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A Florida appeals court has struck down the $200 million verdict against John’s Hopkins All Children’s Hospital in the Maya Kowalski negligence lawsuit, a case that had gained worldwide attention and was the subject of a Netflix documentary. “The trial …
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The U.S. auto safety regulator investigating whether certain Tesla Inc. door handles are defective received more complaints within days of initiating its probe from consumers who were unable to get into or out of their vehicles after battery failures. The …
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North Carolina authorities have arrested a public adjuster, accusing him of absconding with a $133,000 payout from the insurance carrier following a contentious roof claim. Tyler Dionysius Englin, 26, of Garner, North Carolina, was charged with embezzlement after the Department …
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Sharp increases in weather claims—from water to fire to ice—are undeniable. In 2024, 27 confirmed weather disaster events in the U.S. that caused losses exceeding $1 billion each. The types of events included drought, flooding, severe storms, hurricanes, wildfires and …
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Overall satisfaction with the auto insurance claims process didn’t improve much in the past year, which may be good news considering more auto insurance customers now have higher deductibles and more say they’ve avoided filing a claim for fear their …
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Don’t be fooled by the fog machine, spooky lights and fake bats: the robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab wasn’t hosting a Halloween party. Instead, it’s a testing ground for tiny drones that can be deployed in search and …
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The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched separate investigations into about 583,600 Honda vehicles over potential defects involving rear seatbelt warnings and inadvertent airbag deployments. NHTSA is examining 142,600 units of the 2023-2024 Honda Pilot SUV for a …
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A U.S. court reinstated a $185 million verdict against Bayer’s Monsanto unit over chemical contamination at a Washington state school on Thursday. The Washington state Supreme Court reversed a lower court ruling that had vacated the verdict in a 2021 …
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As Hurricane Melissa sweeps past Bermuda into the North Atlantic, new satellite data of Jamaica has revealed devastation in much of the Western part of the country.
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Li Auto Inc. is recalling 11,411 of its flagship Mega multi-purpose electric vehicles in China after one of its cars caught fire last week, highlighting growing concerns about EV safety. The recall covers the 2024 model of the Mega produced …
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