Posts by Y@DminG
3 Residents of Partially Collapsed Iowa Building Still Unaccounted for, Police Say
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – Three residents of an Iowa apartment building that partially collapsed on Sunday are still unaccounted for, police said Thursday, as city officials responded to questions about who might be responsible. Earlier this week, authorities said … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Dismisses Criminal Charges Against California Energy Company in 2020 Fatal Wildfire
REDDING, Calif. (AP) – A California judge on Wednesday dismissed all charges against Pacific Gas & Electric in connection to a 2020 fatal wildfire sparked by its equipment that destroyed hundreds of homes and killed four people, including an 8-year-old. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNew Models Aim to Better Predict Storm Surge, Insured Losses From Hurricanes
Two new hurricane forecast models promise to help property owners and insurers better predict the losses from storms that may be increasing in intensity as ocean waters continue to warm. The National Hurricane Center announced just ahead of the 2023 … Source: Claims Journal
Read More3rd Circuit Finds Insurer Not Liable for Botched Fracking Operation
A well servicing company that damaged 53 natural gas wells by using a defective chemical during a hydrofracking operation is not entitled to insurance coverage for a $13 million jury verdict because there was no accident, a panel of the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJaguar Recalls I-Pace Electric Vehicles Due to Fire Risk in Batteries
DETROIT (AP) — Jaguar is recalling more than 6,000 I-Pace electric SUVs in the U. S. due to the risk of the high-voltage battery overheating and catching fire. The recall is the latest in a series of electric vehicle battery … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWildfire on Canada’s Atlantic Coast Forces Evacuation of 16,000 People
HALIFAX, Nova Scotia (AP) — Nova Scotia’s leader begged people to stay out of the woods and avoid any activity that could start more fires after a wildfire on Canada’s Atlantic coast damaged about 200 houses and other structures and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSafety Agency to Require Automatic Emergency Braking on New Vehicles
WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government’s auto safety agency plans to require that all new passenger cars and light trucks include potentially life-saving automatic emergency braking and meet stricter safety standards within three years. Wednesday’s announcement by the National Highway … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLimo Company Manager Sentenced to at Least 5 Years for New York Crash
SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) – A former limousine company manager was sentenced Wednesday to at least five years in prison for his role in a crash that killed 20 people in rural New York. Nauman Hussain, 33, was convicted of manslaughter … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLeaky Nevada Irrigation Canal Prompts Litigation over Water Rights
RENO, Nev. (AP) — Water conflicts are nothing new to the arid West, where myriad users long have vied for their share of the precious resource from California’s Central Valley to the Colorado and Missouri rivers. But few have waded … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFla. Judge Slams SFR for Misrepresentations in Appraisals
SFR Services, a Florida restoration firm made famous by its volume of claims litigation and its charges that United Property & Casualty Insurance Co. had instructed desk adjusters to alter their estimates, now finds itself in some legal trouble of … Source: Claims Journal
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