As body cameras become more prevalent in police forces and sheriff’s offices, the extra evidence is disrupting workflow an Oregon court system. The Albany Democrat-Herald reports that Sweet Home and Lebanon Police officers use body cameras and the added footage …
Four of the nearly 50 self-driving cars now rolling around California have gotten into accidents since September, when the state began issuing permits for companies to test them on public roads. Two accidents happened while the cars were in control; …
The families of at least 100 people who died in crashes caused by faulty General Motors ignition switches will be offered compensation by the company. The number revealed Monday by attorney Kenneth Feinberg, who was hired by GM to compensate …
CCC Information Services Inc. announced it has acquired DriveFactor Inc., a provider of a highly robust, flexible technology platform for insurance telematics. CCC, a national SaaS technology provider to the auto insurance industry, will strengthen and extend DriveFactor’s technology to …
While peanut butter and cantaloupe made big news in recent years, ice cream is now the latest item to be pulled off grocery store shelves due to foodborne-illness concerns. The impact of such a recall varies by company, situation and …
A huge spike in hospitalizations last month caused by a class of drugs often called “synthetic marijuana” illustrates the potency and dangers of the chemicals used to make them and the shifty tactics authorities believe manufacturers are using to evade …
Getting injured workers back to the job in a timely and efficient manner while controlling workers’ comp claims costs is a daily conundrum for employers and insurers. For this reason, GENEX Services, a national provider of workers’ compensation clinical services, …
Raising the speed limit to 70 mph on most urban interstates along Utah’s Wasatch Front hasn’t led to a major increase in average speed by motorists as some feared it would, according to new data released by the Utah Department …
Fresh avalanches forced rescuers in a village buried by a landslide in northern Nepal to stop searching for bodies in the aftermath of the devastating earthquake, officials said Sunday. The avalanches on Friday and Saturday made the work dangerous for …
A new whitepaper by Coventry, a company that offers workers’ compensation cost and care management to insurers, third party administrators and employers, discusses ways to improve compliance and return to work in workers’ compensation claims. The paper, released this month, …