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Major US Pipeline Halts Operations After Ransomware Attack
WASHINGTON (AP) — The federal government is working with the Georgia-based company that shut down a major pipeline transporting fuel across the East Coast after a ransomware attack, the White House says. The government is planning for various scenarios and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalifornia Fire Victims See Little Payout From Settlement
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A trust approved by a federal judge to help compensate victims of deadly California wildfires sparked by Pacific Gas & Electric equipment paid survivors just $7 million while racking up $51 million in overhead in its … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalifornia County Hopes Artificial Intelligence Can Mitigate Wildfire Risk
At this time of year, periodic rain showers on the north coast of California give way to months of daily sunshine and a wildfire risk that grows in severity until the next fall rains arrive. In Sonoma County, a new … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: Ruling Allows Insurers to Enforce Water Damage Coverage Limitations
Chances are, if you live in Florida, you have seen a billboard or heard an advertisement about water damage or pipe lawsuits. For some time, insureds have filed claims and lawsuits alleging repair costs that frequently exceed $100,000. However, Rumberger … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMcKinsey Targeted by School Districts Over Opioid-Related Costs
McKinsey & Co. faces Kentucky and West Virginia school districts’ lawsuits alleging the company’s work for opioid makers fed an epidemic that harmed children and drove up educational costs, in the first such cases by educators against the consulting firm. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTesla Tells Regulator That Full Self-Driving Cars May Not Be Achieved by Year-End
BERKELEY, CALIFORNIA — Tesla Inc told a California regulator that it may not achieve full self-driving technology by the end of this year, a memo by the California Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) showed. Tesla CEO Elon Musk said during … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePeloton Recalls Treadmills, Halts Sales, After a Child Dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Peloton is recalling about 125,000 of its treadmills less than a month after denying they were dangerous and saying it would not pull them from the market, even though they were linked to the death of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreArrested Youth Detention Center Worker Was Fired, Rehired
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — A former worker at a New Hampshire youth detention center recently charged with holding down a teenage boy during a rape was fired years before that, over allegations of physical and psychological abuse, according to court … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFour People Killed When Plane Crashes Into Mississippi Home
A small plane crashed into a Mississippi home, killing one of the home’s four occupants and three Texas residents who were flying to a university graduation ceremony, authorities said Wednesday. A National Transportation Safety Board investiator was en route to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRecords: Speed Likely Factor in Fatal Arizona Tour Bus Crash
A tour bus on its way to the Grand Canyon was speeding when it flipped on its side, killing one passenger while injuring dozens, according to an investigative report that stops short of drawing conclusions about the cause of the … Source: Claims Journal
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