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Balcony in deadly California collapse had been inspected last year

After the June 16 balcony collapse, city inspectors found wooden support beams on the fourth-floor balcony were badly decayed, apparently from moisture. A representative for Riverstone Residential, which has been acquired by the Greystar real estate management company, could not immediately be reached for comment. The city inspectors’ report released last week did not reach a conclusion about the underlying cause of the decay that was visible in the splintered

Oklahoma court rules earthquake victim can sue oil companies

An Oklahoma woman who was injured when an earthquake rocked her home in 2011 can sue oil companies for damages, the state’s highest court ruled on Tuesday, opening the door to other potential lawsuits against the state’s energy companies.     Oklahoma has experienced a dramatic spike in earthquakes in the last five years, and researchers have blamed the oil and gas industry’s practice of injecting massive volumes of saltwater left

Donald Trump files a $500 million lawsuit against Univision

(Reuters) – Real estate developer Donald Trump filed a $500 million lawsuit on Tuesday against Univision over the Spanish-language TV network’s decision to end its contract to broadcast the Miss USA pageant, which is co-owned by Trump, the Trump Organization said. Univision said last week it would not air the July 12 pageant because of what it called insulting remarks about Mexican immigrants made by Trump when he announced he

Claude Resources Inc. Announces Change of Auditors

[PR Newswire] – SASKATOON, June 30, 2015 /PRNewswire/ – Claude Resources Inc. (“Claude” and or the “Company”) advises that KPMG LLP, Chartered Accountants (the “Former Auditors”), has resigned as auditors of the Company, effective June 16, 2015, and the board of directors (the “board”) of the Company has approved such resignation. The board has also approved the appointment of Deloitte & Touche LLP, Chartered Accountants (the “Successor Auditors”) to hold

Mortgage Rates Break 4% Again Before Falling Back to 3.93%

Filed under: Buying, Financing, Refinancing ZillowThe weekly mortgage rate chart illustrates the average 30-year fixed interest rate in six-hour intervals. By Lauren Braun Mortgage rates for 30-year fixed loans fell this week, with the rate borrowers were quoted on Zillow Mortgages at 3.93 percent Tuesday, down 2 basis points from the same time last week. The 30-year fixed mortgage rate rose to 4.03 percent Friday and remained there through the