Posts by Y@DminG
Self-Checkouts at Grocery Stores Promote Theft
Allowing customers to scan products and pay for them using their own mobile phones or iPads is becoming an increasingly common sight in retail outlets. However, using Mobile Scan and Pay Technology (MSP) to pay for supermarket products could make … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNew Software Rating System Created by Famed Hacker
A famed hacker who nearly 20 years ago told Congress he could take down the internet in 30 minutes is now going after the computer software industry, whose standard practices all but guarantee that most products will be vulnerable to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAppeal Sought by Some Colorado Theater Victims in Dismissal of Cinemark Suit
Some victims of a 2012 shooting at a Colorado movie theater are appealing a judge’s decision to scrap their lawsuits against the theater chain. Judge R. Brooke Jackson dismissed the suits in June. He said they should not go to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGovernmental Immunity And The Code Of Pirates
In the 2003 Walt Disney blockbuster Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, Hector Barbossa and the crew of the Black Pearl are in a cavern trying to reverse their curse when Elizabeth invokes the right of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNot Much Scrutiny Given to Commercial Hot Air Balloon Operators
Commercial hot air balloons like the one destroyed in a fireball in Texas this weekend often carry more passengers than airplane and helicopter tours, but have long received less government scrutiny, according to aviation experts. The Federal Aviation Administration’s oversight … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreColorado Homeowners Recognize Value of Wildfire Mitigation
The cacophony of chainsaws became the soundtrack of the summer when Jean and Michael Blaisdell returned to their home after being evacuated during the Hayman fire in 2002. That’s when the Blaisdells and other residents in Ridgewood, a subdivision in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePeople News: Cunningham Lindsey, Cincinnati Insurance, MEMIC
Cunningham Lindsey Group Announces Executive Appointments Cunningham Lindsey, a global loss adjusting and risk management services company, appointed Harry Patel to global chief operating officer (COO), and David Repinski to chief executive officer (CEO) of the Americas. These appointments are … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUninvited Pokémon Go Players Prompt Lawsuit, Demand for Removal
A New Jersey man is going to federal court to keep “Pokémon Go” players off his lawn. Jeffrey Marder, of West Orange, says strangers began lingering outside of his home after the popular game was released last month. At least … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAging Infrastructure, Lack of Resources Often Contribute to Pipeline Failure
Thirty years of watching metal fail, often spectacularly, and Mehrooz Zamanzadeh has developed some go-to mantras. “Mother Nature doesn’t like what she didn’t make,” he likes to say. That means when a man-made object is exposed to the environment – … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRising Seas Threaten Coastal Homes to the Tune of $882B
When talking about housing, “underwater” usually means you owe more on a mortgage than the home is actually worth. If climate change continues apace, that term could take on a much more literal meaning. Rising sea levels could soak homeowners … Source: Claims Journal
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