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After Wild West Start, Scooter Providers Chase Scale to Survive
LONDON –The era of breakneck growth for electric scooter firms is giving way to more selective expansion focused on profits as they face tougher regulations, more demanding customers and wary insurers. Hurt badly by global coronavirus lockdowns last year, companies … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAttorney Files Another Lawsuit Against Officer Who Killed 3
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — An attorney representing the families of three people who died at the hands of a former Wisconsin police officer filed another federal lawsuit against him Wednesday, saying his department taught him to view Black people as … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAlabama Communities Still Cleaning Up After Deadly Flooding
PELHAM Ala. (AP) — Communities affected by last week’s flash flooding, which left roads and neighborhoods under water and killed four people in Alabama, are still working to clean up the mess and address persistent drainage issues that seem to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWildfire Rages in Southern California Coastal Mountains
SOLVANG, Calif. (AP) — A major highway in Southern California coastal mountains remained closed Wednesday and evacuation orders were in place as a growing wildfire chewed through dry vegetation in the region. More than 760 firefighters battled the Alisal Fire, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Talks Global Cybersecurity Without a Key Player: Russia
WASHINGTON (AP) — Amid an epidemic of ransomware attacks, the U.S. is discussing cybersecurity strategy this week with 30 countries while leaving out one key player: Russia. The country that, unwittingly or not, hosts many of the criminal syndicates behind … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMaersk Suspends Five Crew Members as it Investigates Alleged Sexual Assault
COPENHAGEN — The world’s largest shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk has suspended five employees as part of an investigation into an alleged sexual assault on one of its ships run by a U.S. subsidiary, and said it was working closely with … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCPAP Machine Recall Caused by Flawed Design, Not Cleaning Products, Suit Claims
Koninklijke Philips NV, a maker of breathing machines used for treating sleep apnea, was accused in a lawsuit of improperly blaming its recall of about 3.5 million devices on unapproved cleaning products rather than the company’s own design flaws. SoClean … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTesla Autopilot Scrutiny Grows as U.S. Asks If Recall Is Planned
The U.S. National Highway Transportation Safety Administration stepped up its scrutiny of Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot, grilling the company over whether it should have issued a safety recall and questioning its rollout of new software customers are testing on city streets. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalifornia Oil Spill Legal Fight Likely to Last Years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — It took little more than 48 hours from the moment a major oil spill was discovered off Southern California until the first lawsuit was filed against the Houston company that owns and operates the ruptured pipeline. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePlane Crash Kills Two, Burns Homes in California Neighborhood
SANTEE, Calif. (AP) — A twin-engine plane that killed at least two people and left a swath of destruction in a San Diego suburb nose-dived into the ground after repeated warnings that it was flying dangerously low, according to a … Source: Claims Journal
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