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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota county agreed to pay a $12.2 million settlement to a man who was jailed on suspicion of drunken driving but ended up losing both his hands and suffering a heart attack, a stroke and skin … Source: Claims Journal

NEW DELHI (AP) — Rescue workers were searching for more than 100 people on Thursday after flash floods triggered by sudden heavy rainfall swamped several towns in northeastern India, killing at least 14 people, officials said. More than 2,000 people … Source: Claims Journal

Erie Insurance Co. is taking its tiff with the Maryland insurance commissioner over the handling of discriminatory practices findings to federal appeals court. The insurer maintains that the Maryland Insurance Administration has not afforded it adequate opportunity to respond to … Source: Claims Journal

MGM Resorts International said on Thursday a cyberattack last month that disrupted its operations would cause a $100 million hit to its third-quarter results, as it works to restore its systems. One of the world’s largest gambling firms, MGM shut … Source: Claims Journal

HOLLSOPPLE, Pa. (AP) — A mining company employee was crushed to death in an accident involving a shuttle car in a western Pennsylvania mine, authorities said. LCT Energy said in a statement that the man became trapped between the car … Source: Claims Journal

In the eyes of a claimant or beneficiary who has just experienced a claim event, insurance is no longer a two-way contractual agreement; it becomes a guarantee on which payment is expected. This expectation, though understandable, chips away at an … Source: Claims Journal

ZAGREB, Croatia (AP) — Firefighters in eastern Croatia were battling to contain a huge fire in a plastics factory on Wednesday, and authorities asked residents to remain indoors and keep their widows shut. The fire erupted early Wednesday in the … Source: Claims Journal

Cleanup of areas destroyed in the Maui wildfires could end up being one of the most complex to date, federal officials said, given the island`s significant cultural sites, its rich history including a royal residence and possibly remains of people … Source: Claims Journal

Far more people are in harm`s way as they move into high flood zones across the globe, adding to an increase in watery disasters from climate change, a new study said. Since 1985, the number of the world’s settlements in … Source: Claims Journal

TOMS RIVER, N.J. (AP) — A Jersey Shore town where childhood cancer cases rose is trying to overturn a settlement between the state and the corporate successor to the company that dumped toxic waste into the water and ground for … Source: Claims Journal