A Texas jury on Thursday found that a General Motors Co. ignition switch was not to blame for a 2011 accident that killed one driver and injured another, handing the carmaker its third courtroom win this year in a series … Source: Claims Journal

How long can people survive in the rubble of an earthquake? A week or more under the best circumstances, some experts say. That means the trapped victims aren’t seriously injured, they have air to breathe and the weather isn’t too … Source: Claims Journal

How to deal with people who sleep in cars throughout Bend’s neighborhoods has become a thorny enforcement problem for city officials. Last week, the issue became a topic of debate at the Bend City Council meeting, and it’s something that … Source: Claims Journal

Mobile homes will fill front yards across southern Louisiana again, just like after Hurricane Katrina, as federal authorities bring in temporary housing for thousands of people displaced by catastrophic flooding. These houses, though, will be on blocks and strapped down … Source: Claims Journal

While having claims best practices can benefit an insurer, it’s important that claims management review and evaluate their reasonableness on a regular basis, according to Kevin Quinley, founder and principal of Quinley Risk Associates. In a recent Claims Journal podcast … Source: Claims Journal

Shoring up the Houston area’s defenses against the scourge, the inevitability, of flooding in a city built on a swamp has been Mike Talbott’s “one and only career.” The Houston Chronicle reports as a young engineer, a project manager, the … Source: Claims Journal

Cars that wirelessly talk to each other are finally ready for the road, creating the potential to dramatically reduce traffic deaths, improve the safety of self-driving cars and someday maybe even help solve traffic jams, automakers and government officials say. … Source: Claims Journal

Bike lanes are evolving. Cities are increasingly changing them to make them safer in light of fatal crashes involving cyclists and cars. From Boston to San Francisco and New York to Tokyo, traditional bike lanes running alongside vehicle traffic are … Source: Claims Journal

A New Jersey waterpark visitor who was partially paralyzed in an accident has had his lawsuit reinstated. Roy Steinberg says employees at Sahara Sam’s Oasis Water Park in West Berlin, Camden County, didn’t properly instruct him on safety on a … Source: Claims Journal

The head of the Tennessee Occupational Safety and Health Administration says a spike in on-the-job fatalities last month is “alarming.” TOSHA administrator Steve Hawkins tells WPLN-FM four of the 10 deaths in July were on construction sites. Most of the … Source: Claims Journal