Archive for August 2022

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said reports of faulty Philips ventilators and sleep apnea machines had risen in the past quarter, underlining problems facing the Dutch company, which has just announced plans to replace its CEO. Philips says … Source: Claims Journal

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The Center for Biological Diversity filed a lawsuit Tuesday against the U.S government, accusing it of endangering wildlife and humans as it prepares to dredge and expand Puerto Rico’s biggest bay to accommodate massive tankers … Source: Claims Journal

Have insurers and defendants been overpaying for asbestos liability claims? Are there other ongoing toxic torts where that might be true today? The questions arise as a result of a revolution that’s now underway in genomic analysis and its application … Source: Claims Journal

A federal bankruptcy judge on Monday cleared the way for a defamation lawsuit in Connecticut to proceed against Infowars host and conspiracy theorist Alex Jones. The case was filed by relatives of some victims of the 2012 massacre at Sandy … Source: Claims Journal

Sunoco subsidiary Aloha Petroleum has filed a federal lawsuit in Hawaii against AIG’s National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburgh, saying the insurer has breached its duty to defend Aloha against climate change lawsuits brought by local governments in Honolulu … Source: Claims Journal

A public adjusting firm that was cited by regulators in both Texas and Louisiana for allegedly pocketing insurer payouts has also received cash advances from financing companies over the past several months, documents obtained by the Claims Journal show. At … Source: Claims Journal

The plaintiff in the first lawsuit over the heartburn drug Zantac scheduled to go to trial has agreed to drop his case, according to his attorney and drugmakers named as defendants. The news on Tuesday came days after shares of … Source: Claims Journal

WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Florida’s primary energy provider is ready to launch a powerful new technology, just ahead of the busiest weeks of the Atlantic hurricane season: a new fixed-wing drone designed fly into tropical storm force winds … Source: Claims Journal

GURNEE, Ill. (AP) — Three people were injured in a shooting in a parking lot of an amusement park north of Chicago that sent visitors scrambling for safety, authorities said. Officers responded about 7:50 p.m. Sunday after 911 calls reporting … Source: Claims Journal

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A private prison company has agreed to settle a federal lawsuit over a Tennessee inmate’s killing that got national attention after a judge ordered the plaintiff’s attorney to stop tweeting about it. Tennessee-based CoreCivic and attorney … Source: Claims Journal