Archive for September 2016

General Motors Co. is recalling more than 4 million vehicles, most of them in the U.S., to fix an airbag software defect that has been linked to one death. The vehicles involved in the recall are all from the 2014-2017 … Source: Claims Journal

Washington regularly bills people who are deemed to have negligently started wildfires, but the state isn’t always successful at collecting. The state Department of Natural Resources spent about $45 million fighting 44 of the most recent fires caused by negligence, … Source: Claims Journal

The 37 wastewater disposal wells to be shut down in north-central Oklahoma, where a 5.6 magnitude earthquake struck this weekend, are just a fraction of the state’s total number. There are about 4,200 total wells across the state and about … Source: Claims Journal

A GPS tracker placed a California arson suspect’s vehicle at the scene of a destructive wildfire north of San Francisco last month about a minute before it started, according to an investigation of the suspect in the blaze that destroyed … Source: Claims Journal

The total economic losses of the recent Louisiana floods will be in the range of $10-15 billion, according to Impact Forecasting, Aon Benfield’s catastrophe model development team. Public and private insured losses were expected to be in the low-digit single … Source: Claims Journal

Michigan’s workplace safety agency plans to step up unannounced inspections of demolition sites around the state to ensure workers are properly protected against hazards such as exposure to asbestos. The Detroit Free Press reports the Michigan Occupational Health and Safety … Source: Claims Journal

The Florida Office of Insurance Regulation (OIR) and the Department of Financial Services (DFS) are warning state insurance consumers of a scam involving the unauthorized use of Insurance Commissioner David Altmaier’s name and position. According to a statement from OIR … Source: Claims Journal

Ford Motor Co. said it is expanding a safety recall to include about 1.5 million additional vehicles to replace side-door latches that could unlatch while driving. The automaker said on Thursday it has identified one reported accident and three reported … Source: Claims Journal

Chipotle Mexican Grill has agreed to financial settlements with more than 100 customers who fell ill after eating at its restaurants last year, lawyers for the consumers said, as it attempts to move on from a string of food-safety problems. … Source: Claims Journal

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has issued a request for information (RFI) as the agency considers updating its safety standards under Subpart E of the Occupational Safety and Health Standards in Shipyard Employment. The standards address falls in shipbuilding, … Source: Claims Journal