Archive for May 2017

Former Massey CEO Don Blankenship asked President Donald Trump on Tuesday to resist attempts in Congress to enhance criminal penalties for coal executives who violate mine safety and health standards. Blankenship, who recently was freed from federal prison, also asked … Source: Claims Journal

A new report released by the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NICB), noted a two percent increase in motorcycle thefts in the United States in 2016.  A total of 46,467 motorcycles were reported stolen in 2016 compared with 45,555 reported stolen in … Source: Claims Journal

Subaru Corp. is considering Autoliv Inc.’s stereo cameras for its driver-assist system as the Japanese automaker looks for options beyond a Hitachi Ltd. unit that has been a supplier for almost a decade, people with knowledge of the matter said. … Source: Claims Journal

An Oklahoma civil appeals court ruled in favor of an employer and its insurer in affirming an order by the Oklahoma Workers’ Compensation Commission, asserting an employer’s right to direct the medical treatment of an injured worker where it lacks … Source: Claims Journal

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) urged consumers to immediately stop using LayZ Board self-balancing scooters, also known as hoverboards. In a statement released earlier this month, the agency said it has evidence that LayZ Board was the hoverboard … Source: Claims Journal

Attorneys representing the families of people who died in an Oakland, Calif., warehouse fire that broke out during an unlicensed concert plan to file a lawsuit Tuesday against the building’s owner and manager. Lawyer Mary Alexander says she will file … Source: Claims Journal

Changes occurring in Washington, D.C., and in local governments – combined with technological advances and shifts in how work is performed – is creating an unprecedented level of uncertainty in the workplace, according to a survey by Littler, a global … Source: Claims Journal

Wolters Kluwer Governance, Risk & Compliance Appoints Paransky EVP and GM of ELM Solutions Wolters Kluwer Governance, Risk & Compliance, a provider of governance, risk and compliance products to legal and financial professionals, appointed Jonah Paransky to the position of … Source: Claims Journal

The Massachusetts Appeals Court has affirmed a lower court’s decision to charge the defendant in a case involving a Boston car accident with motor vehicle insurance fraud. However, the Appeals Court reversed the lower court’s decision to also charge the … Source: Claims Journal

Pollution from diesel trucks, buses and cars globally is more than 50 percent higher than levels shown in government lab tests, a new study says. That extra pollution translated to another 38,000 deaths from soot and smog in 2015, the … Source: Claims Journal