Posts by Y@DminG

The smoke alarm first sounded as the United Parcel Service Inc. jumbo jet neared cruising altitude over the Persian Gulf. Within 2 1/2 minutes, a blaze in the cargo hold grew so hot it distorted steel flight controls, making the … Source: Claims Journal

A blaze in Northern California that killed two people, destroyed 475 homes and burned 110 square miles is spawning lawsuits against Pacific Gas and Electric Co. for allegedly failing to clear power lines. At least four major lawsuits have been … Source: Claims Journal

Cunningham Lindsey, a global loss adjusting and risk management services company, announced the appointment of Randy Gray as senior vice president and head of Loss Adjusting Services. In this role, Gray will expand and strengthen the loss adjusting portfolio for … Source: Claims Journal

Volvo Cars is developing kangaroo detection technology to solve one of the most costly causes of traffic collisions in Australia. A team of Volvo Cars safety experts traveled to the Australian Capital Territory this week to film and study the … Source: Claims Journal

Could a fight over flavoring water mean the end of a court district that’s become notorious for its patent litigation? It might, if Heartland Consumer Products Holdings LLC is successful in getting a patent-infringement lawsuit filed against it last year … Source: Claims Journal

Volkswagen AG failed to report at least one death and three injuries involving its vehicles to a U.S. regulator’s database designed to save lives by spotting possible defects. Lawsuits concerning the accidents, filed over the last eight years, weren’t found … Source: Claims Journal

Brentwood Services Administrators Inc. (BSA)., an employee-owned company that provides claims management and loss control services to employers and employer associations with self-insured and large deductible programs for workers’ compensation and other casualty lines headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., recently named … Source: Claims Journal

Travel via large U.S. commercial airlines is among the world’s safest transportation modes, but airlines may be lulled into a false confidence when they interpret averted collisions and other near-misses as proof that their safety systems are satisfactory, according to … Source: Claims Journal

Investigators will use a deep ocean vehicle to help confirm whether wreckage that searchers found in 15,000 feet of water east of the Bahamas is the cargo ship El Faro that vanished during Hurricane Joaquin. The U.S. National Transportation Safety … Source: Claims Journal

State officials say workers’ compensation insurance rates in Louisiana are likely to drop next year by 2.7 percent. The Department of Insurance and the Louisiana Workforce Commission say the cut was recommended by the National Council on Compensation Insurance. It … Source: Claims Journal