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Safety Agency to Review if Pony.ai Complied With Crash Reporting Order
WASHINGTON –– The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Tuesday said it will review whether startup technology firm Pony.ai complied with government reporting requirements for driverless crashes. Pony.ai earlier this month agreed to issue a recall for some versions … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGa. Commissioner Directs Insurers to Pay Sales Taxes on Total-Loss Vehicle Claims
Georgia’s insurance commissioner has issued a directive to auto insurers to include the full amount of sales tax when settling a total-loss vehicle claim. “When calculating taxes to be paid to an insured on a first-party auto claim, insurers should … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRussian Tankers Going Dark Raises Flags on Sanctions Evasion
Russian tankers carrying oil chemicals and oil products are increasingly concealing their movements, a phenomenon that some maritime experts warn could signal attempts to evade unprecedented sanctions prompted by the invasion of Ukraine. In the week ended March 25, there … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFire at ExxonMobil Refinery in Montana Under Investigation
BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — The cause of an explosion and fire at an ExxonMobil refinery in southern Montana is under investigation, company officials said Sunday. The fire began at about 10 p.m. Saturday at a refinery in Lockwood, a suburb … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDA, Others to Investigate Fatal Boston Garage Collapse
BOSTON (AP) — A host of authorities including the Suffolk County District Attorney’s Office will investigate a Boston parking garage collapse that killed a construction worker. The downtown garage was in the process of being demolished when a portion of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreViewpoint: Insurers Maintain Unbeaten Record in Appellate Courts for COVID Claims
As we approach the end of the first quarter of 2022, things are still looking good for insurers in the COVID-19 coverage litigation battle. The issuance of various governmental orders requiring businesses to temporarily modify or close their operations led … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreConn. Supreme: Litigation Privilege Protects Insurer’s False Statements from Bad Faith Suit
False statements that Liberty Mutual made while preparing for a lawsuit relating to an underinsured motorist claim are protected by the litigation privilege and cannot be used to prove bad faith, the Connecticut Supreme Court ruled in a decision published … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreExchange: Arizona Poised to Buckle Down on Abandoned Mines
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona has thousands of abandoned mines _ and only two state workers whose job it is to close them. They could soon get a lot more help. Under Senate Bill 1717, which is flying through the Legislature … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJury Awards $14M to George Floyd Protesters in Denver
DENVER (AP) _ Jurors on Friday found police used excessive force against protesters, violating their constitutional rights, during demonstrations over the killing of George Floyd two years ago, ordering the city to pay a total of $14 million in damages … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHard Landing: Lessors Lose Hope of Getting Russian Planes Back
As the clock runs down to Monday’s sanctions deadline for Russian airlines to hand back more than 400 leased planes worth almost $10 billion, foreign lessors are fast losing hope that they will get their aircraft back. Most of the … Source: Claims Journal
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