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Houston Metro Continues to Struggle With Rail Safety
Collisions remain a constant along the Metro’s light rail track despite a months-long effort to improve rail safety in the Houston area. The Metropolitan Transit Authority logged November as its second-worst month for train crashes in more than a year, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaims Journal’s Top 10 Contributed Articles in 2017
Insurance industry experts offered unique analysis and perspective throughout the year on a range of article topics, including machine learning, easing return to work and contents claims handling. The top contributed Claims Journal articles this year tackle subjects, like improving … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFraud News: Counterfeit Airbags, Workers’ Comp Premium Scheme
Missouri Man Pleads Guilty to Counterfeit Airbag Scheme A southwestern Missouri man pleaded guilty in federal court Wednesday to a scheme to sell counterfeit automotive airbags and components online. This guilty plea resulted from an investigation by U.S. Immigration and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTaxable Cost Award Capped by Policy Limits According to Minnesota Supreme Court
Under Minn. Stat. §604.18, insureds are entitled to recover taxable costs when an insurance company unreasonably denies insurance benefits. The statute provides a remedy of one-half of the “proceeds awarded” that are in excess of an amount offered by the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSouth Carolina Senator Wants Bigger Fine for Slow Left Lane Drivers
One South Carolina lawmaker wants to increase the fine for drivers who go slowly in the left lane. State Sen. Ross Turner said his 200-mile round trip commute from Greenville to Columbia helped convince him of the need for a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDrug Makers Face Additional Liability After California High Court Decision
A sharply divided California Supreme Court ruled Thursday that pharmaceutical companies can be held liable for warning labels on generic versions of drugs they once made even after they’ve sold the drugs to other companies and stopped manufacturing them. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePreventing Deadly Car Rammings
A deadly attack this week in Melbourne, Australia, in which a man plowed an SUV into a crowd of Christmas shoppers comes from the same playbook used by terrorists in recent years around the globe. Many new vehicles rolling off … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIndiana Firm Ordered to Uphold Insurance Policies for Toxic Site Cleanup
A public television station has won a court battle over insurance policies that could pay for cleaning up contamination at the site of a shuttered Evansville, Indiana, dry-cleaning business. Judge Richard D’Amour ordered Red Ink Management LLC on Wednesday to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHundreds of Superfund Sites Face Flood Risks
When Anthony Stansbury moved down the street from the Anclote River in Florida last year, he didn’t know his slice of paradise had a hidden problem. The neighborhood is adjacent to the Stauffer Chemical Co. Superfund site, a former chemical … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHonda Reports 20th Death due to Exploding Takata Airbag
A faulty Takata airbag inflator has killed another person, this time in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Honda said Tuesday night. The unidentified person is the 20th death worldwide attributed to the faulty inflators, which can explode with too much force and … Source: Claims Journal
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