Archive for June 2024

In the early 2000s, many accident reconstructionists believed that the emergence of event data recorders meant that EDRs would replace many of the traditional accident investigation techniques. These EDRs were commonly found integrated into the airbag control modules (ACMs) of … Source: Claims Journal

The National Transportation Safety Board opened a meeting Tuesday to determine the probable cause of a February 2023 Norfolk Southern NSC.N train derailment in East Palestine, Ohio and is making sweeping recommendations to boost rail safety. The derailment forced residents … Source: Claims Journal

Traffic fatalities declined about 3% in the first quarter, according to preliminary data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The organization said that it estimates that 8,650 people died in traffic crashes in the first three months of the … Source: Claims Journal

CDK Global does not expect the cyber attack-led ongoing outage in its dealer management software, which dealers across the United States use, to be restored before the end of the month, according to a memo seen by Reuters on Tuesday. … Source: Claims Journal

Many more properties, including hundreds of thousands of homes across Florida and other parts of the Southeast, will be required to purchase flood insurance after July 31, due to revisions in federal flood maps. For some of the most exposed … Source: Claims Journal

Apple Inc. unfairly fired an employee for making racist comments that were part of a toxic workplace culture at one of its London stores, according to a UK court ruling. Apple’s investigation, before firing Timothy Jeffries who worked as a … Source: Claims Journal

Ford Motor said Tuesday it is recalling 668,000 F-150 pickup trucks worldwide from the 2014 model year because vehicles can unexpectedly downshift into the first gear causing a loss of driver control or rear-wheel lockup. A loss of signal can … Source: Claims Journal

Jollibee Foods Corp., the largest restaurant operator in the Philippines, is investigating an alleged data breach that may affect millions of its customers. “We take this matter seriously and have launched an investigation to better understand the scope of the … Source: Claims Journal

Disney workers are suing their employer, claiming they were fraudulently induced to move from California to Florida to work in a new office campus only to have those plans later scrapped amid a fight between the entertainment giant and Florida … Source: Claims Journal

A hacking group called BlackSuit is behind the cyberattack on CDK Global that’s paralyzed car sales across the US, according to Allan Liska, a threat analyst at the security firm Recorded Future Inc. The cybercrime group has demanded an extortion … Source: Claims Journal