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Nebraska Jury Awards $335K to Deaf Truck Driver in Disability Discrimination Case
Trucking companies Werner Enterprises, Inc. and Drivers Management, LLC must pay $335,682 to a deaf truck driver months after an Omaha, Nebraska jury found in favor of the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) on disability discrimination claims, a federal … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDiageo Settles Racism Dispute With Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs
Diageo Plc has settled a lawsuit with Sean Combs after the music mogul sued the British drinks company, accusing it of underinvestment in brands he fronted. Combs, known as Diddy, had accused the spirits company of racism in neglecting liquor … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRepsol Sued in Class Action for $1B Over Peru’s Worst Oil Spill
Repsol SA is being sued for $1 billion by an English law firm representing around 35,000 alleged victims for its involvement in Peru’s largest oil spill in 2022. Tom Goodhead, chief executive officer of Pogust Goodhead, said the lawsuit was … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRed Sea War Insurance Rises With More Ships in Firing Line
War risk insurance premiums for shipments through the Red Sea are rising after further attacks on merchant vessels by Yemen’s Houthi movement and the expectation that ships with a UK or U.S. connection will be targeted, insurance sources said on … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFitch: Inflation Tied to Claims Severity Boosts U.S. P/C Insurers’ Reserve Risk in Casualty Lines
Fitch Ratings said it expects the U.S. property/casualty insurance industry to generate modest underwriting improvement in 2024, following poor auto insurance results and inordinate catastrophe losses in 2023. Persistently high inflation and slowing economic growth, along with an expectation for … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFederal Reinsurance Backstop for Catastrophes: APCIA Says No Thanks
Federal lawmakers introduced a bill to create a federal natural catastrophe backstop recently, reacting to insurers’ issues with growing private reinsurance costs. But a trade group for carriers suggested that a federal remedy could create more problems. “Federal solutions to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMorgan Stanley to Pay Under $300M to Settle Trading Probe
Morgan Stanley is close to an agreement to pay $200 million to $300 million to resolve a yearslong US investigation into its employees’ handling of stock sales big enough to move markets, a probe that rattled major clients and reverberated … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHelping Maui Recover from Flames and Wildfire Prevention Top Hawaii Lawmaker Agenda
Hawaii lawmakers are due to convene this week for the first time since the burning of historic Lahaina awakened the state to the deadly and costly threat posed by wildfires in an age of climate change. The tragedy refocused the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlorida OIR Report Shows Indemnity Paid Was Much Higher for Litigated Claims
Stakeholders have continued to react to a recent Florida Office of Insurance Regulation report on the property insurance market, a report that underscored the impact that excessive claims litigation had on insurers but which also noted that some key data … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUniqlo Sues Shein for Allegedly Copying Viral Shoulder Bag
Uniqlo, part of Fast Retailing Co., sued Shein in Japan, accusing the Chinese retailer of copying its popular Round Mini Shoulder bag. The entities that operate the Shein brand must immediately cease sales of “imitation products” and compensate for damages, … Source: Claims Journal
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