Posts by Y@DminG
Customer Sues Dunkin Donuts Over ‘Exploding’ Toilet in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A customer has filed a negligence lawsuit against Dunkin`, claiming he was injured by an exploding toilet at one of the coffee chain`s locations in central Florida. Paul Kerouac is seeking more than $100,000 in a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLoss of Alaska Airlines Cockpit Recording Rekindles Industry Safety Debate
WASHINGTON –– The cockpit voice recorder data on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet which lost a panel mid-flight on Friday was overwritten, U.S. authorities said, renewing attention on long-standing safety calls for longer in-flight recordings. National Transportation … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTesla Recalls over 1.6 Million EVs Exported to China to Fix Automatic Steering, Door Latch Glitches
BEIJING (AP) __ Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million Model S, X, 3 and Y electric vehicles exported to China for problems with their automatic assisted steering and door latch controls. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation announced the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlooding at Boston Hospital Disrupts IVF Services for 200 Patients, Leaving Some Devastated
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Flooding from a burst water main at Boston`s Brigham and Women’s Hospital has disrupted services for about 200 patients seeking to have children through in vitro fertilization, leaving some of them devastated. Alexis Goulette, who runs … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJapanese Air Safety Experts Search for Voice Data from Plane Debris
A team of transport safety officials searched for a voice recorder from the severely burned fuselage of a Japan Airlines plane Friday, seeking crucial information on what caused a collision with a small coast guard plane on the runway at … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Supreme Court Declines to Hear Exxon, Koch Industries Appeal in Climate Case
The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear a bid by major fossil fuel companies and an industry trade group to move a lawsuit filed by Minnesota accusing them of worsening climate change out of state court and into federal … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInsured Loss Estimates from Japan Earthquake Range from $1B to $6.4B
Insured losses from the devastating earthquake in Japan could reach $6.4 billion, according to an estimate from U.S.-based catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Co (KCC). Losses from residential properties account for more than two thirds of the total, according … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBecause ‘Location’ Is Ambiguous in Marine Cargo Policy, Travelers Must Pay Fire Loss
A New York-based apparel company is entitled to its claim for the full $600,000 limit on its marine cargo insurance policy because the policy was ambiguous as to whether a warehouse fire that destroyed its goods was at an approved … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJ&J to Pay $700 Million to Settle States’ Talc-Marketing Probe
Johnson & Johnson has tentatively agreed to pay about $700 million to resolve an investigation by more than 40 US states of claims that it wrongfully marketed its talc-based baby powder by not warning about possible health risks, according to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIowa Supreme Ct. Restores Ruling that Rejected Worker’s Expert Report in PTD Claim
The Iowa Supreme Court on Friday reinstated a deputy workers’ compensation commissioner’s decision to bar reports that were submitted too late by experts who weren’t certified, reversing decisions by the district court and Court of Appeals. The high court said … Source: Claims Journal
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