Archive for January 2023
Duane Morris: 2022 Was a Banner Year for Class Action Settlements
Drugmakers and distributors that settled misconduct allegations related to the national opioid epidemic led to a banner year for class-action plaintiffs in 2022, with 15 settlement agreements that totaled $1 billion or more, according to a report by the Duane … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTesla Video Promoting Self-Driving Was Staged, Engineer Testifies
A 2016 video that Tesla used to promote its self-driving technology was staged to show capabilities like stopping at a red light and accelerating at a green light that the system did not have, according to testimony by a senior … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlight Data, Voice Recorders Retrieved from Nepal Crash Site
POKHARA, Nepal (AP) — A spokesman for Nepal’s Civil Aviation Authority says a flight data recorder and a cockpit voice recorder have been retrieved from the site of the crash of a passenger plane that went down on approach to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePolice Question Lebanese Relatives of 2020 Blast Victims
BEIRUT (AP) — Several relatives of the victims of the massive 2020 explosion at Beirut’s port showed up on Monday to answer questions by police after they were accused of rioting and vandalism during protests over the stalled investigation into … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAs Tornadoes Hit, Survivors Hid in Tubs, Shipping Container
MARBURY, Ala. (AP) — An Alabama engine mechanic took refuge in a shipping container as a tornado from a violent storm decimated his shop and killed two of his neighbors along its destructive path across Alabama and Georgia. The harrowing … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreExplainer: Tackling Threat of Mudslides in Soaked California
SAN DIEGO (AP) — Relentless storms from a series of atmospheric rivers have saturated the steep mountains and bald hillsides scarred from wildfires along much of California’s long coastline, causing hundreds of landslides this month. So far the debris has … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNew Jersey Home Explodes with Firefighters Inside; Five Injured
POMPTON LAKES, N.J. (AP) — A New Jersey house where smoke had been reported exploded with volunteer firefighters inside, injuring five of them and sending two to a hospital for treatment of burns, authorities said. The Pompton Lakes Volunteer Fire … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAgencies Investigate Averted Plane Crash at New York Airport
NEW YORK (AP) — Officials are investigating a close call at a New York airport Friday night between a plane that was crossing a runway and another that was preparing for takeoff. “(Expletive)! Delta 1943, cancel takeoff clearance! Delta 1943, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLouisiana Police Arrest Public Adjuster Accused of Pocketing Clients’ Checks
Louisiana State Police arrested a Texas public adjuster for allegedly pocketing $592,000 from settlement checks that were intended for seven former clients by forging the homeowners’ signatures. Andrew Joseph Mitchell, 43, voluntarily surrendered to state police at the St. Charles … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreArt Collector Says Van Gogh on Display in Detroit Museum Was Stolen From Him
In October, the Detroit Institute of Arts pulled back the curtains on its three-month Van Gogh exhibit, proudly boasting that its expo of 74 paintings was one of the largest-ever collections assembled of the Dutch master’s famous works. Now a … Source: Claims Journal
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