March 24, 2023
DETROIT (AP) – Hyundai and Kia are telling the owners of more than 571,000 SUVs and minivans in the U.S. to park them outdoors because the tow hitch harnesses can catch fire while they are parked or being driven. The …
March 24, 2023
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina barbecue chain known for its pro- segregation stance in a landmark 1960s case and its embrace of the Confederate flag in 2000 is facing allegations of racism and sexual harassment by the fired …
March 24, 2023
Ransomware gangs didn’t come out with any big new innovations last year, but “what 2022 lacked in innovation it made up for in volume,” according to a report by a financial services group. In its annual outlook on cyber threats, …
March 24, 2023
The Florida Senate approved a take-no-prisoners tort-reform bill Thursday and it could be signed into law as soon as Friday. The bill, which extends limits on one-way attorney fees, assignments of benefits, and other provisions to most types of insurance …
March 24, 2023
No one is objecting to a settlement agreement to resolve allegations of workplace safety violations in the 2021 shooting death of a cinematographer by Alec Baldwin on the set of a Western movie. After a 20-day vetting period with no …
March 24, 2023
High inflation alone led to an increase in property/casualty claims of 5-7.5%, across five key markets in 2022, according to Swiss Re research. “In 2023, we expect that inflation should lead to an additional increase of 3.5-6.5%,” said Swiss Re …
March 24, 2023
Wisconsin law allows insurers to deduct from their liability any amounts paid for the same injury by a worker’s compensation carrier, but does that include amounts that are paid and later reimbursed? Secura Supreme Insurance Co. argued that repayment makes …
March 23, 2023
WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. officials are reporting two more deaths and additional cases of vision loss linked to eyedrops tainted with a drug-resistant bacteria. The eyedrops from EzriCare and Delsam Phama were recalled in February and health authorities are continuing …
March 23, 2023
SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) – A strong late-season Pacific storm that brought damaging winds and more rain and snow to saturated California was blamed for two deaths and forecasters said additional flooding was possible Wednesday in parts of the state. …
March 23, 2023
MONTREAL (AP) — Family and friends of the presumed victims of a deadly fire in Old Montreal faced an agonizing wait Tuesday as a recovery team worked to enter the charred shell of the building where two bodies have been …