Archive for August 2024
Intel Shareholders Sue Chipmaker After Job, Dividend Cuts Cause Stock Plunge
Intel was sued on Wednesday by shareholders who said the Silicon Valley chipmaker fraudulently concealed problems that led it to post weak results, slash jobs and suspend its dividend, and caused its market value to sink more than $32 billion … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTitan Sub Victim’s Family Seeks $50 Million Over Fatal Implosion
The family of renowned French diver and Titanic expert Paul-Henri Nargeolet is seeking $50 million after he was killed in the implosion of OceanGate’s Titan submersible last year. In a wrongful death lawsuit filed Tuesday in Washington state court, Nargeolet’s … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRipple Labs Ordered to Pay $125 Million Penalty in SEC Case
Ripple Labs Inc. was ordered by a federal judge to pay a civil penalty of $125 million for selling its XRP token to institutional investors, a fraction of what U.S. regulators had sought in a lawsuit against the company. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInsurer’s Lack of Repairs Caused Woman’s Death After Ian, Florida Lawsuit Says
Just as another hurricane hit Florida, the child of a central Florida woman is litigating a claim from a previous storm – Hurricane Ian in 2022. This time, though, the plaintiff claims not only breach of contract by a Florida … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGSK Prevails in Second Zantac Cancer Case to Go to Trial
GSK Plc convinced an Illinois jury that the former heartburn drug Zantac was not liable for a woman’s colorectal cancer in a second trial win for the British drugmaker. It comes just over two months after jurors in Chicago also … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreU.S. Auto Regulator Opens Probe into More Than 77,000 Nissan SUVs
U.S. auto safety regulator has opened a preliminary evaluation into 77,131 Nissan 7201.T vehicles over reports of an issue with the steering tie rod, it said on Wednesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the probe would involve Nissan’s … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMicrosoft Blames Delta for Its Struggle to Recover From Global Cyber Outage
Microsoft blamed Delta Air Lines on Tuesday for its dayslong struggle to recover from a global cyber outage that led it to cancel more than 6,000 flights. A software update last month by global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike triggered system problems … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTravelers: Costliest Claims Driven by Most Common Workplace Accidents
Analysis of 1.2 million workers’ compensation claims reveals the costliest claims are driven by the most common workplace accidents, according to Travelers 2024 Injury Impact Report. The data also shows first-year employees are still among those most vulnerable to injury. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRemoving U.S. Subsidies Curbed Building in Climate Risk Zones, Study Finds
The U.S. Congress passed the Coastal Barrier Resources Act in 1982 to preserve relatively undeveloped waterfront areas as natural buffer zones. At least 1.4 million acres along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts were made ineligible for the kind of federal … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: Pursuing Claims Involving Automated Driving Systems
We are still years away from full implementation of true self-driving cars in the U.S., but each step we take dramatically complicates and changes the face of auto claims handling, vehicle repairs, and subrogation litigation. When catastrophic claims are paid … Source: Claims Journal
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