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Tesla’s European Regulator Making Door Safety a ‘Key Priority’
Tesla Inc.’s safety regulators in Europe are joining an expanding global effort to more closely scrutinize the door handle design popularized by the world’s leading electric vehicle manufacturer. The Dutch authority RDW, which inspects and approves Tesla’s vehicles for sale … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFord Recalling 625K US Vehicles Over Camera Display, Seatbelt Issues
Ford is recalling nearly 625,000 vehicles in the U.S. due to seatbelt and rear-view camera display problems, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday. The seatbelt recall affects 332,778 Ford Mustang vehicles, while the camera display issue … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSmucker Sues Trader Joe’s, Saying New PB&Js Are Too Like Uncrustables
The J.M. Smucker Co. is suing Trader Joe’s, alleging the grocery chain’s new frozen peanut butter and jelly sandwiches are too similar to Smucker’s Uncrustables in their design and packaging. In the lawsuit, which was filed this week in federal … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInflation, Supply Chains, Tariffs: How Global Trends are Impacting Business Insurance and Claims
Inflation has been a persistent issue in the United States, though it has moderated since its peak during the COVID-19 pandemic, while supply chain disruptions for equipment and other goods continue to add to insurance claim costs—and the financial impacts … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJ&J Faces First UK Lawsuits Alleging Its Baby Powder Caused Cancer
Johnson & Johnson is facing the first lawsuits in Britain over allegations that its talc products cause cancer, as it fights tens of thousands of similar claims in the United States. The lawsuit was filed at the English High Court … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMississippi Supreme Court Won’t Budge on $15M Bad-Faith Decision Against USAA
The Mississippi Supreme Court declined to reconsider its 2024 decision to uphold almost $15 million in punitive damages and attorney fees against USAA in one of the longest-running claims disputes to come out of Hurricane Katrina. The court ruling, stemming … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSalesforce Sued By Authors Over Artificial Intelligence Software
Cloud-computing firm Salesforce was hit with a proposed class action lawsuit by two authors who alleged the company used thousands of books without permission to train its artificial intelligence software. Novelists Molly Tanzer and Jennifer Gilmore said in the complaint … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreElectric Vehicles Make Up 11% of US Car Sales
Americans bought 438,500 electric cars and trucks in the third quarter, as drivers raced to grab federal incentives before they expired Sept. 30. Those transactions, the highest number in a single quarter, comprised 11% of all new car sales, eclipsing … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreStorm System Threatens Central and Southern US With Hail and Damaging Winds
As many as 22 states face the risk for severe thunderstorms, hail and damaging wind gusts over the next several days, meteorologists say. A front over the Central/Southern Rockies is expected to move northeastward, producing showers and thunderstorms over parts … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNational COSH Says Tennessee Plant Explosion That Killed 16 Was Preventable
The blast that killed 16 workers at a military explosives plant in Tennessee last week likely could have been prevented with better safety measures and accountability, the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health said in a statement. “This is … Source: Claims Journal
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