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Viewpoint: Secured and Unsecured Claims – What’s the Difference?
Understanding the basics of bankruptcy is crucial as it could be your legal lifeline whether you’re drowning in debt or fighting a legal battle to receive debt payments. Though you can petition the court or seek assistance of an attorney, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLike ‘Terminator,’ High-Tech Cyber Crime to ‘Keep Coming’
NEW YORK — Businesses worldwide are fighting sophisticated data scientists as they battle to protect their data-rich computers from cyber crime – and the costly attacks are not going to stop, a top expert at insurer Sompo Holdings Inc said … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Opens $500 Million Fund For Relatives of Boeing 737 MAX Victims
WASHINGTON — A $500 million U.S. victim compensation fund for the relatives of 346 people killed in two fatal Boeing 737 MAX crashes opened Monday, the claim administrators told Reuters. The fund is part of a settlement with the Justice … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTornado Sweeps Through Suburban Chicago, Causing Damage
CHICAGO (AP) — A radar-confirmed tornado swept through communities in heavily populated suburban Chicago, damaging more than 100 homes, toppling trees, knocking out power and causing multiple injuries, officials said. At least five people, including a woman who was listed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHow Zoom and the ‘Quarantine 15’ Created a Perfect Storm for Soft Tissue Injuries
In a normal year, work-related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs), also known as soft tissue injuries, account for roughly 34% of lost work-days in the U.S. and one-third of the dollars spent on workers compensation claims. But this was anything but a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRansomware Gangs Get Paid Off as Officials Struggle for Fix
BOSTON (AP) — If your business falls victim to ransomware and you want simple advice on whether to pay the criminals, don’t expect much help from the U.S. government. The answer is apt to be: It depends. “It is the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOfficials: Deadly Pride Parade Crash Appears Unintentional
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — A member of a men’s chorus group unintentionally slammed into fellow chorists at the start of a Pride parade in South Florida, killing one member of the group and seriously injuring another, the group’s director … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreClaudette Regains Tropical Storm Strength After 13 Deaths
ATLANTA (AP) — Claudette regained tropical storm status Monday morning as it neared the coast of the Carolinas less than two days after 13 people died — including eight children in a multi-vehicle crash — due to the effects of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Supreme Court Tosses Class Action Ruling Against Goldman Sachs
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday gave Goldman Sachs Group Inc another chance to avoid an investor class action lawsuit accusing the bank of hiding conflicts of interest when creating risky subprime securities before the 2008 financial crisis. The justices … Source: Claims Journal
Read More11th Circuit: Discovery May Include Executives for Insurer Accused of Disability Discrimination
A woman pursuing a disability discrimination claim may depose senior executives at the insurance company that fired her, a federal appellate court ruled Monday, overturning a decision by federal judge in Alabama. Montgomery attorney Julian McPhillips said the 11th Circuit … Source: Claims Journal
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