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High Truck Towing Costs in Wyoming Prompt Calls For Reform
LARAMIE, Wyo. (AP)–Slick, snowy highways are a well-known concern to anyone driving through Wyoming during winter. But for some, the worst part of sliding off the interstate or having your semitrailer blow over from the Cowboy State’s famous winds is … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreReview: Decision to Defend Fire Station Nearly Cost Lives
OAKLAND, Calif. (AP)–A firefighting crew’s decision to stay and defend its beloved station on California’s central coast nearly cost the lives of 14 firefighters who were overrun by flames, according to a report released Friday by an organization that promotes … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAll 100 Lab Monkeys Accounted For After Several Escape Crash
DANVILLE, Pa. (AP)–The last of the escaped monkeys from the crash of a truck towing a trailer load of 100 of the animals was accounted for by late Saturday, a day after the pickup collided with a dump truck on … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreData of 515,000 People at Risk After ‘Sophisticated’ Hack of Red Cross
The International Committee of the Red Cross said that personal data of 515,000 vulnerable people were compromised in a “sophisticated” hack. The cyberattack targeted a contractor in Switzerland that stores Red Cross data. There’s no indication yet that the data … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAppeals Court Clears The Hartford on Most BP Oil Spill Cleanup Workers’ Injury Claims
Navigators Insurance, part of The Hartford, does not have to cover most medical and injury claims from 2,000 workers who cleaned beaches after the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, a federal appeals court decided Wednesday. In … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreConsumer Reports, Insurance Safety Institute to Rate Vehicle Driver Automation Systems
Two nonprofit bodies, Consumer Reports and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), said separately on Thursday they are reviewing safeguards put in place by automakers for vehicles with partial automation. The announcements come amid scrutiny of Tesla’s driver assistance … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAssault at Job Covered by Workers’ Comp, Mississippi Supreme Court Rules
A man gets assaulted at work by two co-workers. Is the man’s recourse for his injuries limited only to the exclusive remedy of the workers’ compensation system? The Mississippi Supreme Court this month said, “yes,” despite the employee’s claims of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSchool District in California to Pay $14.7M in Teacher Sex Abuse Case
The Los Angeles Unified School District agreed to pay $14.7 million to seven former students at an elementary school who claim their teacher sexually abused them several years ago. Rene Tenas, who taught fourth grade at Hart Street Elementary, was … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMother Sues Meta, Snap Over Social Media ‘Addicted’ Daughter’s Suicide
Meta Platforms Inc. and Snap Inc. are to blame for the suicide of an 11-year-old girl who was addicted to Instagram and Snapchat, the girl’s mother alleged in a lawsuit. The woman claims her daughter Selena Rodriguez struggled for two … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreU.S. Agency Sleuths Look Beyond Indictments in Cybercrime Fight
The FBI and other federal agencies are increasingly looking to counter cyber threats through tools other than criminal indictments, the head of the bureau’s cyber division said in an interview with The Associated Press. Arrests and indictments of foreign cybercriminals … Source: Claims Journal
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