Bringing a securities class action became less lucrative last year. According to Cornerstone Research, total settlements in such cases hit their lowest point in 16 years. The aggregate amount of settlements dropped 78 percent to $1.07 billion in 2014 from … Source: Claims Journal

A new report finds that southwest Taiwan, specifically, up to 4 meters at the Port of Kaohsiung, Taiwan’s principal port and the sixth largest container port in the world has the greatest tsunami risk. Guy Carpenter & Company, a global … Source: Claims Journal

Wherever you are, if it’s 8 a.m. it’s time for the kids to be in school, time perhaps for a second cup of coffee, and time for the most powerful lightning strikes of the day. Not the largest number of … Source: Claims Journal

Maryland senators on Friday showed signs of cooperation on the topic of fracking, adopting two amendments to a bill opponents worried was another way of banning the natural gas drilling method. The amendments to the bill lower the number of … Source: Claims Journal

A low-clearance railroad bridge in Pierre, S.D., continues to win battles with semitrailers that seem drawn to it like a magnet. The latest truck to crash into the problematic bridge over South Pierre Street didn’t hurt the structure, but an … Source: Claims Journal

The New Mexico Senate approved a two-tiered bill on Friday that would continue to grant driving privileges to people in the country illegally. The compromise reached on the issue calls for two distinct driver’s licenses – one that complies with … Source: Claims Journal

April showers bring May flowers but it also brings the potential for water in your basement. One of the worst experiences a homeowner can have is a backed-up sewer or drain filling the basement with foul-smelling water and sewage. Water … Source: Claims Journal

Pop quiz: What percentage of drivers have brushed or flossed their teeth behind the wheel? While it’s crazy to think that anyone would floss their teeth while cruising down the highway, it’s just one distraction that people admitted to in … Source: Claims Journal

The following is about infrastructure. Don’t nod off just yet. To be specific, it’s about pavement – basic, boring road surface. In the six decades since Interstate 70 began to creep across Missouri, how we view pavement hasn’t changed much. … Source: Claims Journal

Transportation officials in Georgia are mapping the state’s interstate system to identify problematic guardrails that need to be removed. WALB-TV reports about 2,000 breakaway cable terminals that should be removed have been identified after a survey of the state’s interstate … Source: Claims Journal