Posts by Y@DminG

One of the nation’s largest mortgage servicers is paying millions of dollars to settle charges it imposed insurance costs on borrowers who already had homeowners insurance policies. Forty-eight state financial agencies reached a $15.5 million settlement with NewRez LLC for … Source: Claims Journal

A Massachusetts plastic surgeon was suspended by the state Board of Medicine in 2020 for allegedly stalking and harassing a former patient—a patient who happened to be a former girlfriend. A complaint filed with the Board by the woman’s husband … Source: Claims Journal

As traumatic injuries and deaths surge among children involved in crashes on e-bikes and other electrified vehicles, one California prosecutor is cracking down by pursuing criminal charges against some of the young riders’ parents. It is just one way officials … Source: Claims Journal

Sedgwick appointed Anders Grotte as chief commercial officer in Sweden. The appointment, effective 1 September, has him leading commercial strategy and business development and strengthening client relationships. Grotte has experience in Nordic insurance and claims management. He was previously with … Source: Claims Journal

Harvard University won dismissal of a federal lawsuit claiming that it had “turned a blind eye to antisemitism and discrimination against Jews and Israelis,” marking another setback in the Trump administration’s campaign against the school. US District Judge Richard Stearns … Source: Claims Journal

One person has died as storm Lala continues to batter parts of Hawaii including the Big Island and Oahu, potentially bringing nearly three feet of rain and damaging winds to parts of the state Sunday after narrowly missing landfall. The … Source: Claims Journal

For more than a century, cafes in the Italian city of Padua have welcomed customers for an early evening drink, or aperitivo, encouraging them to sit outside and socialize before dinner. As Europe bakes under its fifth heatwave of the … Source: Claims Journal

Britain on Friday set out a range of options that could ease the pressure on car manufacturers to switch new sales to zero-emission vehicles, launching a review of the existing targets which gradually phase out new petrol and diesel cars. … Source: Claims Journal

Firefighters who responded to a fire at a Maine lumber mill used tactics that inadvertently contributed to a massive explosion that killed three people, according to a report from federal investigators. The fire companies tried to extinguish the May 15 … Source: Claims Journal

Amazon.com Inc. reintroduced a clause in its user agreement that seeks to prevent shoppers from filing class-action lawsuits against the online retailer, inserting a legal buffer between itself and plaintiffs attorneys that it removed five years ago. In an email … Source: Claims Journal