Former Massey Energy Co. Chief Executive Officer Donald Blankenship was warned about pervasive safety problems at his company’s mining operations 10 months before a fatal explosion killed 29 men, a retired government mine inspector told a West Virginia jury. Bill … Source: Claims Journal

Nashville, Tennessee-based Alternative Service Concepts, a national third party claims administrator, announced the promotion of Anthony Grande to claims manager. He will be based in ASC’s Orlando, Florida office. As a claim manager,  Grande will be responsible for overall coordination … Source: Claims Journal

U.S. auto safety regulators fined Takata Corp. of Japan $70 million for lapses in the way it handled recalls of millions of explosion-prone airbags that are responsible for eight deaths and more than 100 injuries worldwide. Regulators also ordered Takata … Source: Claims Journal

It’s a mistake to make a federal case out of a single outbreak of food poisoning. It’s worth pointing out, however, the utter failure of Congress to do more to prevent foodborne illness, which costs Americans some $15 billion in … Source: Claims Journal

Litigation is rarely cheap, but it is often necessary. Nowhere is this truer than in the area of insurance subrogation, where those who resist paying subrogation claims assume that insurance companies are loath to pull the trigger and file suit … Source: Claims Journal

Americans are hot but not too bothered by global warming. Most Americans know the climate is changing, but they say they are just not that worried about it, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public … Source: Claims Journal

Being a passenger in a self-driving car is similar to being driven around by a very cautious person, maybe your grandmother. Requiring neither hands on the steering wheel nor a foot on the gas pedal or brakes, the Nissan Motor … Source: Claims Journal

Subrogation is an increasingly interesting and challenging field. Subrogation plaintiffs’ attorneys face new and diverse challenges in pursuing their claims on behalf of their clients, who are usually insurance carriers. As most subrogation plaintiffs are insurers, many subrogation plaintiff’s attorneys, … Source: Claims Journal

Wells Media Group’s Carrier Management and Insurance Journal publications took home honors from this year’s Folio Awards that recognize excellence in publishing. The awards, sponsored by the publishing industry’s Folio magazine, are for writing, editing and design in the category … Source: Claims Journal

The technology in use is virtually identical: cameras, radar, and GPS working together to turn cars into self-driving machines. What separates Japan’s automakers and companies like Google Inc. and Tesla Motors Inc. is when they predict fully autonomous vehicles will … Source: Claims Journal