A New Jersey judge is refusing to order the closure of a beach where three people died when the sand gave way beneath them as they walked near the water’s edge. In a ruling issued Monday, Superior Court Judge Julio … Source: Claims Journal

The co-owner of a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy deemed responsible for the deaths of 76 people in a national meningitis outbreak tearfully apologized to the victims on Monday and was sentenced to nine years in prison, far less than the victims … Source: Claims Journal

Psychological support and new coping skills are helping patients at high risk of developing chronic pain and long-term, high-dose opioid use taper their opioids and rebuild their lives with activities that are meaningful and joyful to them. A study of … Source: Claims Journal

Takata’s lethally defective airbags proved to be the company’s undoing Monday. But it could take years to get the dangerous devices off the road in the U.S. and around the world. Crushed by lawsuits, fines and recall costs, the Japanese … Source: Claims Journal

Mississippi’s Court of Appeals says the city of Jackson can’t deny workers’ compensation benefits to a police officer injured in a wreck while he was speeding. The court ruled 10-0 Tuesday that the city must pay former officer Kearney Brown … Source: Claims Journal

Art Recovery International announced the successful recovery of an important Irish painting, stolen under mysterious circumstances from a private residence in Belfast in 2008. Bringing in the Turf by William Conor is considered among the leading works in the Irish … Source: Claims Journal

In an insurance dispute spanning two states, and applying Kentucky law, the Sixth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals, over a spirited dissent, held there was no coverage for an accident in Los Angeles. The reason: The Mercedes-Benz driven by Davida … Source: Claims Journal

The family of a woman killed when a New Jersey Transit commuter train slammed into a station last year filed a wrongful death lawsuit on Tuesday against the agency. Fabiola Bittar de Kroon’s family is seeking unspecified compensatory damages in … Source: Claims Journal

The Property Drone Consortium (PDC) recently announced its opposition to The Drone Federalism Act of 2017, introduced by Senators Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.), Mike Lee (R-Utah), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.) and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.). The Drone Federalism Act of 2017 would give … Source: Claims Journal

Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. has developed an immersive Tornado Virtual Reality Experience to help people and businesses understand the devastation wrought by a tornado and the need to embrace resiliency to help reduce future property losses and save lives, all … Source: Claims Journal