Archive for December 2022
3M Will Stop Producing ‘Forever Chemical’ PFAS by End of 2025
3M Co., confronting regulatory pressure and lawsuits that threaten billions of dollars in damages, will stop making so-called forever chemicals and aim to discontinue their use in products by the end of 2025. The announcement marks a historic break with … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLawmakers Back Key Boeing 737 MAX Certification Deadline Waiver
WASHINGTON –– Boeing Co. won backing from Congress early on Tuesday to lift a looming deadline imposing a new safety standard for modern cockpit alerts for two new versions of the U.S. planemaker’s best-selling 737 MAX aircraft. The company had … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreThird Air Bag Death Confirmed, Owners Urged to Get Repairs
DETROIT (AP) — Stellantis and U.S. safety regulators have confirmed that an exploding Takata air bag inflator has killed another driver. The company and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reiterated warnings to owners of 274,000 older Dodge and Chrysler … Source: Claims Journal
Read More$698M Deal to End Monsanto PCB Pollution Lawsuit in Oregon
PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — Bayer, the German pharmaceutical and biotechnology company, will pay Oregon $698 million to end a lawsuit over PCB pollution associated with products made by Monsanto, the agriculture giant it now owns, the state’s attorney general announced … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNY Jury Convicts Lawyer, Doctor in $31M Trip-and-Fall Scheme
A New York attorney and surgeon were convicted by a Manhattan jury of six counts of fraud for participation in an illegal scheme that included false insurance claims and unnecessary surgeries for alleged injuries from staged trips and falls, a … Source: Claims Journal
Read More11 People Seriously Injured amid Turbulence on Hawaii Flight
HONOLULU (AP) — Severe turbulence rocked a flight from Phoenix to Honolulu Sunday, seriously injuring 11 people in what an Hawaiian Airlines official called an isolated and unusual event. Jon Snook, the airline’s chief operating officer, said the airline hasn’t … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCustomer Satisfaction with Digital Claims Declines Second Year in a Row
Customer satisfaction with insurers’ digital claims systems declined for the second time in two years, according to a JD Power survey of auto and home policyholders. Mark Garrett, director of property and casualty insurance intelligence for the consumer research company, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: Thermal and Overtemperature Events of Data Centers
You may have read storage and operational temperature specifications on a box of newly purchased electronics or somewhere buried in the back of a user manual. Computers, servers, networking equipment, and other electronics all have manufacturer specifications indicating what temperature/conditions? … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHuge Berlin Aquarium Bursts, Unleashing Flood of Devastation
BERLIN (AP) — A huge aquarium in Berlin burst, spilling debris, water and hundreds of tropical fish out of the AquaDom tourist attraction in the heart of the German capital early Friday. Police said parts of the building, which also … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOhio Court Rejects Caps on Damages in Some Child Rape Cases
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A woman repeatedly raped as a child is eligible for millions of dollars in additional compensation because a state cap on pain-and-suffering awards is unconstitutional as applied to cases like hers, a divided Ohio Supreme Court … Source: Claims Journal
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