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Alphabet’s Waymo, CH Robinson to Test Automated Trucks in Texas
SAN FRANCISCO —Alphabet Inc’s GOOGL.O self-driving technology unit Waymo and truck fleet operator C.H. Robinson Worldwide Inc CHRW.O said on Wednesday they would team up to test automated trucks with safety drivers behind the wheels in Texas in the coming … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAudit Finds Some Vermont Dams in Poor Condition For Years
Vermont has at least 1,200 dams on waterways scattered across the state, but a lack of regulatory oversight and enforcement authority means their owners are able to leave some of them in poor condition for years, the state auditor’s office … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalifornia Sets Home, Community Standards to Lower Fire Risk
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — A fire-resistant roof, at least 5 feet of defensible space around a home, a clearly defined evacuation route in a neighborhood and the removal of vegetation overgrowth in a community are some of the new statewide … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGM to Restart Chevy Bolt Factory After Battery Fire Recalls
DETROIT (AP) — General Motors says it will start making Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles again in early April after an eight-month pause due to a series of battery fire recalls. The automaker says Tuesday that battery supplier LG Energy Solution … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Bird Flu Case Puts Chicken, Turkey Farms on High Alert
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Farms that raise turkeys and chickens for meat and eggs are on high alert and taking steps to increase biosecurity, fearing a repeat of a widespread bird flu outbreak in 2015 that killed 50 million … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJ&J Starts Trial on Bankruptcy Case Under Attack by Congress
The controversial Johnson & Johnson bankruptcy strategy that’s drawn the ire of Congress faces a fresh trial this week, with the consumer products giant arguing that settling billions of dollars of talc liabilities in a single case is better for … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWisc. Supreme Court Limits Bodily Injury Coverage to Insured Persons
An auto insurer is not required to pay underinsured motorist benefits to the son of man who was killed in an auto crash because the father was not insured by its policy, the Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in an … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJohnson & Johnson Defends Talc Bankruptcy Strategy Called ‘Rotten’ by Cancer Plaintiffs
A Johnson & Johnson subsidiary came under attack in court on Monday for attempting to use the bankruptcy process to resolve tens of thousands of claims that its baby powder and other talc-based products caused cancer. The subsidiary, LTL Management, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMeta’s Facebook to Pay $90 Million to Settle Privacy Lawsuit Over User Tracking
Facebook agreed to pay $90 million to settle a decade-old privacy lawsuit accusing it of tracking users’ internet activity even after they logged out of the social media website. A proposed preliminary settlement was filed on Monday night with the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNine Sandy Hook Families Settle Liability Claims With Remington Arms
Remington Arms will pay $73 million to the families of five adults and four children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, the families said on Tuesday, the first time a gunmaker has been held liable for a mass … Source: Claims Journal
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