Posts by Y@DminG
Can More Rigorous Accounting Lead to Fewer Workplace Injuries?
Businesses wanting to make their workplaces safer might try adopting a more rigorous accounting system. A new study finds a link between a firm’s workplace injuries and the information quality in its accounting statements. Danye Wang, assistant professor of accounting … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInspector Cites Regulatory Gaps in Fatal New York Limo Crash
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — New York regulators failed to do all they could to sideline a poorly maintained stretch limousine that careened down a hill and crashed in 2018, killing 20 people, according to a state watchdog. State Inspector General … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTesla Crash Trial in California Hinges on Question of ‘Man vs Machine’
A manslaughter trial set to begin in Los Angeles for a fatal crash caused by a Tesla operating on Autopilot presents a first-of-its kind test for the legal responsibility of a human driver in a car that was partly driving … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGeico Must Face California Class Action Claiming it Overcharged on Car Insurance
A federal judge on Monday said a lawsuit accusing Geico Corp. of overcharging more than 2 million California policyholders on car insurance early in the COVID-19 pandemic may proceed as a class action. U.S. District Judge Beth Labson Freeman in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOver 100 Dead, Dozens Missing in Storm-Ravaged Philippines
MANILA, Philippines (AP) — More than 100 people have died in one of the most destructive storms to lash the Philippines this year with dozens more feared missing after villagers fled in the wrong direction and got buried in a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAt Least Five Tornadoes Confirmed in Gulf Coast Outbreak
MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — At least five tornadoes have been confirmed after a severe weather outbreak Saturday along the Mississippi and Alabama Gulf Coast. No injuries or deaths were reported as damage surveys continued. The National Weather Service said Sunday … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNine Arrested After Bridge Collapses in India, Killing 134
MORBI, India (AP) — Police in western India arrested nine people on Monday as they investigated the collapse of a newly repaired 143-year-old suspension bridge in one of the country’s worst accidents in years, officials said. The collapse Sunday evening … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTranscript Shows Judge Blasted ‘Bottom Feeder’ Law Firm for Sloppy Mass Filings
The federal judge who threatened to sanction a Houston law firm that filed hundreds of hurricane-damage lawsuits over the course of several weeks warned one of the firm’s lawyers that he had put his professional reputation at risk, according to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreEight Found Dead After Tulsa Suburb House Fire; Homicide Feared
BROKEN ARROW, Okla. (AP) — Eight people were found dead in a burning Tulsa-area house in what was being investigated as multiple homicides, police said. The fire was reported about 4 p.m. Thursday in a quiet residential area of Broken … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDrought Snarls Mississippi River Transit in Blow to Farmers
ALONG THE MISSISSIPPI RIVER (AP) — Adam Thomas starts harvesting soybeans on his Illinois farm when the dew burns off in the morning. This year, dry weather accelerated the work, allowing him to start early. His problem was getting the … Source: Claims Journal
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