U.S.
Mitchell: EV Collision Claims Up 40% in 2023
The frequency of claims submitted for repairable electric vehicles (EVs) rose to its highest level in 2023, ending the year at 1.97 percent in the U.S. and 2.86 percent in Canada, according to the ...
Berkshire’s PacifiCorp Expected to Pay $29M to Oregon Wildfire Victims
An Oregon state jury on Tuesday ordered Berkshire Hathaway's PacifiCorp to pay at least $29.2 million to nine homeowners and a summer camp whose properties were damaged by 2020 wildfires they claim ...
OSHA Safety Regulator Points to Management Failure in Fatal Movie Set Shooting
Complaints by a movie weapons supervisor to managers went unheeded as she sought more time and resources to fulfill safety duties on the set of the Western movie "Rust," where actor Alec Baldwin ...
California Ski Resort Workers Tunnel Their Way In After 10 Feet of Snow
Going to the office has been no small feat for Jon Slaughter's marketing team at Sugar Bowl, requiring the employees to dig down several feet and then tunnel through to the front door after a ...
Hacker Group Claims UnitedHealth Paid $22M Ransom to Recover Data
A post on a hacker forum popular with cybercriminals has claimed UnitedHealth Group paid $22 million in a bid to recover access to data and systems encrypted by the "Blackcat" ransomware gang, ...NTSB Report Casts Doubt That Truck’s Steering Locked in Fatal Crash With Cyclists
A report released recently casts doubt about the driver's claim that the vehicle's steering locked up before a fatal crash involving a pickup truck and a group of cyclists last year near Phoenix. The ...
Study: Wildfires Increase Mental Health Burden
A new study of prescription records supports a long-suspected link between wildfires and mental health, indicating that large wildfires appear to exacerbate preexisting mental health conditions, ...
Lawsuit Alleges Xcel Energy Utility Equipment Started Damaging Texas Wildfire
A Texas homeowner whose house was destroyed by a massive wildfire raging northeast of Amarillo sued electric utility Xcel Energy on Friday, alleging that a splintered power pole owned by the company ...