Monthly Archives: <span>January 2020</span>

Lawsuits Over Missing Malaysia Plane Belong in Malaysia, Not U.S., Court Affirms

A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court decision to dismiss nationwide litigation over the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in which victims’ families sought to hold the carrier, its insurer Allianz SE and Boeing Co. liable …

Judge: Survivors of Tennessee Wildfire Can Sue National Park Service

Survivors of a historically deadly Tennessee wildfire that killed 14 people can sue the National Park Service for failing to warn them of the danger, a federal judge has ruled. The fire began in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park …

New Kentucky Governor Restores Workplace Safety Board

Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear is restoring a workplace safety board that was abolished by former Gov. Matt Bevin. Beshear said on Friday the move to reestablish the 12-member Occupational Safety and Health Standards Board is an effort to strengthen safety …

Feds to Investigate Deadly Tesla Crash in California

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is investigating the crash of a speeding Tesla that killed two people in a Los Angeles suburb, the agency announced. The agency wouldn’t say whether the Tesla Model S was on Autopilot when it …

Southern California Insurance Agent Arrested for Allegedly Pocketing Premiums

California Department of Insurance detectives in early January arrested insurance agent Gelinda Phann Keo, 43, on one felony count of grand theft after she allegedly pocketed a client’s insurance payment. The CDI found Keo, doing business as Global Cargo Insurance …

California State Fund Declares 15% Dividend for 2019 Policy Year

California State Compensation Insurance Fund announced plans to distribute a roughly $55 million dividend to its qualifying policyholders with policies that took effect between Aug. 20 and Dec. 31, 2019. The dividend amounts to 15% of the estimated annual premium …

Black Guest at Oregon Hotel Sues Over ‘No Party’ Promise

An African American woman who says she was required to sign a “no party policy” when she checked into her Portland, Ore. hotel filed a $300,000 lawsuit against the Marriott chain, claiming it singled her out because of her race. …

Women Win $13M in Lawsuit Against Porn Site in California

The owners and operators of a San Diego, Calif.-based porn website must pay $12.7 million after a judge found them liable for fraud and breach of contract for lying to women about how their explicit videos would be distributed, according …

Women Sue Frontier Airlines in Colorado Over Sex Assaults by Passengers

Two women who say they were sexually assaulted by passengers on Frontier Airlines flights sued the Denver-based budget carrier for allegedly refusing to help them and either not having or failing to follow policies to respond to assaults. The class …

More Injuries Among Retail Workers in Texas Compared to Other Industries

The Texas Department of Insurance reported that according to federal Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) data there are more workers in shopping malls and retail outlets that get sick and injured than in any other private industry sector in Texas. …