Archive for February 2023

Charles Alan Pflueger was convicted of tax fraud nearly a decade ago, paid a fine and finished his prison term, but the lawsuit he filed against his insurance broker because of its alleged mishandling of those criminal charges lives on. … Source: Claims Journal

“If you and we fail to agree on the amount of loss, either party can demand that the amount of the loss be set by appraisal. . . . [e]ach party will select a qualified, disinterested appraiser[,]” is a phrase … Source: Claims Journal

SAO SEBASTIAO, Brazil (AP) — The death toll from flooding and landslides in Brazil’s southern state of Sao Paulo reached 44 on Tuesday as searches continued for dozens still missing. Most of the search was concentrated in the mountainous coastal … Source: Claims Journal

MEDLEY, Fla. (AP) — An explosion and fire at an industrial complex in suburban Miami killed two people and left three others injured Tuesday morning, officials said. The explosion in the small city of Medley shot a large fireball into … Source: Claims Journal

ISTANBUL (AP) — Survivors of the earthquake that jolted Turkey and Syria 15 days ago, killing tens of thousands of people and leaving hundreds of thousands of others homeless, dealt with more trauma and loss Tuesday after another deadly quake … Source: Claims Journal

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg wants the nation’s freight railroads to immediately act to improve safety while regulators try to strengthen safety rules in the wake of a fiery derailment in Ohio that forced evacuations when toxic … Source: Claims Journal

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court is taking up its first case about a federal law that is credited with helping create the modern internet by shielding Google, Twitter, Facebook and other companies from lawsuits over content posted on their … Source: Claims Journal

OAKWOOD VILLAGE, Ohio (AP) — An explosion at a metals plant in Ohio on Monday killed one worker and sparked a large fire and sent more than a dozen people to hospitals, with at least two of them in critical … Source: Claims Journal

The Illinois Supreme Court ruled Friday that a separate claim accrues each time a business unlawfully scans or transmits an individual’s biometric identifier or information, a decision that could drive up class action settlements against repeated Biometric Information Privacy Act … Source: Claims Journal

The former gang member accused of commanding a violent extortion ring that allegedly took control of the New York City restoration industry is trying to exclude audio and video recordings taken off his cellphone from the evidence that federal prosecutors … Source: Claims Journal