Monthly Archives: <span>January 2024</span>

Allstate Sues Florida Pain Clinics, Alleging Millions in Fraudulent Billings

After an Allstate Insurance investigation alleged that a well-known Florida pain clinic had conspired with an injury law firm and had fraudulently billed the auto insurer for unnecessary surgeries and risky procedures, Allstate took the unusual step of striking an …

States and Congress Wrestle with Cybersecurity After Iran Attacks Small Town Water Utilities

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack. It had never had outside help in protecting its systems from a cyberattack, either at its existing plant that …

Claims People: Sedgwick, Berkshire Hathaway Specialty and Philadelphia Insurance

Sedgwick Promotes Tech Leader Sedgwick has appointed Leah Cooper as global chief digital officer, a new position. Cooper will lead Sedgwick’s technology research and development efforts and collaborate across business lines to advance the company’s transformation strategy, the Memphis-based claims …

Tokyo Runway Collision Leaves 5 Dead, Airbus Aircraft Ablaze

All 379 people aboard a Japan Airlines Co. flight managed to escape after the Airbus jetliner burst into flames following a collision with a smaller plane as it landed at Haneda Airport in Tokyo, while most of the crew aboard …

Eurostar Cancels Trains Due to Flooding, Stranding Hundreds of Travelers in Paris and London

LONDON (AP) — The holiday travel plans of hundreds of people were upended Saturday after Eurostar canceled train services to and from London because a tunnel under the River Thames became flooded. Large crowds of travelers trying to get across …

Consulting Firm Mckinsey Agrees to $78M Settlement with Insurers over Opioids

Consulting firm McKinsey and Co. has agreed to pay $78 million to settle claims from insurers and health care funds that its work with drug companies helped fuel an opioid addiction crisis. The agreement was revealed late Friday in documents …

Lithium-Ion Battery Fire in Cargo Ship’s Hold Is Out After Several Days of Burning

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) __ After lithium-ion batteries burned in a large cargo ship`s hold for a number of days, the U.S. Coast Guard said late Saturday that the fire was out and directed the ship to anchor near Dutch Harbor, …

Japan Lowers Tsunami Warning but Still Tells People Not to Go Home After Series of Earthquakes

TOKYO (AP) — Japan dropped its highest-level tsunami alert, issued following a series of major earthquakes on Monday, but told residents of coastal areas not to return to their homes as deadly waves could still come. The quakes, the largest …

NTSB: Afghan Refugee in Fatal Training Flight Crash Ignored Instructor’s Advice

PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A former Afghan Air Force pilot training for a commercial license in Oregon ignored his flight instructor`s advice to not return to a small airport because of low visibility. The plane later crashed, killing the pilot …

Former MMA Lawyer Suspended; Hedge Funds Win Injunction to Protect Funds Loaned to Firm

A former attorney for McClenny Moseley & Associates, who was accused of dishonesty while participating in his law firm’s filing of hundreds of hurricane-damage lawsuits, agreed last month to a nine-month suspension of his law license in a settlement with …