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Takata Triggers U.S. Car Recall for Another 10 Million Air Bags
Another 10 million air bag inflators made by now-defunct Takata Corp. must be repaired in what could be the last major wave of the auto industry’s largest-ever safety recall crisis. The callback disclosed on Wednesday represents the final phase in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: The Case of the Plush Dreams
It’s 1995 and you’re planning for the future. Maybe your dream is a comfortable retirement. Maybe it’s a college fund for your children. Maybe it’s something even more ambitious. While some turned their attention to real estate investments or Wall … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBoeing Backs Simulator Training It Once Resisted for Max Pilots
Boeing Co. is recommending that airlines put pilots through simulator training before they fly the 737 Max — a stunning reversal that is intended to reassure the flying public of the grounded jetliner’s safety after two deadly crashes. The shift … Source: Claims Journal
Read More‘Clubby’ Culture Helped Push Indiana Trucking Firm into Ruin
INDIANAPOLIS — Here’s something you can be sure Franklin College won’t be highlighting in its student-recruitment marketing: All three of the former Celadon Group Inc. executives charged this year in what prosecutors call a sweeping accounting fraud graduated from the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHomes Damaged by 5.8-Magnitude Quake in Puerto Rico
GUANICA, Puerto Rico — A 5.8-magnitude quake hit Puerto Rico before dawn Monday, unleashing small landslides, causing power outages and severely cracking some homes. It was one of the strongest quakes yet to hit the U.S. territory that has been … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreStudy Casts Doubt That Baby Powder Use Raises Risks of Ovarian Cancer
A study of more than 250,000 women found that those who used talc or other personal-hygiene powders weren’t significantly more likely to develop ovarian cancer, news that will impact thousands of legal claims against drugmaker Johnson & Johnson over the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCooler Weather Helps Quell Wildfires That Left at Least 24 Dead
Firefighters are taking advantage of cooler weather to quell southeastern Australia’s wildfires that have killed at least 24 people and prompted stirring messages from stars at the Golden Globes. Some 130 blazes across New South Wales are being fought by … Source: Claims Journal
Read More9th Circuit Affirms Jury’s $54M Award in Suit Against Walmart
A federal appellate court on Monday upheld a district court judgment that requires Walmart to pay $54.6 million in damages plus interest for failing to adequately pay long-haul truck drivers for time spent during layovers, rest breaks and during inspections … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAmazon To Showcase Its Transportation Drive at World’s Largest Tech Show
From making cars talk using Alexa’s voice to managing data from factories full of robots, Amazon.com Inc wants a big piece of the action in transportation, and this week at CES will unveil more about its strategy to achieve that … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJ&J Said to Pay More Than $2 Million in Rare Talc Settlement
Johnson & Johnson agreed in the middle of a trial to pay more than $2 million to resolve a woman’s claims that asbestos-laced baby powder caused her cancer, according to people familiar with the case. The settlement marks a rare … Source: Claims Journal
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