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Elon Musk’s Drug Use Is the Latest Headache for Tesla’s Board
Elon Musk’s reported drug use has Tesla Inc. board members facing a familiar quandary: having to decide what, if anything, to do about the chief executive subjecting directors and shareholders alike to great financial and legal risk. The Wall Street … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFloods Strand Cows, Damage Crops as Wild Weather Hits Australia
Heavy rains and flooding across Australia’s southern state of Victoria has damaged crops and stranded cattle as a months-long run of wild weather on the nation’s east coast leaves a trail of destruction. Severe storms have lashed Victoria since October, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCustomer Sues Dunkin Donuts Over ‘Exploding’ Toilet in Florida
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) — A customer has filed a negligence lawsuit against Dunkin`, claiming he was injured by an exploding toilet at one of the coffee chain`s locations in central Florida. Paul Kerouac is seeking more than $100,000 in a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLoss of Alaska Airlines Cockpit Recording Rekindles Industry Safety Debate
WASHINGTON –– The cockpit voice recorder data on the Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 MAX 9 jet which lost a panel mid-flight on Friday was overwritten, U.S. authorities said, renewing attention on long-standing safety calls for longer in-flight recordings. National Transportation … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTesla Recalls over 1.6 Million EVs Exported to China to Fix Automatic Steering, Door Latch Glitches
BEIJING (AP) __ Tesla is recalling more than 1.6 million Model S, X, 3 and Y electric vehicles exported to China for problems with their automatic assisted steering and door latch controls. China’s State Administration for Market Regulation announced the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlooding at Boston Hospital Disrupts IVF Services for 200 Patients, Leaving Some Devastated
MEREDITH, N.H. (AP) — Flooding from a burst water main at Boston`s Brigham and Women’s Hospital has disrupted services for about 200 patients seeking to have children through in vitro fertilization, leaving some of them devastated. Alexis Goulette, who runs … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJapanese Air Safety Experts Search for Voice Data from Plane Debris
A team of transport safety officials searched for a voice recorder from the severely burned fuselage of a Japan Airlines plane Friday, seeking crucial information on what caused a collision with a small coast guard plane on the runway at … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Supreme Court Declines to Hear Exxon, Koch Industries Appeal in Climate Case
The U.S. Supreme Court today declined to hear a bid by major fossil fuel companies and an industry trade group to move a lawsuit filed by Minnesota accusing them of worsening climate change out of state court and into federal … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInsured Loss Estimates from Japan Earthquake Range from $1B to $6.4B
Insured losses from the devastating earthquake in Japan could reach $6.4 billion, according to an estimate from U.S.-based catastrophe modeling firm Karen Clark & Co (KCC). Losses from residential properties account for more than two thirds of the total, according … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBecause ‘Location’ Is Ambiguous in Marine Cargo Policy, Travelers Must Pay Fire Loss
A New York-based apparel company is entitled to its claim for the full $600,000 limit on its marine cargo insurance policy because the policy was ambiguous as to whether a warehouse fire that destroyed its goods was at an approved … Source: Claims Journal
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