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Mitchell: Collision Claims for Battery EVs Drop for First Time; Hybrids Up
The number of battery electric vehicle claims in the U.S. dropped for the first time in the second quarter by 7 percent, coinciding with a 6 percent year-over-year reduction in new BEV purchases, a ...
Delta, United Sued for Selling Windowless ‘Window Seats’
Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were sued on Tuesday by passengers who claimed they paid extra money to sit in "window" seats, only to find themselves placed in seats next to a blank wall. ...
States Reconsider Setting Speed Limits Based on Outdated 85% Rule
Rose Hammond pushed authorities for years to lower the 55 mph speed limit on a two-lane road that passes her assisted living community, a church, two schools and a busy park that hosts numerous youth ...
Researchers Are Resurrecting Billion-Dollar Disaster Tool Trump Killed
A climate nonprofit is planning to revive a key federal database tracking billion-dollar weather disasters that the Trump administration formally stopped updating in May. The database — which was ...
CVS Not Covered by Insurance for Opioid Lawsuits: Delaware High Court
CVS Health is not entitled to coverage from insurers, including AIG and Chubb, against thousands of lawsuits over its role in the nation's opioid crisis, Delaware's highest court ruled on Monday. The ...
5-Year Cost of Litigation Funding to Commercial Insurers Could Top $25B
"Are you being serious?" Christopher Swift, chair and chief executive officer of The Hartford, was taken aback by a question from an analyst during the company's second-quarter earnings call about ...
War of Words
It's not every day that the chairman and CEO of one of the world's largest insurance companies issues open warfare against an entire industry. While no one was surprised ...
Human Responses: Did Jurors React to Musk in Damage Award Against Tesla?
During a webinar this week devoted to analyzing possible factors that fueled a $243 million jury verdict against Tesla, a lawyer not involved in the case fielded a question about Elon Musk's impact. ...