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Airlines Avoid Strait of Hormuz After Iran-U.S. Tensions Escalate
Airlines worldwide are diverting flights away from southern Iran, lengthening travel times, after the Federal Aviation Administration issued an edict barring American operators from the region amid escalating tensions with the Persian Gulf country. Deutsche Lufthansa AG, Dutch carrier KLM … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInsurer Can’t Deny Coverage Despite Misinformation on Policy Application
An insurer that extended its workers’ compensation coverage for 90 days after discovering the employer had violated the terms of its policy could not then deny coverage for a claim on the grounds that those terms had been violated, the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTesla’s Autopilot Found Most Likely to Confuse Drivers on Safety
Automakers including Tesla Inc. are stoking confusion among motorists by choosing names for their automated-driving systems that wrongly suggest they’re more capable than is actually the case, according to the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Almost half of respondents to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLawmakers will Hear from Pilots who have Criticized Boeing
The president of the pilots’ union at American Airlines says Boeing made mistakes in its design of the 737 Max and not telling pilots about new flight-control software on the plane. Daniel Carey says Boeing’s zeal to minimize pilot-training costs … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHomes to be Raised, but it’s Uncertain who will Pay the Bill
BELLEVUE, Neb. — A suburb of Omaha has condemned 195 flood-damaged homes, but it’s unclear who will be paying the expected bill of more than $1 million to raze them. The Bellevue City Council decided Tuesday that the mobile and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Tosses Suit over Northwest Iowa City’s Odor Ordinance
SIOUX CITY, Iowa — A northwest Iowa company that’s been fined thousands of dollars for the stink coming from its plant lost its lawsuit targeting the city of Sibley’s odor ordinance. Judge Leonard Strand of the U.S. District Court in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUncertainty Can Follow Grief When Small Business Owner Dies
NEW YORK — When Jim McLaughlin died suddenly from a heart attack at age 64, his family assumed they would have to close his homebuilding business. He’d made no plans for someone to succeed him at McLaughlin Construction, and there … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFBI Investigating Deutsche Bank for Possible Money-Laundering Lapses
FRANKFURT — The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation is examining whether Deutsche Bank complied with laws meant to stop money laundering, a person with knowledge of the matter said on Thursday. The inquiry, first reported in the New York Times, … Source: Claims Journal
Read More‘Avian Incident’ Knocks Out 84% of Massive California Solar Farm
An “avian incident” sparked a fire at one of California’s biggest solar farms, affecting 1,200 acres and knocking out 84% of the California Valley Solar Ranch’s generating capacity. The June 5 incident didn’t damage solar panels at the 250-megawatt power … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreExiles Sue Expedia’s Trivago for ‘Trafficking’ in Cuban Property
A family of Cuban exiles sued a unit of Expedia Group Inc. for compensation over a hotel property confiscated when Fidel Castro took power, in the latest of several lawsuits filed since Donald Trump upended a quarter-century of U.S. presidential … Source: Claims Journal
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