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Boeing Fires CEO Muilenburg to Restore Confidence Amid 737 Crisis
Boeing Co has fired Chief Executive Dennis Muilenburg after repeatedly failing to contain the fallout from a pair of fatal crashes that halted output of its best-selling jetliner and tarnished its reputation with airlines and regulators. Boeing – beset by … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBuffett Deputy Combs to Lead Geico While Running Portfolio
When he’s not managing a $14 billion stock portfolio for Warren Buffett, Todd Combs will now also be running the second-biggest U.S. auto insurer. Berkshire Hathaway Inc. tapped one of its two key investing deputies to replace Bill Roberts as … Source: Claims Journal
Read More11th Circuit Dismisses Suit Alleging Conspiracy to Deflate Auto Body Repair Changes
A federal appellate court affirmed a decision to throw out a racketeering lawsuit brought by a group of 126 auto body collision repair shops against seven of the largest U.S. insurers. The 11th Circuit Court of Appeals in Atlanta agreed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNFL at 100: Helmets Go High Tech in Quest for Player Safety
Long gone are the days of the leather shell and single-bar face mask. Today’s football helmets are technological marvels, using cutting edge materials and design elements to make the headgear the safest it’s been in the 100th season of the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRecord Rain, Darkness: Seattle Braces for Floods, Mudslides
SEATTLE — Record rainfall and darkness has hit Seattle as a major storm begins to lift across western Washington on the first day of winter, though the region is still at risk for flooding, mudslides and avalanches. Friday became the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIdaho Supreme Court Sides with Family of Worker Killed
The Idaho Supreme Court on Friday issued a ruling allowing the family of a Caldwell worker who died on the job to sue the employer for wrongful death. Generally workers’ compensation is the exclusive remedy for employees who are killed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNotre Dame Fire Wakes the World Up to Dangers of Lead Dust
PARIS — It took a blaze that nearly destroyed Paris’ most famous cathedral to reveal a gap in global safety regulations for lead, a toxic building material found across many historic cities. After the Notre Dame fire in April spewed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreManager of McDonald’s Franchise in Peru Says Faulty Drinks Machine Caused Deaths
LIMA — The general manager of the company that operates McDonald’s restaurants in Peru told local television that the beverage machine at the restaurant where two employees were fatally electrocuted last weekend had experienced an electrical fault but it was … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAfter Ethiopia Crash, Victims’ Relatives Say they Were Hounded by U.S. Law Firms
NAIROBI/ADDIS ABABA — Days after the March 10 crash of a Kenya-bound Ethiopian Airlines’ Boeing jet that killed all 157 people on board, strangers began calling or visiting bereaved families, saying they represented U.S. law firms. They showed up uninvited … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreVietnam-linked Hacking Group Targets Toyota, Other Companies
A Vietnam-based hacking group is learning from China’s playbook, using increasingly sophisticated cyber-attacks to spy on competitors and help Vietnam catch up to global competitors, according to cybersecurity experts. In the last two years, the group, which is believed to … Source: Claims Journal
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