Posts by Y@DminG
J&J Must Pay $15M to Man Who Says Talc Caused His Cancer, Jury Finds
Johnson & Johnson must pay $15 million to a Connecticut man who alleges that he developed mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer, as a result of using the company’s talc powder for decades, a jury found on Tuesday. Plaintiff Evan … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMusk’s Vow to Make Lots of Robotaxis Conflicts With US Rules
Elon Musk promised to pump out robotaxis in high numbers when Tesla Inc. unveiled prototypes of its Cybercab last week. There’s a big problem with that: US rules won’t allow it. Automakers must secure permission from the National Highway Traffic … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWhat Keeps Small Business Owners up? Their Worst Workplace Nightmares
What workplace frights keep small business owners up at night? It may sound like part of a Halloween ditty, but it’s at the heart of a series of questions the people at Pie Insurance thought would be a good to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMilton’s 152,180 Claims So Far to Mean New Pressure on Reinsurance, Rate Hikes
Property Insurance claims from Hurricane Milton had topped more than 152,180 by Monday, with some $1.9 billion in estimated insured losses. That’s already more than the claims and losses reported for Helene, which made landfall in Florida two weeks earlier, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGlaxoSmithKline Sues Moderna for US Patent Infringement Over COVID Vaccines
British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline sued Moderna in U.S. federal court in Delaware on Tuesday, accusing its American rival of violating GSK’s patent rights in messenger RNA (mRNA) technology with its blockbuster COVID-19 vaccine Spikevax. According to the two lawsuits, Moderna’s lipid … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims Confirm Hundreds of Israeli Buildings Marred by Iran’s Attack
Damage to private property from Iran’s recent missile barrage on Israel amounted to 150 million to 200 million shekels ($40 million to $53 million), according to figures provided by Israel’s tax authority, making it the most costly since the start … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGoogle Endorses Bill to Reveal Funders Backing Lawsuits
Google is endorsing a bill that would require people filing lawsuits to disclose who will be paying for – and profiting from – the litigation. The bill, introduced last week by California Republican Representative Darrell Issa, would require plaintiffs to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: Landmark Workers’ Comp Subrogation Decision in Nevada
In one of the most pro-subrogation decisions in a generation, the Nevada Supreme Court has overnight turned Nevada into one of the most favorable states for workers’ compensation subrogation. With the stroke of a pen, the court in its Sept. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreElon Musk’s X Drops Unilever From Advertiser Boycott Lawsuit
Elon Musk’s X on Friday dropped Unilever from a lawsuit that claimed the consumer goods giant and others conspired with an advertising industry group to boycott the social media platform, causing it to lose revenue. In a filing in federal … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCrawford Malaysia Adds Alias as Head of Pahang Branch and Nazirul as Senior Adjuster
Crawford & Company named Mohammad Aminuddin Bin Alias head of the Pahang Branch in Malaysia. Alias has 13 years of experience, including experience managing catastrophe events. Aminuddin leads Crawford’s Pahang branch with a keen focus on flood management. His appointment … Source: Claims Journal
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