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GM`s Cruise Robotaxi Service Faces Fine in Alleged Cover-Up of San Francisco Accident’s Severity
California regulators are alleging a San Francisco robotaxi service owned by General Motors covered up the severity of an accident involving one of its driverless cars, raising the specter they may add a fine to the recent suspension of its … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreExplosion Levels Home in Virginia as Officers Try to Serve Search Warrant
ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A massive explosion at a duplex where police were investigating reports of shots fired shook a Washington, D.C, suburb Monday and destroyed the home. All officers escaped serious injury but it was unclear what happened to … Source: Claims Journal
Read More5th Circuit: Louisiana Statutes, not Admiralty Law, Govern Actions Against River Boat Pilots
As maritime accidents go, the collision between the M/V Strandja and the M/V Kieffer E. Bailey on the Mississippi River was hardly a catastrophe. A jury determined that damages amounted to only $114,000. But the accident did provide an opportunity … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreEight Texas Chemical Plant Workers Treated for Toxic Gas Exposure
Eight people were taken to a hospital for treatment on Monday after a toxic gas leak at Altivia Chemicals’ plant in La Porte, Texas, local officials said. An update on their condition was not immediately available. The city canceled a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlorida Authorities Charge 4 in Fraudulent Roof Claims, Issue Warrant for Contractor
Florida authorities have announced the arrest of four people in connection with an alleged scheme to deliberately damage roofs in order to qualify them for insurance claims. And another contractor well known to insurers was arrested in Fort Myers. A … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHeavy Rains Lash India’s Southern and Eastern Coasts as a Powerful Storm Closes in
NEW DELHI (AP) — Heavy rains and strong winds pelted India`s southern and eastern coastlines on Monday and states were put on high alert after a deep depression over the Bay of Bengal intensified into a powerful storm, authorities said. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreIndonesia’s Marapi Volcano Erupts for the Second Day as 12 Climbers Remain Missing
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — Indonesian authorities halted Monday the search for 12 climbers after Mount Marapi volcano erupted again, unleashing a new burst of hot ash as high as 800 meters (2,620 feet) into the air, officials said. The bodies … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSupreme Court Wrestles with OxyContin Maker’s Bankruptcy Deal, with Billions of Dollars at Stake
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday wrestled with a nationwide settlement with OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma that would shield members of the Sackler family who own the company from civil lawsuits over the toll of opioids. The justices … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRecordings Show How the Mormon Church Protects Itself from Child Sex Abuse Claims
HAILEY, Idaho (AP) — Paul Rytting listened as a woman, voice quavering, told him her story. When she was a child, her father, a former bishop in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, had routinely slipped into bed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWar Risk Insurance Rates Edge Up After Surge in Red Sea Ship Attacks
LONDON –– War risk insurance premiums edged up for Red Sea voyages after three vessels were attacked in the area on Sunday and fears grow over worsening perils for commercial shipping, maritime and insurance sources said on Monday. The incidents … Source: Claims Journal
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