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More than 85% of Americans own a smartphone, meaning about 300 million people across the country have high-resolution digital cameras tucked into their pockets. The ubiquity of these devices has led to efficiencies in the claim-handling process for many property … Source: Claims Journal

Louisiana Insurance Commissioner James Donelon on Tuesday issued $2 million in fines against McClenny Moseley & Associates and three of its partners, the maximum amount allowed by law. “The illegal insurance scheme perpetrated by McClenny Moseley & Associates is frankly … Source: Claims Journal

A federal judge in Detroit on Monday threw out a jury verdict ordering Ford Motor Co. to pay Versata Software Inc $104.6 million for breaching a 2004 licensing contract and misappropriating trade secrets. U.S. District Judge Matthew Leitman said that … Source: Claims Journal

SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Gwyneth Paltrow will not recoup the attorneys’ fees she paid to successfully defend herself against a lawsuit from a 76-year-old retired optometrist who claimed she was at fault for crashing into him at a posh … Source: Claims Journal

NEW YORK (AP) — A homeowner fired shots at a couple’s car when they mistakenly turned onto his property while making an Instacart delivery. A Florida man was charged with killing and dismembering an Uber Eats delivery driver who brought … Source: Claims Journal

VIRGINIA BEACH, Va (AP) – Officials in Virginia, Maine, and Florida are assessing damage Monday from major storms over the weekend, including some that caused power outages and wrecked homes. The City of Virginia Beach declared a state of emergency … Source: Claims Journal

DAVENPORT, Iowa (AP) — The rising Mississippi River tested flood defenses in southeast Iowa and northwest Illinois as it neared forecast crests in the area Monday, driven by a spring surge of water from melting snow. The peak water levels … Source: Claims Journal

SCHOHARIE, N.Y. (AP) — Nearly five years after a stretch limousine packed with birthday revelers careened down a hill and off a road in rural upstate New York, killing 20 people, the operator of the company that rented out the … Source: Claims Journal

Multiple hedge funds are making long shot bets on COVID-19 business-interruption claims, despite a long string of losses in state and federal courts, according to a report by Wall Street Journal. The newspaper, citing anonymous sources, reported Thursday that Avenue … Source: Claims Journal

In April 2022, a fire broke out in a Walmart distribution center in Plainfield, Indiana. The fire burned for more than three days, all of the approximately 1,000 employees got out safely and the facility remains closed. Occasionally we’ll see … Source: Claims Journal