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Evacuations Ordered After Winds Whip Calif. Forest Fire Near Site of 2022 Deadly Blaze
HAMBURG, Calif. (AP) — Rural areas near California`s border with Oregon were under evacuation orders Wednesday after gusty winds from a thunderstorm sent a lightning-sparked wildfire racing through national forest lands, authorities said. The blaze in Siskiyou County, dubbed the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreVideos Put Scrutiny on Downed Power Lines as Possible Cause of Deadly Maui Wildfires
Awakened by howling winds that tore through his Maui neighborhood, Shane Treu went out at dawn and saw a wooden power pole suddenly snap with a flash, its sparking, popping line falling to the dry grass below and quickly igniting … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMaui Fire Survivors Face Power Cuts and Poor Cell Service as Teams Work to ID the Dead
LAHAINA, Hawaii (AP) — Survivors of deadly wildfires on Maui contended with intermittent power and unreliable cell service as they sought help rebuilding their lives. Teams of people, meanwhile, labored to find the dead and identify them. With the death … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTestimony Starts in Trial of 2 White Mississippi Men in Shooting at Black FedEx Driver
BROOKHAVEN, Miss. (AP) — Witnesses began testifying Wednesday in the trial of two white men in Mississippi who are accused of chasing and shooting at a Black FedEx driver who had dropped off a package at a home. Brandon Case … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSocial Media Investigations Are a Winning Strategy for Insurers
GARDEN GROVE, California — If you’re a plaintiff in an injury lawsuit against your insurer, you might want to ask your wife not to post videos online of you frolicking in a swimming pool. An Instagram post by a woman … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWhat Sparks US Wildfires: Power Lines, Burning Trash and Lightning
The fast-moving fire that ripped through Maui’s historic town of Lahaina killed more than 90 people, making it the deadliest US wildfire in more than a century. The cause of the blaze is still under investigation, but power equipment in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCriminal Case Against Tesla Driver Ends But Legal Questions on Autopilot Remain
A criminal prosecution against a Tesla driver in Los Angeles County will end on Tuesday, the final step of a case believed to be the first time in the U.S. prosecutors brought felony charges against a motorist who was using … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTutoring Firm Settles EEOC’s First Bias Lawsuit Involving AI Software
A China-based tutoring company has agreed to settle a U.S. government agency’s novel lawsuit claiming it used hiring software powered by artificial intelligence to illegally weed out older job applicants. The 2022 lawsuit against iTutorGroup Inc. was the first by … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUnprecedented: 10 U.S. Storms This Year Have Each Caused $1 Billion in Insured Losses
Waves of severe thunderstorms in the U.S. during the first half of this year led to $34 billion in insured losses, an unprecedented level of financial damage in such a short time, according to Swiss Re Group, as climate change … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFTC Fines Experian Unit for Spamming Consumers
A unit of the Experia credit reporting bureau agreed to pay a $650,000 civil fine to settle U.S. Federal Trade Commission charges it spammed consumers with marketing emails without giving them a way to opt out. The FTC said ConsumerInfo.com, … Source: Claims Journal
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