Posts by Y@DminG

There’s not only a broadening divide between the ideologies of Democrats and Republicans, but there seems to be quite a difference in how much they spend on insurance premiums. Red, blue and swing states differ when it comes to annual … Source: Claims Journal

Corporate giants Goldman Sachs and Apple will pay $89 million for violations of consumer protection laws in their joint credit card business that affected hundreds of thousands of people, the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau announced Wednesday. In a partnership … Source: Claims Journal

McDonald’s Corp. is trying to contain the fallout from a severe E. coli outbreak that appears to be linked to the slivered onions in its popular Quarter Pounder sandwiches. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday announced … Source: Claims Journal

A new study found a strong association between handheld cellphone use and risky driving behaviors among newly licensed teenage drivers. The study was conducted by a group of researchers led by Penn Nursing and Perelman School of Medicine and funded … Source: Claims Journal

BHP said on Wednesday that allegations a pursuit of profit over safety contributed to Brazil’s worst environmental disaster were “far-fetched and unjustified,” as the miner opened its defense to a mammoth lawsuit at London’s High Court. More than 600,000 Brazilians, … Source: Claims Journal

American Airlines Group Inc. agreed to a $50 million civil penalty to resolve claims by the Biden administration that the carrier violated US rules protecting airline passengers with disabilities. A U.S. Transportation Department investigation found that American damaged or delayed … Source: Claims Journal

A federal appeals court has underscored the high bar that expert witnesses must meet before a court can connect the dots between exposure and illness, a ruling that could have an impact on insurance claims and toxic tort litigation. In … Source: Claims Journal

A new report shows a large year-over-year increase in cargo theft incidents and evolving organized crime tactics. A CargoNet analysis of cargo theft trends for the third quarter of 2024 shows 776 cargo theft events across the U.S. and Canada … Source: Claims Journal

Four hacked companies will pay a total of almost $7 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that they downplayed the significance of the cyberattacks, the latest fallout from the massive SolarWinds Corp. breach. Unisys Corp., Avaya Holdings … Source: Claims Journal

Walmart will pay $7.5 million to resolve charges that the largest U.S. retailer illegally disposed of hazardous and medical waste from its facilities into California municipal landfills. The settlement was announced on Tuesday by California Attorney General Rob Bonta, following … Source: Claims Journal