Insurance
Extreme Weather Risks May Make Parts of the World ‘Uninsurable’
Soaring global temperatures may make large parts of the world “uninsurable,” according to Spain’s largest insurance firm. Climate change “has the potential of changing the insurance business profoundly and making part of the world uninsurable,” Gonzalo Gortazar, CaixaBank SA’s chief …
Read More Ford Recalls 870,000 F-150 Trucks Over Unexpected Parking Brake Activation
Ford Motor said Friday it is recalling 870,000 F-150 trucks in the United States because of the risk of an unexpected activation of the electric parking brake due to a potential wiring issue. The recall covers 2021 through 2023 model …
Read More J&J Effort to Resolve Talc Lawsuits in Bankruptcy Fails a Second Time
A U.S. judge on Friday shot down Johnson & Johnson’s second attempt to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits over its talc products in bankruptcy, imperiling a proposed $8.9 billion settlement that would stop new lawsuits from being filed. U.S. …
Read More SC Judge OKs $15M Insurance Payout for Store that Sold Beer to Underage Murdaugh
A South Carolina judge A judge has signed off on a $15.5 million settlement for the family of Mallory Beach, the 19-year-old girl who died in a 2019 boat crash that is believed to have set in motion the downfall …
Read More Ways to Mitigate Mobile Home Wind Damage Often Ignored, Even as Deaths Rise
Rolling Fork, Mississippi (AP) — Many were not just killed at home. They were killed by their homes. Angela Eason had visited Brenda Odoms’ tidy mobile home before. It was a place where Odoms, who had many tragedies in her …
Read More Pelicans’ Zion Williamson and Family Sued for $1.8M by Tech Company
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – New Orleans Pelicans star Zion Williamson, his stepfather and his mother allegedly have failed to pay back $1.8 million of a $2 million loan from a California-based technology company. In a civil lawsuit filed this week …
Read More Three Butler University Soccer Players File Federal Lawsuit Alleging Abuse by Ex-Trainer
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) – Three Butler University women’s soccer players filed a federal lawsuit Wednesday alleging the team’s former athletic trainer sexually assaulted and groomed multiple players on the team. Michael Howell allegedly committed the assaults and other sexual misconduct over …
Read More Nassar Survivors Sue Michigan State, Alleging Made Secret Decisions About Releasing Documents
EAST LANSING, Mich. (AP) – Women who were sexually assaulted by former Michigan State University sports doctor Larry Nassar filed a lawsuit Thursday saying school officials made “secret decisions” about releasing documents in the case. The group of survivors and …
Read More US Lawmakers Turn to Louisiana for Experience on Climate Change Impacts to Infrastructure
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) – This summer – as blistering heat waves scorched the Southwest, wildfire smoke from Canada choked much of North America, a drought in the central U.S. devastated soybean and corn crops, and storms flooded parts of …
Read More Norfolk Southern Says Cost of Ohio Derailment Doubles to $803M
OMAHA, Neb. (AP) – The costs associated with Norfolk Southern`s fiery February derailment in Ohio have more than doubled to $803 million as the railroad works to clean up the mess and moves forward with all the related lawsuits. Norfolk …
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