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DETROIT (AP) — Nineteen years after the last one was made, Goodyear has agreed to recall more than 173,000 recreational vehicle tires that the U.S. government says can fail and have killed or injured 95 people since 1998. Goodyear’s G159 … Source: Claims Journal

Tractable admits it used fake names to obtain a license to use CCC Intelligent Solution’s auto damage appraisal technology. Whether the London-based insurtech also defrauded CCC and stole trade secrets hasn’t been proven, but a federal appellate panel ruled that … Source: Claims Journal

Human-caused wildfires in California are more ferocious than blazes sparked by lightning, a team led by scientists from the University of California, Irvine reported recently in the journal Nature Communications. The research could help scientists better understand fire severity and … Source: Claims Journal

Southwest Airlines Co. cannot force a baggage handler’s class action lawsuit over overtime pay into private arbitration, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Monday in a decision with costly potential implications for companies including Amazon.com Inc. and Uber Technologies Inc. … Source: Claims Journal

Homeowners and public adjusters may now feel a little more emboldened to record an insurance adjuster’s inspection of a home, after a Florida appeals court ruled in favor of the practice last week – the third such ruling in as … Source: Claims Journal

A former human resources officer at Eli Lilly & Co. sued the pharmaceutical company on Monday, alleging she was terminated after pointing out poor manufacturing practices and data falsification involving its blockbuster diabetes drug. The plaintiff, Amrit Mula, alleges violations … Source: Claims Journal

CHITTAGONG, Bangladesh (AP) — Authorities in Bangladesh struggled Monday to determine the cause of a devastating fire that killed at least 41 people, including nine firefighters, and injured more than 100 others at a shipping container storage depot, as experts … Source: Claims Journal

Tropical Storm Alex, the first named storm of the Atlantic hurricane season, headed for a close pass by Bermuda on Monday after deluging parts of Florida and causing three deaths in Cuba. Alex strengthened some over the Atlantic after becoming … Source: Claims Journal

MORROW, Ga. (AP) _ Arson has destroyed three adjacent historic homes owned by a city near Atlanta, officials said. Mayor John Lampl wept as he looked over the wreckage in Morrow on Saturday evening, WXIA-TV reported. “What leads the investigators … Source: Claims Journal

The US Supreme Court decided Monday that it will not hear an appeal of a decision that denied coverage for losses caused by COVID-19 shutdown orders, effectively closing the last door for such claims in the federal court system. The … Source: Claims Journal