Ford Motor Company has recently announced an expansion and replacement of a recall for various Ford and Lincoln vehicles, citing a potential risk of engine fires. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has reported that a total of 125,322 vehicles are affected by this recall.
The Nevada Supreme Court heard oral arguments Monday from an insurance company claiming it should not have to provide coverage to a Strip open-air mall that lost business due to the COVID-19 lockdowns in 2020.
Workers compensation insurers in Texas reported nearly 100,000 COVID-19 claims and 472 fatalities between March 2020 and April of this year, and more than half of both involved first responders and correctional officers, according to new data made public by the Texas Department of Insurance, Division of Workers’ Compensation.
The 2023 Atlantic hurricane season officially started June 1 and is forecast to be a busy one, which is why homeowners need to prepare. Yet many lack even the most basic preventative measures, unaware of the risks they face, according to a new survey by Triple-I, in coordination with Munich Re.
Ford Motor Co’s (F.N) decision to allow customers to use Tesla’s TSLA.O electric-vehicle charging network has sent ripples through the industry, raising questions about a national U.S. charging standard as well as the fate of charging startups that are struggling.<br /><br />The deal, announced last month, would open more than 12,000 Tesla Superchargers to drivers of Ford vehicles in North America starting in 2024.
A recent study conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) reveals that early versions of Subaru’s EyeSight crash avoidance system demonstrated success in preventing real-world crashes involving bicyclists traveling parallel to the road by 29 percent.
If you were to rent a car, you would expect that a more expensive vehicle would cost you more. You would also expect that, if you damaged that more expensive vehicle, it might cost more to repair.
In a significant development, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced on Monday that a plastics manufacturing company has agreed to address the PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) pollution at the site of its former facility. This marks the first settlement resulting from a series of PFAS lawsuits filed by Nessel in 2020.
State Farm is facing a class action lawsuit for allegedly failing to foot the bill for the repair of high value luxury vehicles. The lawsuit, filed in Broward County, Florida on May 18, stems from the insurer’s ‘systemic and wrongful practice of refusing to pay for the proper and necessary collision repairs of its insureds’ high-value, luxury automobiles, in accordance with policy terms.’
In recent inspections conducted by the U.S. Department of Labor, unsafe working conditions were once again discovered at Dollar General and Dolgencorp discount stores across multiple states.
A recent lawsuit filed against Amazon for alleged violations of New York City’s Biometric Identifier Information Law highlights new risks for businesses that use customers’ biometric data in their operations. As similar laws begin to take effect in other jurisdictions, many other companies face potential liability.
Where an insured does not fulfill his or her contractual duty to provide prompt notice and an insurer claims it was prejudiced as a result, Florida courts apply a two-step analysis to determine the impact of the notice.
Florida’s Chief Financial Officer made an announcement regarding the arrest of Kiyuana Pasley, a former claim adjuster for Progressive Insurance. Pasley faces serious charges including one count of Organized Fraud, 11 counts of Insurance Fraud, and 11 counts of Grand Theft.
Ten states and dozens of municipalities are suing the Biden administration over rate hikes in the National Flood Insurance Program. That program offers coverage in high-risk flood areas and is administered by FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Workforce positive marijuana test results after accidents have reached a 25-year high, according to the recently published results of the Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index.
