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1

Insurers Hope to Head Off Claims With IoT Devices

Feb 8, 2022 -- Wouldn't it be nice, if, instead of relying on adjusters and restoration companies to surmise how much damage was actually caused by a water leak, an insurer could stop the leak almost before it starts.... read more
 
 
 
 

2

Colo. Supreme Ct. the Latest to Decide if Claims Adjusters Can Be Held Personally Liable

Feb 3, 2022 -- For the third time in three years, a state supreme court is being asked to decide whether a claims adjuster can be held personally liable for bad faith. The Colorado Supreme Court on Jan. 11 heard oral... read more
 
 
 
 

3

Progressive Says Technology Pulling Auto Safety in Opposite Directions

Feb 10, 2022 -- While automakers are making progress in including lifesaving automatic safety devices with their latest vehicles, advances in another kind of technology may be having the opposite effect on auto safety.... read more
 
 
 
 

4

5th Circuit: Windstorm Coverage Doesn't Include Flood Damage

Feb 7, 2022 -- An insurance policy that lists named windstorms among the covered perils doesn't cover flood damages caused by Hurricane Harvey even though flooding wasn't specifically excluded, a panel of the 5th... read more
 
 
 
 

5

Inside J&J's Secret Plan to Cap Litigation Payouts to Cancer Victims

Feb 8, 2022 -- NEW YORK -- Johnson & Johnson created a plan last year to limit the financial bleeding from billions of dollars in jury awards to plaintiffs who alleged the company's Baby Powder and other talc... read more
 
 
 
 

6

Lawsuit Alleges Tesla Aware That it's Vehicles Crash Into Emergency Vehicles

Feb 11, 2022 -- The husband of a woman who was killed when the couple's Tesla Model 3 ran into a stationary fire truck has filed a lawsuit accusing the company and its founder, Elon Musk, of deceiving the public with... read more
 
 
 
 

7

Viewpoint: I Was Hanged by a Comma

Feb 2, 2022 -- Legend has it that these were the last words uttered by Sir Roger Casement shortly before the King's Executioner pulled the lever, thereby causing poor Sir Roger to be hanged until dead. Born in 1864,... read more
 
 
 
 

8

Claims Business: Charles Taylor, Verisk and Hover, Sedgwick

Feb 8, 2022 -- Charles Taylor Teams Up With Fraud Keeper Charles Taylor has purchased a majority share in Fraud Keeper, a company based in Argentina that offers fraud detection program on a software-as-a-service... read more
 
 
 
 

9

Harvard Sued Over Alleged Sex Abuse, Retaliation by Professor

Feb 9, 2022 -- Harvard allowed a "star" professor's sexual abuse of female students to continue unchecked for decades, contributing to a "culture" of harassment in its Anthropology Department, a new lawsuit alleges.... read more
 
 
 
 

10

SpaceX Satellites Falling Out of Orbit After Solar Storm

Feb 10, 2022 -- CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) -- Spacex's newest fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit after being struck by a solar storm. Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launched last week have either... read more
 
 
 
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