Monthly Archives: <span>December 2018</span>

Difficulty in Stopping Drones Highlighted by UK Airport Chaos

When drones buzzing over the runway forced London’s busy Gatwick Airport to shut down, many travelers wondered why it’s so hard for authorities to stop such intruders. Shoot them down, some said. Jam their signals, others suggested. Experts say it’s …

Data Derived From Connected Cars Raise Concerns

That holiday trip over the river and through the woods to grandmother’s house could turn into nice little gift for automakers as they increasingly collect oodles and oodles of data about the driver. Automakers are collecting valuable pieces of information …

NTSB Says New York Prosecutor Hindering Probe of Deadly Limo Crash

The National Transportation Safety Board has been blocked by the local district attorney’s office from accessing a limousine that crashed in New York state in October, killing 20 people, and other key pieces of evidence, the agency said. In a …

Bankruptcy Possibility as Boy Scouts Confront Sex Abuse Claims

It took Robb Lawson until he was 45 to finally confront a dark memory from his days as a Boy Scout. Lawson was a teenager at the time, a member of a troop in Georgia, picked to attend a wilderness …

People News: Munich Re, Crawford & Company, IFG

Munich Re, US Appoints Kerner CEO of New Munich Re Specialty Insurance Unit Munich Reinsurance America, Inc. (Munich Re, US) announced today the appointment of Michael Kerner as chief executive officer for Munich Re Specialty Insurance, a new commercial insurance …

Judge Dismisses Wrongful Death Lawsuit Related to Beach Sand Collapse

A New Jersey judge has dismissed a lawsuit filed by the family of a man who died when the sand under his feet collapsed as he walked along the shoreline, plunging him into the swirling waters of an inlet. Superior …

Wildfire Recovery Contractor Fired by California Utility

A Northern California utility on Monday said it terminated one of its contractors helping with wildfire recovery after three workers posted on social media insensitive photos and comments poking fun at victims and the region. Pacific Gas & Electric said …

ILR Highlights Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2018

A lawsuit targeting California coffee houses for not including warning labels on their products tops the U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform’s (ILR) list of the Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2018. This year’s list features lawsuits by a …

Key Engineer in Uber, Google Self-Driving Suit Part of New Trucking Startup

One of the most controversial figures in the self-driving technology space is back. Anthony Levandowski, the former Google engineer and key character behind the tech giant’s lawsuit against Uber, reemerged with a new trucking startup on Tuesday called Pronto.ai. The …

Massachusetts Utility Will Fund Repairs to Couple’s Water-Damaged Home

In more than 50 years, Edward and Eleanor Rogaishio say they never saw a drop of water seep into the basement of their Massachusetts home on Harrison Place. The property, which dates to about 1888, features a finished living space …