Archive for March 2023

Rite Aid is not liable for a mass shooting that killed three workers at a warehouse in Maryland; not because it was protected by workers’ compensation immunity, but because the plaintiffs did not show the tragedy could have been foreseen … Source: Claims Journal

Norfolk Southern announced plans on Monday to improve the use of detectors placed along railroad tracks to spot overheating bearings and other problems in response to a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border a month ago. The announcement came the … Source: Claims Journal

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — Rescuers were searching for 47 people who were believed to be buried in their houses by landslides that tore through villages on Indonesia’s remote Natuna islands after torrential rains. Eleven people were confirmed dead, officials said … Source: Claims Journal

DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — An explosion in a seven-story commercial building in Bangladesh’s capital on Tuesday killed at least 14 people and injured dozens, officials said. The explosion occurred in Gulistan, a busy commercial area of Dhaka, fire department official … Source: Claims Journal

MOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Still recovering from the effects of the first battering, the southeastern African nation of Mozambique is bracing for a rare second hit by long-living Tropical Cyclone Freddy late on Friday night, a regional weather center said … Source: Claims Journal

Thirty-four Tyson Foods employees, former employees and family members filed a lawsuit against the company Monday, saying it failed to take appropriate precautions at its meat-packing plants during the early days of the COVID pandemic. In the lawsuit, filed in … Source: Claims Journal

A New York federal judge has refused to lower the curtain on a COVID-19 business loss claim by the owner of five Broadway theaters because the entertainment insurance policy language is ambiguous as to whether the theater suffered one loss … Source: Claims Journal

The Louisiana Supreme Court suspended indefinitely the law license of the attorney who manages McClenny Moseley & Associates’ office in New Orleans — the latest setback for a law firm that paid nearly $14 million for client leads and filed … Source: Claims Journal

TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) — Northern California got a bit of respite Monday after a weekend of heavy mountain snow but forecasters said up to several more feet will pile up through midweek, followed by potential flood concerns. A lengthy stretch … Source: Claims Journal

JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) — A landslide caused by torrential rain killed at least 11 people and left dozens of others missing on an island in Indonesia’s remote Natuna regency on Monday, disaster officials said. Tons of mud fell from surrounding … Source: Claims Journal