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After Deadly Nevada Crash, NTSB Wants Cars to Warn Drivers if They`re Speeding
DETROIT (AP) — Federal accident investigators want automakers to install systems on all new vehicles that warn drivers when they go over the speed limit, and it is asking regulators to figure out how states can electronically limit speeds on … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSome of the 40 Workers Trapped in India Tunnel Collapse Get Sick as Glitches Delay Rescue
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Some of the 40 workers trapped for days in a collapsed road tunnel in northern India were falling sick Wednesday as falling debris and technical glitches delayed work to free them, officials said. Rescuers have been … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMagnitude 3.6 Earthquake Rattles Parts of Northern Illinois, Parts of 3 Other States
STANDARD, Ill. (AP) — A magnitude 3.6 earthquake rattled northern Illinois and parts of three other states early Wednesday, awakening some residents and spurring reports to 911 about homes shaking, the U.S. Geological Survey and police said. The small earthquake … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalif. Program to Lease Land Under Freeways Faces Scrutiny After Major Los Angeles Fire
LOS ANGELES (AP) — The area under an elevated Los Angeles freeway that burned last weekend was a kind of open-air warehouse with businesses storing everything from wood pallets to cardboard boxes to hand sanitizer on lots leased by the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreProsecutors Say Fatal Roller Coaster Accident in Sweden Caused by a Support Arm Breaking
STOCKHOLM (AP) — A fatal roller coaster accident in Stockholm where some passengers plunged to the ground in June was caused by a newly installed “support arm breaking off so that the wheels on the cart fell off,” prosecutors said … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHawaii Supreme Court Rules Insurers Can’t Recoup Defense Costs from Insureds
An insurer cannot seek reimbursement from its insured for the cost of defending a lawsuit after learning that no coverage was owed unless the policy says it can, the Hawaii Supreme Court ruled. “Hawaii’s stout duty to defend clashes with … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCharter Bus Collision With Semi-Truck Leaves 3 Dead and 15 Injured in Ohio
ETNA, Ohio (AP) – A charter bus carrying students from a high school was rear- ended by a semi-truck on an Ohio highway Tuesday morning, leaving three people dead and 15 others injured, according to an emergency official. The charter … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDash Cams in Fleet Vehicles are Key to Avoiding Nuclear Verdicts, Risk Managers Say
ORLANDO, Fla. — Cameras. One showing the driver and another facing forward. Those can be the keys to avoiding nuclear verdicts after auto and truck crashes, especially for companies with fleets of vehicles and relatively inexperienced drivers, two Crum & … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRescue Operation for 40 Workers Trapped Under Collapsed Tunnel in India Enters 3rd Day
LUCKNOW, India (AP) — Rescuers are working around the clock Tuesday to remove debris to extract 40 workers who have been trapped for over two days after an under-construction tunnel collapsed in northern India. Officials hope to extricate them in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFire that Closed Vital Los Angeles Freeway Called Arson
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A stretch of Interstate 10 in Los Angeles that was seriously damaged in an act of arson does not need to be demolished and can be repaired in three to five weeks, California Gov. Gavin Newsom … Source: Claims Journal
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