Archive for March 2023
US Probes Tesla Autopilot, Steering Wheels that Can Come Off
DETROIT (AP) — U.S. safety regulators are turning up the heat on Tesla, announcing investigations into steering wheels coming off some SUVs and a fatal crash involving a Tesla suspected of using an automated driving system when it ran into … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLa Nina, Which Worsens Hurricanes and Drought, is Gone
WASHINGTON (AP) — After three nasty years, the La Nina weather phenomenon that increases Atlantic hurricane activity and worsens western drought is gone, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said Thursday. That’s usually good news for the United States and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: Illinois Supreme Court Decision Will Spur a Spike in BIPA Claims
The collection and use of biometric information as a means for verifying security and transactions is now commonplace. The result is a recent wave of legislation aimed at protecting individuals from the unauthorized collection, use and disclosure of biometric data, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreALJ Order Raises Question: Must Appraisers Be Licensed?
A public adjuster that has been vilified by insurers for disrupting and delaying property inspections could soon be suspended for two years following a recommended order by an administrative law judge. But state regulators’ recommendations in the case have raised … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreShould Remote Workers Take Hush Trips? Experts Weigh in
Emily Smith was working two jobs — at a hotel and at a retail store — when she realized she was in dire need of a break. Smith, based in Vancouver, British Columbia, says her employers didn’t usually approve of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTesla that Hit Firetruck Was Using Automated Driving System
DETROIT (AP) — A Tesla that crashed into a firetruck in California last month was operating on one of the company’s automated driving systems, U.S. safety regulators said Wednesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said Wednesday it has dispatched … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTaiwan Suspects Chinese Ships Cut Islands’ Internet Cables
NANGAN, Taiwan (AP) — In the past month, bed and breakfast owner Chen Yu-lin had to tell his guests he couldn’t provide them with the internet. Others living on Matsu, one of Taiwan’s outlying islands closer to neighboring China, had … Source: Claims Journal
Read More1 Worker Dies, 3 Injured in Wall Collapse at Demolition Site
NEW YORK (AP) — A worker died after a wall collapsed at a New York City demolition site and buried him in rubble, authorities said. The collapse happened Tuesday at a three-story building being demolished on Lafayette Street in lower … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSafety Agency Opens Probe of Norfolk Southern Rail Accidents
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Federal investigators are opening a wide-ranging investigation into one of the nation’s biggest railroads following a fiery derailment on the Ohio-Pennsylvania border last month and several other accidents involving Norfolk Southern, including the The Safety agency … Source: Claims Journal
Read More4 Killed when 2 Small Planes Collide over Florida Lake
WINTER HAVEN, Fla. (AP) — A pilot and and a 19-year-old student pilot were among four people killed when two small planes collided in midair over a central Florida lake, sheriff’s officials said. A Piper J-3 Cub seaplane and a … Source: Claims Journal
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