Archive for April 2023

US motorists are more distracted than ever while driving, interacting with their smartphones or other devices during 58% of trips taken, according to a report by Cambridge Mobile Telematics. CMT, which supplies the telematics hardware that carriers use to monitor … Source: Claims Journal

In a recent motion to intervene in a petition filed with the Florida Department of Financial Services, Citizens Property Insurance Corp. supports a state regulation requiring appraisers to be licensed adjusters. If enacted, this would have detrimental consequences for a … Source: Claims Journal

POCATELLO, Idaho (AP) — An early morning fire destroyed part of a large high school in the southern Idaho city of Pocatello on Friday. No one was injured in the fire, but Pocatello Fire Department Assistant Chief Shane Grow said … Source: Claims Journal

BANGKOK (AP) – A tornado that tore through two villages in central Myanmar near the capital Naypyitaw killed eight people and destroyed more than 200 houses, a rescue worker said Saturday. The tornado hit Aung Myin Kone and Tadau villages … Source: Claims Journal

A crash involving a fuel delivery truck and a car sparked a spectacular fire on a major Connecticut highway bridge Friday, with flames spreading to land on one side and officials closing Interstate 95 in both directions during the blaze. … Source: Claims Journal

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) – A widow and her family are suing Celebrity Cruises for allegedly mishandling her husband’s body after he died while they were on a ship last year, saying it was left to decompose and they suffered … Source: Claims Journal

Fox Corp.’s $787.5 million settlement with Dominion Voting Systems over defamation charges is eye-popping, but the ultimate cost to the media company is likely to be much lower. On Tuesday, Fox settled with Dominion over charges that Fox News baselessly … Source: Claims Journal

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — A legal dispute in Montana could drastically curb the government’s use of aerial fire retardant to combat wildfires after environmentalists raised concerns about waterways that are being polluted with the potentially toxic red slurry that’s dropped … Source: Claims Journal

DRAPER, UTAH (AP) — Two dangerously unstable homes whose occupants were ordered to evacuate six months ago collapsed down a hill Saturday in suburban Salt Lake City. No one was injured when the unoccupied houses on the edge of the … Source: Claims Journal

A federal appellate court on Friday reversed a $2.3 million award to a nursing home owner that sued its insurer, finding coverage for a whistleblower retaliation lawsuit was clearly excluded because the policyholder did not disclose that it was under … Source: Claims Journal