Monthly Archives: <span>March 2022</span>

Fire at ExxonMobil Refinery in Montana Under Investigation

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The cause of an explosion and fire at an ExxonMobil refinery in southern Montana is under investigation, company officials said Sunday. The fire began at about 10 p.m. Saturday at a refinery in Lockwood, a suburb …

DA, Others to Investigate Fatal Boston Garage Collapse

BOSTON (AP) — A host of authorities including the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office will investigate a Boston parking garage collapse that killed a construction worker. The downtown garage was in the process of being demolished when a portion of …

Viewpoint: Insurers Maintain Unbeaten Record in Appellate Courts for COVID Claims

As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2022, things are still looking good for insurers in the COVID-19 coverage litigation battle. The issuance of various governmental orders requiring businesses to temporarily modify or close their operations led …

Bayer Reaches $80M PCB Contamination Settlement With Ohio

Bayer AG reached an $80 million settlement with Ohio to resolve environmental damage allegedly caused by polychlorinated biphenyls, or PCBs, made by the company’s Monsanto business, the state attorney general said on Thursday. The funds from the German company, which …

Conn. Supreme: Litigation Privilege Protects Insurer’s False Statements from Bad Faith Suit

False statements that Liberty Mutual made while preparing for a lawsuit relating to an underinsured motorist claim are protected by the litigation privilege and cannot be used to prove bad faith, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled in a decision published …

Exchange: Arizona Poised to Buckle Down on Abandoned Mines

PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has thousands of abandoned mines _ and only two state workers whose job it is to close them. They could soon get a lot more help. Under Senate Bill 1717, which is flying through the Legislature …

Jury Awards $14M to George Floyd Protesters in Denver

DENVER (AP) _ Jurors on Friday found police used excessive force against protesters, violating their constitutional rights, during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd two years ago, ordering the city to pay a total of $14 million in damages …

Hard Landing: Lessors Lose Hope of Getting Russian Planes Back

As the clock runs down to Monday’s sanctions deadline for Russian airlines to hand back more than 400 leased planes worth almost $10 billion, foreign lessors are fast losing hope that they will get their aircraft back. Most of the …

Philippine Volcano Spews Ash And Steam, Evacuation Underway

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A small volcano in a scenic lake near the Philippine capital blew a white plume of steam and ash 1.5 kilometers (1 mile) into the sky in a brief but powerful explosion Saturday, prompting authorities to …

Colorado Wildfire Forces Evacuation Orders for 19,000 People

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — A wildfire south of Boulder that forced nearly 20,000 people to flee was listed at 21% contained and most evacuations had been lifted by Sunday morning, officials with Boulder Fire-Rescue said. The fire, which ignited Saturday, …