Posts by Y@DminG
US Agency Fines Zipcar for Uncompleted Recall Rentals
WASHINGTON –– U.S. auto safety regulators said on Monday car-sharing firm Zipcar has agreed to pay a $150,000 fine after a government investigation found it allowed customers to rent vehicles with uncompleted recalls. Zipcar could be forced to pay another … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreThe Role of Forensic Meteorologists in Winter Weather Analysis
Winter is complicated whether we are judging the start or stop time of a winter event, the type of precipitation that has occurred, or the amount of accumulation. This article references numerous peer-reviewed studies regarding how winter precipitation greatly affects … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCatastrophe Bond Market Defies Global Selloff With Record Returns
As bond markets everywhere get battered by a cocktail of higher interest rates, deficit angst and hawkish central bankers, one class of debt instrument is handing creditors double-digit returns: catastrophe bonds. Investors in the $40 billion market for so-called cat … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTesla Fights $230M Fee Sought by Attorneys Who Sued over Board Pay
WILMINGTON, Delaware –– Tesla Inc urged a Delaware judge on Friday to reject $230 million in legal fees requested by a team of shareholder attorneys who won a settlement in a dispute over director pay, and the company recommended a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDeadly Indonesian Cough Syrup Was Almost Pure Toxin, Court Papers Show
JAKARTA –– An Indonesian drugmaker whose cough syrup is among products linked to the deaths of more than 200 children last year used ingredients with toxin concentrations of up to 99% in 70 batches of medicine, prosecutors said in a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMississippi Sheriff Aims to Avoid Liability from Federal Lawsuit over Torture of Black Men
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The Mississippi sheriff who leads the department where former deputies pleaded guilty to a long list of state and federal charges for the torture of two Black men has asked a federal court to dismiss a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreN.J. High Court to Hear E-Scooter Rider’s Bid for No-Fault Auto Benefits
David Goyco says he was like a bicyclist when he was injured while riding his low-speed electric scooter and hit by a car. Thus, he contends, he is entitled to personal injury protection (PIP) benefits from his auto insurer, Progressive … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRite Aid Files for Bankruptcy Amid Rising Debt, Opioid Litigation
Debt-laden Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy protection on Sunday and said it would close underperforming stores, as the drugstore chain comes under pressure from lawsuits alleging that it helped fuel the U.S. opioid crisis. The filing will allow it to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreThe Supreme Court Avoided Disaster When Marble Chunk Fell in Courtyard
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court avoided a catastrophic accident last year when a piece of marble at least 2 feet long crashed to the ground in an interior courtyard used by the justices and their aides, according to several … Source: Claims Journal
Read More5th Circuit Asks Whether Oilfield Law Protects Contracts for Work on Salt Mines
A federal appellate court is asking the Louisiana Supreme Court whether a law that was passed to protect oilfield contractors from demands by big oil companies that they be indemnified for their own mistakes also applies to contractors who work … Source: Claims Journal
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