Judge Calls Out Facebook In Privacy Class Action Suit
A federal judge on Monday ordered Facebook Inc (FB.O) to face most of a nationwide lawsuit seeking damages for letting third parties such as Cambridge Analytica access users private data, calling the social media companys views on privacy “so wrong.”
September 10, 2019
Liability
Litigation
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Chrysler Expands Faulty Tailgate Recall For Ram Trucks
A Ram power tailgate recall has been issued for the third time since 2018 because the tailgates can suddenly fall open while driving or while the trucks are stationary.
September 10, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
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Alaska
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North Carolina Coastal Community Looks Ahead After Tornado Destroys Homes
A confirmed EF-2 tornado left at least three homes a total loss in Carolina Shores early Thursday Morning. The storm traveled four miles at about 120 mph and ripped apart the communities in its path.
September 9, 2019
Property
North Carolina
Hurricane Dorian Makes Landfall Over Cape Hatteras, North Carolina As Category 1 Storm
Hurricane Dorian took its last shot at the U.S. Friday morning after marching through the Caribbean and up the Southeast coast. The National Hurricane Center said the Category 1 storm made landfall over Cape Hatteras, North Carolina, with wind gusts near 90 mph, its first landfall since causing at least 30 deaths in the Bahamas.
September 6, 2019
Property
North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia Beach, Virginia Orders Mandatory Evacuations For Sandbridge Ahead Of Dorian
Officials around Hampton Roads and northeastern North Carolina are telling residents in the regions most flood-prone neighborhoods to consider moving to safer ground.
Virginia Beach officials ordered a mandatory evacuation for Sandbridge residents effective at 6 p.m., and voluntary evacuations for those who live in Zone A and areas that have historically experienced flooding.
September 6, 2019
Property
North Carolina
Virginia
Virginia Beach officials ordered a mandatory evacuation for Sandbridge residents effective at 6 p.m., and voluntary evacuations for those who live in Zone A and areas that have historically experienced flooding.
Storm Surge, Torrential Rains And Hurricane Force Winds Pound The Carolinas As Hurricane Dorian Grinds North
Powerful Hurricane Dorian is unleashing its full array of hazards on the Carolinas just days after causing a humanitarian crisis in the northwestern Bahamas and then zagging around the Florida Peninsula.
September 5, 2019
Property
North Carolina
South Carolina
Hurricane Dorian Heads For Florida, Leaving Ruins In Parts Of Bahamas
Hurricane Dorian smashed parts of the tourism-dependent Bahamas to ruins, leaving relief officials scrambling on Tuesday to battle an unfolding humanitarian crisis as the scale of the catastrophe begins to emerge.
September 4, 2019
Catastrophe
Property
Florida
Georgia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Volkswagen Recalls Nearly 700K Vehicles For Roll-Away Issue
Volkswagen is recalling some of its cars because of a problem that could let them roll away unexpectedly.
August 26, 2019
Auto
Subrogation
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Google Pixel Settlement Claims Can Be Submitted Until Oct. 7
In May, Google agreed to pay $7.25 million to settle a class action lawsuit over faulty microphones in the first-generation Pixel and Pixel XL smartphones, manufactured before Jan. 4, 2017. On Monday, new details were posted about how consumers could get their chunk of the settlement.
August 13, 2019
Litigation
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Homes, Cars Damaged From Flash Flooding In Greensboro, North Carolina
As water inched higher and higher into Nicole and Chris Yarbroughs home Wednesday night, they grabbed their pets and headed for the attic.
August 2, 2019
Property
North Carolina
Insurer Sued: After Tornado Damage, Coverage Denied For Lack Of Mitigation
An elderly couple whose house in the Grace Chapel area was destroyed by a tornado in 2017 say that their insurance company has refused to pay for much of the damage.
July 31, 2019
Litigation
Property
North Carolina
Body Found By Insurance Adjuster Days After Charlotte House Burned To The Ground
Human remains were discovered by an insurance adjuster on Tuesday at a house where Charlotte firefighters doused a major fire on Saturday, police said.
July 31, 2019
Property
Weird
North Carolina
Road Hazard: Serial Fraudster Involved In 31 Accidents, Facing Charges
The Wake County District Attorneys Office has called her a "hazard on the road" and now theres an investigation into whether Diana Mems is a drain on the system. The North Carolina Department of Insurance is looking into whether the Stayumbl driver has committed insurance fraud.
July 18, 2019
Auto
Fraud
North Carolina
Explosion Destroys Eden, North Carolina KFC
A KFC exploded in Eden during the night. At about 12:40 a.m. Thursday morning, police responded to the site at 125 N.C. 14. "Weve actually searched the building and no one is inside the building which is great," said Eden Police Chief Greg Light.
July 12, 2019
Property
North Carolina
US Cargo Theft Cases Rise In First Quarter Of 2019
During the first quarter of this year, cargo thefts in the United States rose 25% to 144 reported incidents, with the average loss for each occurrence rising 1% to $116,717, according to a report from the SensiGuard Supply Chain Intelligence Center.
June 28, 2019
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