Posts by Y@DminG
PLUS Panelists: New SEC Disclosure Rules May Drive Up D&O Claims
SAN DIEGO — New rules proposed by the US Securities and Exchange Commission on cybersecurity and climate impact disclosures may generate more lawsuits that will generate claims against directors & officers policies, panelists said Wednesday during the Professional Liability Underwriting … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Supreme Court Weighs Barring Lawsuits Against Public Nursing Homes
WASHINGTON —U.S. Supreme Court justices on Tuesday signaled they were unlikely to broadly prevent people who depend on federal assistance programs including Medicaid from suing when states violate their rights even as they weighed barring a narrower class of cases … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRain, Snowfall Reduce Risk of Wildfires in California
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A turn to wet weather has blunted an already moderate wildfire season in California but some risk remains as changing climate has made a rainy fall no guarantee of a stormy winter. The latest Pacific storm … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRochester Diocese $55M Sex Abuse Settlement Does Not Include Insurance Amount
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester will pay $55 million to survivors of sexual abuse committed by clergy members under a settlement announced by Rochester Bishop Salvatore Matano last week. The $55 million from the upstate New York diocese, its … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGeorgia Chemical Fire ‘Under Control’; Evacuations Lifted
SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Residents were being allowed to return home Monday night after firefighters made progress battling a massive blaze at a chemical plant in Georgia, fire officials said. At a Monday evening briefing, Glynn County Commission Chairman Wayne … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJapan Says Repayment of TEPCO Fukushima Cleanup Delayed
TOKYO (AP) — Repayment of the more than 10 trillion yen ($68 billion) government funding for cleanup and compensation for the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster has been delayed, the Japanese government says. The Board of Audit said in a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAfter $1.8 Billion Ian Hit, Florida’s Farmers Brace for Nicole
Florida’s produce industry took an almost $2 billion hit from Hurricane Ian and is now bracing for more as Tropical Storm Nicole follows a track toward the state’s eastern shores. The Sunshine State is the top US supplier of fruits … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePolice: 2 Arrested in Colorado Apartment Fire that Killed 2
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Police say they have arrested two juveniles on suspicion of first degree murder and first degree arson in connection with an Oct. 31 fire in a suburban Denver apartment building that killed a woman and her … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAuto Repair Backlogs Continuing as Shops Struggle with Labor Shortage, Scarce Parts
Auto collision repair backlogs, first noted this summer, aren’t getting any better and will likely continue next year, according to a new report by CCC Intelligent Solutions. CCC said that 85% of the collision repair shops that use its technology … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBosch Agrees to Pay $25M to Settle California Diesel Emissions Probe
German auto supplier Bosch has agreed pay $25 million to resolve California’s probe into the company’s role in the diesel emissions scandals at Volkswagen and Fiat Chrysler, the company and state said Monday. The settlement, which is subject to court … Source: Claims Journal
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