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Fatal Incident Halts Hyundai’s S. Korean Factory After Retooling for New EV
SEOUL — Production at Hyundai Motor’s factory in Ulsan, South Korea, was halted on Monday after a worker died in an accident, shortly after the plant was refitted to manufacture a new electric vehicle, a labor ministry official and union … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAviation Reinsurance Rates Rise by Up to 250% – Report
LONDON — Aviation reinsurance rates rose by up to 250% at the key Jan. 1 renewal date, broker Willis Re said in a report on Monday, with the market still reeling from the impact of Boeing 737 MAX crashes two … Source: Claims Journal
Read More$64K Air Ambulance Tab Shows Limits of Surprise Billing Law
DENVER (AP) — When a doctor told Toni Stammler her 4-week-old son Milo needed urgent surgery because only one of his lungs was functioning, there was barely time to pack a bag _ let alone try to shop around. “In … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWoman Known for Giving Food to Protesters Loses Home in Fire
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — Chaunda Lee walked through her Louisville home Sunday afternoon for the first time since Christmas Day, when a fire destroyed nearly everything inside. Stepping over broken glass and ashes littered across her porch, Lee carried with … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWatch Out Los Angeles: Feds Calculate Riskiest, Safest Places In U.S.
Spending her life in Los Angeles, Morgan Andersen knows natural disasters all too well. In college, an earthquake shook her home hard. Her grandfather was affected by recent wildfires in neighboring Orange County. “It’s just that constant reminder, `Oh yeah, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIllinois High Court to Rule on Cannabis-License Dispute
CHICAGO (AP) — The stage is set for a decisive legal battle in Illinois’ highest court between a large, well-established company and a far smaller upstart over a cannabis-growing license potentially worth millions. The long-running case between Curative Health Cultivation … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNew Laws: Tougher Rules for Louisiana Car Accident Lawsuits
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana motorists filing car accident lawsuits will encounter tougher rules to win damage awards, under a new law championed by the state’s business lobby that takes effect Friday and that backers hope will lower the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSouthwestern Indiana Family Hit by Tornado Ends 2020 With New Start
NEWBURGH, Ind. (AP) — Nathan and Melissa Mosbey were overwhelmed with gratitude for the friends who showed up on Dec. 12 to help them start moving into their home. This moment of generosity came months after a similar one when … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCOVID-19 Rulings – Mostly Insurer Wins – Moving to Appellate Courts
A wave of litigation over business-interruption losses caused by COVID-19 shutdown orders has started splashing into the appellate courts. Appeals of trial court decisions in at least 11 lawsuits have been filed so far, all but one of them by … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePG&E Judge Proposes Stricter Probation After Wildfires
The judge overseeing PG&E Corp.’s criminal probation is looking to tighten the leash on the utility by requiring it to take into account which power lines were cleared of trees before shutting them off during windstorms. U.S. District Judge William … Source: Claims Journal
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