West News Amtrak Train with 198 Passengers Derails After Hitting Truck on Tracks in Southern California June 30, 2023 MOORPARK, Calif. (AP) – An Amtrak train carrying nearly 200 passengers struck a county water truck and derailed on Wednesday... Read More
GEICO to Pay $805K to Settle Overtime Wage Disputes With Claims Adjusters June 30, 2023 By Andrew G. Simpson Insurer GEICO has agreed to pay $805,000 total to settle class action lawsuits by claims adjusters alleging they were entitled... Read More
East News GEICO Suit Alleges $1.8M in Fraudulent Billings by New Jersey Healthcare Providers June 30, 2023 By Insurance Journal staff Insurer GEICO is suing to recover more than $1.8 million in allegedly fraudulent and unlawful no-fault insurance charges it says... Read More
Editor's Picks Midwest News Anti-Stacking Provision Limits Liability Coverage for Fatal School Bus Crash June 30, 2023 By Jim Sams An insurance policy that covered seven vehicles, each with a $1 million per-accident limit, doesn’t provide $7 million in liability... Read More
West News 1,145 People Remain Evacuated as Crews Dig Containment Line Around Arizona Brush Fire June 29, 2023 SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) – Crews have successfully dug a containment line around a brush fire in northern Scottsdale that has... Read More
International News Regulators Begin Final Safety Inspection Before Treated Fukushima Wastewater is Released June 29, 2023 By Mari Yamaguchi TOKYO (AP) – Japanese regulators began a final inspection on Wednesday before treated radioactive wastewater is released from the wrecked... Read More
West News Billions are Being Spent to Turn the Tide on the US West’s Wildfires. It Won’t Be Enough June 29, 2023 By Matthew Brown, Terry Chea, Caleb Diehl and Camille Fassett DOWNIEVILLE, Calif. (AP) – Using chainsaws, heavy machinery and controlled burns, the Biden administration is trying to turn the tide... Read More
Superfund Town’s Health Clinic Accused of Submitting False Asbestos Claims June 29, 2023 By Matthew Brown and Amy Beth Hanson MISSOULA, Mont. (AP) – A major U.S. railroad found liable for spreading hazardous asbestos that killed hundreds of people in... Read More
Southeast News Plane Crash in Arkansas Lake Kills Pilot and Injures Passenger June 29, 2023 HOT SPRINGS, Ark. (AP) – A small airplane crashed and sank into Arkansas’ Lake Hamilton, not far from Hot Springs... Read More
West News Warming Causes More Extreme Rain, Not Snow, over Mountains and Scientists Say that’s a Problem June 29, 2023 By Seth Borenstein A warming world is transforming some major snowfalls into extreme rain over mountains instead, somehow worsening both dangerous flooding like... Read More