Posts by Y@DminG

The decades-long nightmare that ruined Marcus Calvillo’s life started when he was a teenager and was wrongly accused of writing bad checks. His driver’s license was later revoked for a slew of unpaid traffic tickets he never received. Then he … Source: Claims Journal

FEMA is encouraging families and communities to take steps now to prepare now for the threat of El Niño. Senior officials from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) hosted an on the … Source: Claims Journal

Shirley Girard recently was employed by Brentwood Services Administrators Inc., headquartered in Brentwood, Tenn., as a senior claim representative in the Raleigh, N.C., remote office, according to Jeff Pettus, president and chief executive officer of BSA. In her position as … Source: Claims Journal

This weekend, most Americans are gaining an hour of sleep by turning back their clocks as daylight saving time ends. But, a newly published Cornell study finds, they could stand to lose much more in the time exchange. Examining crime … Source: Claims Journal

A jury decided Wednesday that two utility companies hold most of the liability in one of the largest wildfires in New Mexico’s recorded history. Jurors gave their verdict in Bernalillo following a weekslong trial that centered on whether Jemez Mountains … Source: Claims Journal

A U.N. aviation panel has rejected a ban on rechargeable battery shipments on passenger airliners despite evidence they can cause explosions and unstoppable, in-flight fires, aviation officials told The Associated Press. The International Civil Aviation Organization panel on dangerous goods … Source: Claims Journal

The attorney for a teen who was flipped backward out of her desk and tossed across a classroom says his client did suffer several injuries during her arrest. Columbia attorney Todd Rutherford told ABC’s “Good Morning America” on Wednesday that … Source: Claims Journal

Activist investor Carl Icahn urged American International Group Inc. to split up into smaller companies Wednesday, saying that the insurance provider is “too big to succeed.” Though his Twitter account, Icahn said that he has a “large stake” in the … Source: Claims Journal

Many people who complained a federal insurance program shortchanged them after Superstorm Sandy swamped their homes are getting some validation three years later in the form of cash. A Federal Emergency Management Agency review launched in the spring has been … Source: Claims Journal

Nearly 157 million Americans planning to celebrate Halloween this year, according to the National Retail Federation (NRF), and with all that fun comes a heightened risk of property damage, injury and even death. The NRF estimated total spending for the … Source: Claims Journal