Archive for October 2022
Tesla, Ford and VW Sound the Death Knell for Driverless Car Hype
The autonomous-driving sector just endured a day that tech and automotive giants may well look back on the way Wall Street recalls March 16, 2008. Whereas the day Bear Stearns collapsed was an epochal event in the global financial crisis, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSuperstorm Sandy Legacy: Recovery Far from Equal on New York Shore
NEW YORK (AP) — Even before Superstorm Sandy’s floodwaters surged over New York City’s Rockaway Peninsula, there was an air of decay in Edgemere, a far-flung seaside neighborhood long pockmarked with boarded-up homes and vacant lots with waist-high weeds. When … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreForest Service Boss Decries Arrest of Worker in Planned Burn
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — The head of the U.S. Forest Service has denounced the arrest by an Oregon sheriff of a Forest Service employee after a planned burn in a national forest spread onto private land. The criticism by Forest … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Poised to Sanction Law Firm that Filed Hundreds of La. Hurricane Lawsuits
A federal judge in Louisiana is threatening to fine a Houston-based law firm $200 for each duplicate or baseless lawsuit he finds among the 1,642 that the firm has filed against insurers for alleged hurricane damages. US District Court Judge … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFAA Warns of Aviation Safety Risks Without U.S. Mandate on 5G Limits
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) wants the U.S. telecommunications regulatory agency to ensure a delay in some 5G C-Band transmissions from smaller operators. Acting FAA Administrator Billy Nolen said the agency wants the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to mandate voluntary … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLawsuit by Patriots Owner Says Hiscox Failed to Respond to Copyright Claims
Kraft Sports and Entertainment, owner of the NFL’s New England Patriots, has sued Hiscox Insurance alleging the insurer has failed to respond under media liability insurance policies to multiple claims of copyright infringement brought against the sports company. Kraft Sports, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalifornia School District Ordered to Pay $45 Million in Abuse Case
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury ordered Southern California’s Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District to pay $45 million to the family of autistic twins who were physically abused and restrained by an aide at their elementary school. The lawsuit filed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAt Least 24 Dead in Bangladesh from Tropical Storm
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) _ A tropical storm that lashed Bangladesh left at least 24 people dead and about 8 million without power across the delta nation, officials and news reports said Tuesday. The government said about 10,000 homes were damaged … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMechanical Issue May Have Caused Deadly Seaplane Crash
SEATTLE (AP) — A mechanical issue may have caused the seaplane crash that killed 10 people off an island in Washington state last month, U.S. investigators said Monday. The National Transportation Safety Board, the agency investigating the Sept. 4 crash … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSleep Apnea Device Recall Drags on, Stoking Frustration
WASHINGTON (AP) — A massive recall of millions of sleep apnea machines has stoked anger and frustration among patients, and U.S. officials are weighing unprecedented legal action to speed a replacement effort that is set to drag into next year. … Source: Claims Journal
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