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Nissan Persuades U.S. Court to Decertify Brake Defect Class Actions
Nissan persuaded a federal appeals court on Friday to decertify 10 class actions accusing the Japanese automaker of selling cars and SUVs with defective automatic emergency braking systems that ...
New Research Predicts Increase in Active Atlantic Hurricane Seasons: NOAA
A new study published in Science Advances suggests an increase in the variability of Atlantic tropical cyclone activity, leading to more active and inactive hurricane seasons and less near-normal ...
Every insurer evaluating property risk today is running the same math: more perils, more models, more data sources, and not...
Winter Storms Could Complicate Thanksgiving Travel
Another round of wintry weather could complicate travel leading up to the Thanksgiving holiday, according to forecasts across the U.S., while California and Washington state continue to recover from ...
2024 Atlantic Hurricane Wrap-up Ends With 18 Named Storms
The forecasts of above-average activity anticipated for the 2024 Atlantic hurricane season were on point as 18 named storms were recorded, according to an overview by the National Environmental ...
Gunmaker Sig Sauer Must Pay $11M Over Pistol That Fired Accidentally
Gunmaker Sig Sauer Inc. was ordered by a Pennsylvania jury to pay $11 million to a customer who alleged defects in one of the company's pistols led it to go off without him pulling the trigger. ...
Florida Citizens’ Brass Tired of ‘Clickbait’ News on Its Hurricane Claims Denials
Officials with Florida's Citizens Property Insurance Corp. took issue Thursday with a number of national and Florida news reports that have suggested the insurer has the "worst rate" on paying claims ...
One Meter Sea Level Rise by 2100 Could Affect Over 14M People, $1T Worth of Property
A new study published in Nature Climate Change estimates that a one meter sea level rise by 2100 would affect over 14 million people and $1 trillion worth of property along the Southeast Atlantic ...
Thanksgiving Travel Expected to Exceed Pre-Pandemic Levels: AAA
A projected 79.9 million U.S. travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Thanksgiving holiday travel period, an increase of 1.7 million compared to last year and 2 million more than in ...