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Samsung’s crisis with its Galaxy Note 7 smartphone deepened Monday as the company confirmed it has adjusted its production following reports that newly released versions offered as replacements for recalled fire-prone devices have also overheated or caught fire. The company, … Source: Claims Journal

The Indiana Supreme Court has declined to take a case involving a man who was seriously injured in a crash and amassed over $625,000 in medical bills. The high court’s ruling leaves in place a trial court and state appeals … Source: Claims Journal

Three years after passage of sweeping legislation that revamped Oklahoma’s workers’ compensation system, courts are scrapping significant parts of the law in decisions that say the regulations violate the state constitution and do not provide adequate protection to workers. The … Source: Claims Journal

Generali Global Corporate Partners With Generali Global Assistance to Provide Augmented Insurance and assistance Generali Global Corporate & Commercial (GC&C), a provider of multinational property, casualty and specialty insurance and part of the global Generali Group, announced that its United … Source: Claims Journal

A lack of trust in law enforcement and burdensome hiring criteria are among the barriers to creating more diverse police agencies, according to a federal report Wednesday. The report, from the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division and the U.S. Equal … Source: Claims Journal

Airbnb Inc. has a message for cities that try to enforce rules that crimp its couch-surfing style: See you in court. The world’s fourth-most valuable startup is testing a legal strategy against its hometown that may be a template for … Source: Claims Journal

The Oklahoma Transportation Commission has decided that an 80-year-old bridge over a creek in Guthrie will be replaced as part of a continued effort to decrease the number of obsolete bridges in the state. In 2004, 17 percent of the … Source: Claims Journal

The mother of a Westfield High School student injured after a stage collapse sent dozens of students falling into an orchestra pit filed a lawsuit against the Indiana school corporation Thursday for damages. The complaint filed by Jennifer Hoffman in … Source: Claims Journal

The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of New York announced a compensation program Thursday for victims of sex abuse by priests who are willing to forego lawsuits in exchange for an award to be determined by an independent mediator. “One sin, one … Source: Claims Journal

The operator of the popular Philadelphia, Pa., duck boat tours has suspended operations in the city “indefinitely,” the company said. Branson, Missouri-based Ride the Ducks announced on its website Wednesday that it made the move due to financial reasons. “Due … Source: Claims Journal