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Oklahoma Bill Would Create Workers’ Comp Assigned Risk Plan
A bill working its way through the Oklahoma Legislature would allow for the creation of an assigned risk plan providing workers’ compensation insurance. Senate Bill 524 would also repeal the CompSource Mutual Insurance Company Act; CompSource Mutual is currently the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlorida Begins Liquidation of American Capital Assurance; Policies to Cancel May 14
Florida-based American Capital Assurance Corp. is officially in receivership and is in the process of being liquidated after being deemed insolvent by Florida’s insurance regulator earlier this month. The Florida Department of Financial Services, which serves as the receiver for … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHawaii School Settles with Drowned Boy’s Family for $7.2M
The family of a 5-year-old boy who drowned during a kayaking excursion has reached a $7.2 million settlement in a lawsuit against the Hawaii private school that operated the spring break program. In announcing the amount Monday, lawyers for the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCourt Agrees Chubb Excluded Coverage in $3.3 Million Unsolicited Advertising Case
Chubb subsidiary Federal Insurance Co. does not have to pay $3.3 million that medical device services firm Mesa Laboratories Inc. wants to fund a settlement over its violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The U.S. 7th Circuit Court … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDebate Swirls Over Setting Marijuana Policy by Potency of Pot
As marijuana legalization spreads across U.S. states, so does a debate over whether to set pot policy by potency. Under a law signed last month, New York will tax recreational marijuana based on its amount of THC, the main intoxicating … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAlaska Sightseeing Planes’ Crash Blamed on Blocked Views, Failed Alerts Systems
Two Alaska sightseeing planes collided in 2019 because the views of the pilots were obscured and aircraft-tracking systems failed to warn them about nearby aircraft, federal investigators concluded on Tuesday. Six people died, and 10 people survived. The National Transportation … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreVermont Advances Bill Ending Statute of Limitations in Physical Abuse Civil Cases
The Vermont Senate this week passed a proposal to eliminate the statute of limitations in civil cases of childhood physical abuse. The bill, approved by a vote of 29-0, builds on legislation passed two years ago that ended the statute … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreU.S. Completes Stabilization of Nuclear Waste Structures in Washington State
The U.S. Department of Energy has confirmed that two underground structures at the decommissioned Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state have been stabilized after they were deemed at risk of collapsing and spreading radioactive contamination into the air. “With this … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTikTok Could Face Damages Claim Worth Billions in London Child-Privacy Lawsuit
LONDON – TikTok, the wildly popular video app, and its Chinese parent ByteDance could face a damages claim worth billions of pounds (dollars) in London’s High Court over allegations they illegally harvested the private data of millions of European children. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreParent Sues Over Transgender Teen’s Suicide at Maine Youth Detention Center
The mother of a transgender teenager who died by suicide at a youth detention center in Maine has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the state. Michelle Knowles, of North Vassalboro, filed the lawsuit against the Maine Department of Corrections … Source: Claims Journal
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