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Judge Caps Maui Wildfire Legal Fees at $222M
A Maui judge has significantly reined in legal fees related to the $4.03 billion Maui wildfire settlement, awarding victims' lawyers a fraction of the $1 billion they had sought. In an order issued ...
IIHS Reveals Driver Protection Ratings for 9 Commercial Vehicles
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has released results of its first evaluations of commercial vehicles. Four of the first nine heavy-duty pickups and cargo vans to be assessed come with a ...
Seat Belt Issue Prompts Ford Recall, Plus a Do-not-drive Order for Some Broncos, Mavericks
Ford is recalling almost 420,000 vehicles because of a seat belt issue that may result in an injury if a crash occurs. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said in a report Tuesday that ...
Multimillion-Dollar Insurance Fraud Results in 4 Arrests
Four individuals were arrested following an investigation into an alleged automobile insurance fraud scheme in Iberia Parish, according to a recent announcement by the Louisiana State Police ...
Suspects Indicted for Impersonating Shipping Carriers in $5M Multi-State Theft Ring
Eight members of a Northeast theft ring have been charged with fraud for impersonating legitimate shipping companies and stealing nearly $5 million in cheese, cigarettes, and copper from logistics ...
Drone Crashes, Severed Fingers Pose Problems for $13B Silicon Valley Military Startup
A year ago, Ryan Tseng, the head of U.S. defense tech startup Shield AI, announced his company had turned a new page. After a gory incident that partially severed a U.S. Navy official's fingers ...
Jury Awards $176M After 2 Boys Killed When California Socialite’s Car Hit Them
A Los Angeles jury has awarded $176 million to the parents of two young brothers killed in a hit-and-run collision when a California socialite's car struck them in a crosswalk nearly six years ago. ...
Saildrone Partners With NOAA to Study Hurricanes for 5th Year in a Row
Ten Saildrone Explorer unmanned surface vehicles (USVs) will gather near-real-time data from inside extreme storms to improve rapid intensification forecasting and protect coastal communities. The ...