Vermont High Court: COVID Virus, Like Cat Urine, Can Cause Physical Loss September 27, 2022 By Jim Sams Citing decisions that found insurance coverage was owed for contamination caused by cat urine and gasoline vapors, the Vermont Supreme...
Norway Oil Safety Regulator Warns of Threats from Unidentified Drones September 27, 2022 OSLO –– Norway’s Petroleum Safety Authority (PSA) on Monday urged oil companies to be more vigilant over unidentified drones seen...
Exxon Halts Activity at Texas Oilfield Site Following Worker Fatality September 26, 2022 By Liz Hampton and Sabrina Valle DENVER/HOUSTON —Exxon Mobil temporarily halted maintenance at an East Texas oil drilling facility after a fatality this week, which was...
Judge Approves $230M Settlement in California Oil Spill Case September 26, 2022 LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge has approved a $230 million lawsuit settlement by the owners of a pipeline that...
Powerful Typhoon Hits North Philippines, Thousands Evacuated September 26, 2022 By Jim Gomez MANILA, Philippines (AP) — A powerful typhoon slammed into the northeastern Philippines on Sunday and was barreling across the main...
Sheriff Must Pay $15M for Death of Florida Teen Outside Fair September 26, 2022 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff has been ordered by a jury to pay $15 million to the parents...
Worker on Front End Loader Hits, Kills Florida Deputy September 26, 2022 By Curt Anderson and Freida Frisaro ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff’s deputy working an overnight shift providing safety in a construction zone was...
Hurricane Ian Gains Strength as It Roars Toward Cuba and Florida September 26, 2022 By Brian K. Sullivan and Brian Wingfield Hurricane Ian is expected to build power as it nears western Cuba later Monday and menace Florida’s west coast, where...
Canadians Clean Up After Fiona Sweeps Homes Out to Sea; One Dead September 26, 2022 By John Morris PORT AUX BASQUES, Newfoundland — It will take several months for Canada to restore critical infrastructure after the powerful storm...
Does a Water Backup Exclusion Include Sewage? September 26, 2022 By Jordan R. Plitt Standard property policies typically contain an exclusion which provides that the insurer “will not pay for loss or damage caused...