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U.S. auto safety regulator has opened a preliminary evaluation into 77,131 Nissan 7201.T vehicles over reports of an issue with the steering tie rod, it said on Wednesday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the probe would involve Nissan’s … Source: Claims Journal

Microsoft blamed Delta Air Lines on Tuesday for its dayslong struggle to recover from a global cyber outage that led it to cancel more than 6,000 flights. A software update last month by global cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike triggered system problems … Source: Claims Journal

Analysis of 1.2 million workers’ compensation claims reveals the costliest claims are driven by the most common workplace accidents, according to Travelers 2024 Injury Impact Report. The data also shows first-year employees are still among those most vulnerable to injury. … Source: Claims Journal

The U.S. Congress passed the Coastal Barrier Resources Act in 1982 to preserve relatively undeveloped waterfront areas as natural buffer zones. At least 1.4 million acres along the Atlantic and Gulf coasts were made ineligible for the kind of federal … Source: Claims Journal

We are still years away from full implementation of true self-driving cars in the U.S., but each step we take dramatically complicates and changes the face of auto claims handling, vehicle repairs, and subrogation litigation. When catastrophic claims are paid … Source: Claims Journal

Elon Musk’s X Corp. filed a lawsuit accusing an industry group of violating antitrust laws for an advertising boycott that cost the social media company billions of dollars. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Texas, claims the Global … Source: Claims Journal

An extreme risk to lives and property from widespread flooding is expanding across the Southeast this week before Debby makes a second landfall in the Carolinas and then quickly shifts to the Northeast, according to AccuWeather. The weather services is … Source: Claims Journal

Tropical Storm Debby is meandering through Georgia and South Carolina this morning, bringing as much as 25 inches (63.5 centimeters) of rain in some isolated spots. The storm was about 105 miles southwest of Charleston, South Carolina with top winds … Source: Claims Journal

CarShield will pay $10 million to settle charges that its advertisements and telemarketing for its extended auto warranty plans are deceptive and misleading, the Federal Trade Commission said. Many customers found that repair claims were often not covered despite making … Source: Claims Journal

Christine O’Reilly was with friends in Miami, when one of her biggest clients at Citigroup Inc. kept buzzing her phone. Benjamin Waters, a trader on the bank’s Delta One desk, called and messaged repeatedly. At one point, he allegedly asked … Source: Claims Journal