Posts by Y@DminG

POTTSVILLE, Pa. (AP) — Tractor-trailers and other vehicles lost control and slammed into each other, people leapt away from careering trucks seconds before collision and at least three people were killed and more than a dozen others injured during a … Source: Claims Journal

A Los Angeles federal judge on Tuesday signed off on Activision Blizzard Inc’s $18 million settlement of a U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuit alleging widespread sex discrimination, over the objections of a California agency that says the deal could … Source: Claims Journal

A Philadelphia psychiatrist and his wife agreed to pay $3 million to resolve allegations that they billed the federal workers’ compensation program for services that were not performed, US Attorney Jennifer Arbittier Williams’ office announced. Federal prosecutors accused Dr. Harry … Source: Claims Journal

WASHINGTON –– The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Tuesday said it will review whether startup technology firm Pony.ai complied with government reporting requirements for driverless crashes. Pony.ai earlier this month agreed to issue a recall for some versions … Source: Claims Journal

Georgia’s insurance commissioner has issued a directive to auto insurers to include the full amount of sales tax when settling a total-loss vehicle claim. “When calculating taxes to be paid to an insured on a first-party auto claim, insurers should … Source: Claims Journal

Russian tankers carrying oil chemicals and oil products are increasingly concealing their movements, a phenomenon that some maritime experts warn could signal attempts to evade unprecedented sanctions prompted by the invasion of Ukraine. In the week ended March 25, there … Source: Claims Journal

BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The cause of an explosion and fire at an ExxonMobil refinery in southern Montana is under investigation, company officials said Sunday. The fire began at about 10 p.m. Saturday at a refinery in Lockwood, a suburb … Source: Claims Journal

BOSTON (AP) — A host of authorities including the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office will investigate a Boston parking garage collapse that killed a construction worker. The downtown garage was in the process of being demolished when a portion of … Source: Claims Journal

As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2022, things are still looking good for insurers in the COVID-19 coverage litigation battle. The issuance of various governmental orders requiring businesses to temporarily modify or close their operations led … Source: Claims Journal

False statements that Liberty Mutual made while preparing for a lawsuit relating to an underinsured motorist claim are protected by the litigation privilege and cannot be used to prove bad faith, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled in a decision published … Source: Claims Journal