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A jury in Newport News, Virginia has awarded $10 million to a teacher who was shot by a 6-year-old student. Abby Zwerner, who was shot in January 2023 in her first-grade classroom, had asked for $40 million against a former … Source: Claims Journal

Honda Motor is recalling 406,290 vehicles in the U.S. over a manufacturing flaw that could cause aluminum alloy wheels to detach, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday. The recall covers certain model 2016-2021 Civic vehicles that … Source: Claims Journal

The number of casualties from the crash of a United Parcel Service Inc. cargo plane rose to 13, as investigators head into the fourth day of a probe into what caused the incident near the company’s global hub in Kentucky. … Source: Claims Journal

Airlines across the U.S. began canceling flights scheduled for the coming days, as the longest government shutdown in history snarls air travel and forces thousands to change their travel plans. Source: Claims Journal

The U.K. government joined forces with dozens of major employers to promote occupational health care in an effort to reverse a surge in adults out of work. Aviva, Phoenix, EY and Google are among more than 60 large businesses taking … Source: Claims Journal

The American neighborhoods with the highest risk of floods are again losing residents. For the first time since 2019, high-risk counties lost domestic residents, with 30,000 more people relocating to other places in the country than moved in, according to … Source: Claims Journal

The COVID-era boom in trucking is definitely over. The trucking sector is experiencing one of its most challenging times, with trucking operators’ profitability dropping across all sectors, total costs continuing to rise, and freight tonnage and rates remaining stagnant or … Source: Claims Journal

Catastrophe modeling company KCC estimates that privately insured losses from Hurricane Melissa will hit $2.4 billion. This estimate includes insured damages to residential, commercial, and industrial properties in Jamaica and Cuba, according to Boston-based Karen Clark & Co. in its … Source: Claims Journal

Meta Platforms Inc., ByteDance Ltd., Alphabet Inc. and Snap Inc. must face trial over claims that they designed social media platforms to addict youths, a judge ruled, clearing the way for the first of thousands of cases to be presented … Source: Claims Journal

Boeing Co. will avoid a criminal charge over two fatal 737 Max crashes after a federal judge paved the way for a $1.1 billion settlement agreement, handing the embattled manufacturer a victory in a long-running legal battle. U.S. District Judge … Source: Claims Journal