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Authorities: 3 Killed in Crash After Highway Shooting, 2-State Chase
SHELBY, N.C. (AP) – Three people have died in a truck after someone in it fired at a different vehicle in South Carolina and then the truck crashed into a North Carolina house while trying to get away from law … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAuthorities Assess Damage from Sinkhole on New Mexico Bridge
LOS LUNAS, N.M. (AP) – Authorities on Sunday were assessing the damage after a sidewalk sinkhole developed on a New Mexico bridge, resulting in the rescue of two pedestrians. Los Lunas police said the city’s Main Street bridge over the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePhiladelphia Inquirer Hit by Cyberattack Causing Largest Disruption In Decades
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The Philadelphia Inquirer experienced the most significant disruption to its operations in 27 years due to what the newspaper calls a cyberattack. The company was working to restore print operations after a cyber incursion that prevented the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAfter School Shooting, Tenn. Gov. Signs Bill to Further Shield Gun Firms
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee has signed off on additional protections for gun and ammunition dealers, manufacturers and sellers against lawsuits within a bill that lawmakers passed after a deadly school shooting in March. The Republican governor … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTheater Owner and Insurer Agree to Drop Litigation over COVID Claims
An owner of Broadway theaters and Pacific Indemnity Insurance Co. have voluntarily agreed to end their remaining litigation over COVID-19 coverage claims. Under the stipulation filed May 11, each party will bear its own attorneys’ fees and other costs. The … Source: Claims Journal
Read More5th Circuit Clears Class-Action Suit in Texas Against GEICO
GEICO must defend itself against a class-action lawsuit that alleges it failed to include the cost of sales taxes and purchasing fees when it paid total loss auto collision claims in Texas, depriving policyholders of actual cash value. A panel … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreN.H. Supreme Court Rejects Cat Urine Analogy for COVID Claim
The New Hampshire Supreme Court has overturned a trial court that had found for a group of 23 hotels claiming they were entitled to insurance payments for business interruption losses caused by contamination of their properties by COVID-19. Agreeing with … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNorway Naval Officer Found Guilty of Negligence in Oil Tanker Collision
OSLO –– A Norwegian naval officer was found guilty on Monday and sentenced to a two-month suspended jail sentence for negligence leading up to the 2018 collision between a warship he commanded and an oil tanker in which the military … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCompany Refuses US Request to Recall Air Bag Inflators
DETROIT (AP) — A Tennessee company could be heading for a legal battle with U.S. auto safety regulators after refusing a request that millions of potentially dangerous air bag inflators be recalled. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is demanding … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePriest Convicted of Sex Trafficking for Abusing Three Victims
TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) – A Roman Catholic priest was convicted of five sex- trafficking charges in the molestation of three boys who prosecutors say he met at a Toledo preschool and coerced to continue sexual activity as adults. Rev. Michael … Source: Claims Journal
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