Posts by Y@DminG
Utah Woman Injured by Airbag Shrapnel Files Suit
A Utah woman sued an airbag maker, her car manufacturer and the dealership that inspected the safety device after it sent shrapnel into her neck during a crash, leaving her unable to speak normally. Randi Johnston’s air bag deployed in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePolice Stop Google Self-Driving Car for Going too Slowly
A car built by Google that drives itself around California streets had a brush with the law for driving too slowly. A police officer in the tech giant’s Silicon Valley hometown pulled over the prototype car Thursday because it was … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCNA Appoints Robusto as CEO, Motamed to Retire at End of 2016
CNA Financial Corporation announced the appointment of Dino E. Robusto as chairman and chief executive officer, effective on or about December 1, 2016. Robusto will succeed Thomas F. Motamed who will retire at the end of 2016. Motamed will continue … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBetter Flood Forecast System Coming to Central Texas in 2016
Come May 2016, turbocharged forecasts capable of faster updates as conditions change will be used to predict flooding on Central Texas rivers, an innovation expected to give emergency managers more lead time to prepare for problems downstream. “What if you … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreVW to Offer Employees Amnesty for Emissions Cheating Information
Volkswagen is telling employees that they can come forward with information about how the company cheated on U.S. emissions tests – and won’t be fired. In a move to get to the bottom of the scandal more quickly, Volkswagen brand … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIllinois Families’ Flood Buyouts on Hold Due to Budget Mess
After the Mississippi River flooded four years ago, more than 100 Illinois families agreed – some reluctantly – to sell their homes to the government for demolition so they could move to higher ground. With the paperwork finally coming together … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCarbon Dioxide Levels Hit Record High in 2014
Levels of carbon dioxide and methane, the two most important greenhouse gases, reached record highs last year, continuing the warming effect on the world’s climate, the U.N. weather agency said Monday. CO2 levels rose to nearly 398 parts per million, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIAIABC Foundations Program Educating Next Generation of Workers’ Comp Leaders
The International Association of Industrial Accident Boards and Commissions (IAIABC) has concluded the first year of its Foundations of Workers’ Compensation Administration Program, and is gearing up to begin the 2016 Program. The IAIABC Foundations Program provides participants from jurisdictional … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWashington Jury Finds Auditors Liable for $10M in Madoff Losses
A jury in King County Superior Court has found the firm of Ernst & Young negligent and liable for half of more than $20 million lost by a Washington state investment company in the wake of Bernie Madoff’s multi-decade investment … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBusinesses Need to be Better Prepared for Cyberattacks
Results of a study on corporate confidence in responding to a data breach are in and of the 604 executives who responded, just 34 percent feel their company’s data breach response plans are effective. Though data breaches ranked second only … Source: Claims Journal
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