Florida with 150 mph wind and began a crawl … Source: Claims Journal

We hear a lot of talk these days about the virtues of data-driven organizations. That’s certainly reasonable up to a point — but what does it really mean? When it comes to routine operational decisions, in particular, the current bias … Source: Claims Journal

Smithfield Foods Inc has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by consumers who accused the meat producer and several competitors of conspiring to inflate prices in the $20 billion-a-year U.S. pork market by limiting supply. A preliminary … Source: Claims Journal

WASHINGTON –– After weeks of lobbying the White House on how gig workers should be treated, the rideshare, delivery and retail industries are bracing for a new rule that is likely to make it easier to classify them as employees, … Source: Claims Journal

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Federal investigators have taken possession of a Pacific Gas and Electric Co. utility transmission pole and attached equipment in a criminal probe into what started a Northern California fire that has become the largest in the … Source: Claims Journal