Archive for October 2022
Harvard, Zurich Insurance at Odds over $15M Coverage for Admissions Program Defense
Harvard University has already exhausted $25 million in insurance coverage defending its affirmative action admissions program and is in court trying to force another of its insurers to cover up to $15 million more. While the $25 million costs to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHurricane Roslyn Makes Landfall in Mexico, Avoids Resorts
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Hurricane Roslyn slammed into a sparsely populated stretch of Mexico’s Pacific coast between the resorts of Puerto Vallarta and Mazatlan Sunday morning and quickly moved inland. By Sunday morning, Roslyn had winds of 90 mph (150 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDelta Air Settles with Pilot who Raised Safety Concerns
Delta Air Lines has settled allegations by a pilot who said the airline ordered her to undergo a psychiatric examination and barred her from flying in retaliation for raising safety concerns to company executives. The settlement approved Friday ends a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFrench Police Probe Multiple Cuts of Major Internet Cables
LE PECQ, France (AP) — French police said Friday they’re investigating multiple cuts to fiber-optic cables in France’s second-largest city. Operators said the cables link Marseille to other cities in France and Europe and that internet and phone services were … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Forest Service Worker Arrested over Planned Oregon Burn
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — A U.S. Forest Service employee in Oregon was arrested this week by a county sheriff after a planned burn in a national forest spread onto private land. It was the latest episode that underscores simmering tensions … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSouthwest Florida Agriculture Takes Big Hit from Hurricane Ian
BRADENTON, Fla. (AP ) — Hurricane Ian made landfall in Southwest Florida at the worst possible time for many in the agricultural community, cutting a path through Florida’s citrus belt and hitting tomato fields just before the start of seasonal … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePlane Crashes into New Hampshire Building; All on Board Die
KEENE, N.H. (AP) — A small plane crashed into a building in New Hampshire, killing the two people on board and sparking a large fire on the ground, authorities said. The Federal Aviation Administration said in a statement Saturday that … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFla. Supreme: Plaintiff Can’t Pull Out of Settlement Because Lienholder Named as Payee
Adam J. Sounders agreed to settle his personal-injury lawsuit against a trucking company for $500,000, but pulled out of the deal when he received a settlement check that included a workers’ compensation lien holder as a payee. A Florida jury … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDriverless Car Development Sets Ablaze a Bonfire of Billions
Autonomous vehicle companies and suppliers have collectively spent around $75 billiondeveloping self-driving technology, with scant sign of meaningful revenue emerging from robo-car services after all that cash incineration. This has spelled disaster for Aurora Innovation, TuSimple Holdings and Embark Technology, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAmazon Faces $1B Lawsuit in UK for ‘Favoring its Own Products’
LONDON —Amazon.com Inc. is facing a lawsuit in Britain for damages of up to 900 million pounds ($1 billion) over allegations the online marketplace abused its dominant position by favoring its own products, lawyers said. Consumer rights advocate Julie Hunter … Source: Claims Journal
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