News for March 2025
- FTC Concerned About Privacy Protections in 23andMe Bankruptcy
- Public Adjuster Pleads Guilty to Another Scam, This One on a Church in Georgia
- Oracle Warns Health Customers of Patient Data Breach
- Logistics Firm Settles Claims It Helped Chinese Companies Ship Fentanyl Chemicals
- The Changing ADA Lawsuit Landscape: Things Claims Professionals Need to Know
- Family of Ironworker Who Died on Job Awarded $12 Million
- US Weather Service Merges Units as Staffing Pressure Rises
- State Farm Has Paid $2.5 Billion in Claims for LA Wildfires
- As Wildfire Season Nears, Budget Woes And Federal Uncertainty Puts State Plans at Risk
- Nevada Man Charged in Connection with Violent Tesla Arson in Las Vegas
- NTSB Says Maryland Could Have Reduced Risk of Key Bridge Collapse
- NHTSA Opens Probe into 2 Million Honda Vehicles Over Engine Restarting Concerns
- Novogratz’s Galaxy to Pay $200 Million in NY Luna Settlement
- Report Calls out Most And Least Safe Cities for US Drivers
- What Claims Pros Must Know About Small Businesses’ Insurance Blind Spots
- State Farm Wins Dismissal of Homeowners’ Class Action Over Use of Xactimate Software
- Trump’s Tariffs Threaten to Endanger the Cheap American Car
- IMF Says US Economy Slowing But Doesn’t Forecast Recession
- Catastrophe Experts Tap AI to Tackle Soaring Insured Losses
- Bankrupt 23andMe’s DNA Data Gets Sale Nod as Concerns Linger
- FAA Must Do Better After Midair Collision, Acting Chief Says
- Cassava Sciences Must Face Malicious Prosecution Lawsuit Over Alzheimer’s Drug
- NICB: U.S. Vehicle Thefts in Decreased by 17% in 2024
- Alibaba Teams up With BMW to Develop AI for Cars in China
- Markel Boosts Wholesale Claims With 3 Promotions, Technical Claims Hire
- Carney Pledges Billions for Canada Auto Sector in Trade War
- Anthropic Wins Early Round in Music Publisher AI Copyright Case
- An Unusually Active Hurricane Season Is in Store for the Atlantic
- LA Municipal Utility Says No Evidence Energized Power Line Caused Fire
- Ticketmaster May Have Broken Law With ‘Platinum’ Oasis Seats
- Ripple Labs Says It Settles With US SEC, Will Pay Reduced $50M Fine
- What Chief Claims Officers Can Do About a Growing Trend of Alleged Bad Faith Claims
- New Fire Maps Put Nearly 4M Californians in Hazardous Zones
- Stanchart Loses Bid to Cut Shareholders’ $1.9B UK Lawsuit in Half
- Aurora Plans for Self-Driving Trucks in Harsh Weather Ahead of Commercial Launch
- Scammers Are Pushing Auto Loan Fraud to Record Levels
- Lawsuit: Downed Municipal Power Lines May Have Caused LA’s Palisades Fire
- Weather Experts Say US Forecasts to Worsen as DOGE Cuts Mean Fewer Balloon Launches
- CRU Group Expands Leadership With Sutton VP in Southwest
- JD Power: Customers Not Happy With Carrier Property Claims Service
- Segway Recalls 220K Scooters Due to Fall Hazard That Resulting in Injuries
- Property Data and Info Provider CoreLogic Rebrands to Cotality
- NHTSA Investigataing 1.3M Ford F-150 Trucks Over Unexpected Gear Shift
- Supreme Court Refuses to Revive Youths’ Climate-Change Lawsuit
- Deutsche Bank, Mudrick Sue Ambac Over $65 Million Transfer
- Tesla Showroom Strikes, Vandalism Sparked by Fury Against Musk
- 1-in-7 U.S Homeowners Uninsured, Report Shows
- Barclays Beats Two Lawsuits in US Over $17.7B Issuance Blunder
- Family of Airplane Safety Whistleblower Suing Boeing Over His Death
- Hawaii Islands Sinking Faster in Some Areas, Increasing Flood Risk
- Court Finds Student Driver’s Parent Can Be Liable in Fatal Crash for Negligent Supervision
- Tesla Cited by U.S. Regulators Over Worker’s Death
- Auto Insurer Fined for Data Breach That Impacted 45K New Yorkers
- Mariah Carey Wins Copyright Suit Over ‘All I Want For Christmas Is You’
- After the Flames: Preparing for the Growing Fraud Threat in Los Angeles
- Wall Street Brokers Start Trading Insurer Claims From LA Fires
- CoreLogic: 170K Properties Potentially Impacted by Mix of Severe Storms
- Tesla Recalls Most Cybertrucks Due to Trim Detaching From Vehicle
- Toyota’s Hino Motors Pleads Guilty to US Emissions Fraud, Fined $1.6B
- Greenpeace to Pay $660 Million in Damages to Texas Oil Firm
- Sedgwick: Product Recalls in Australia Rose in Second Half of 2024
- Another Raw Pet Food Recall Is Tied to Illness And Death in Cats
- US Readying Plan to Overhaul Air Traffic Control, Duffy Says
- Hyundai, Kia’s Anti-Theft Measures Fuel Steep Dip in US Vehicle Thefts
- FAA to Install Runway Safety Technology at 74 Airports by End of 2026
- Employee Whiffs on Workers’ Compensation Claim for TopGolf Injury
- Extreme Weather in 2024 Forced Most People to Flee in 16 Years
- Amazon’s Robotaxi Unit Zoox Agrees to Recall Over Braking Issue
- Top Fund Managers Ask Court to Dismiss Climate-Related Antitrust Suit
- Google to Pay $28M to Settle Claims It Favored White And Asian Employees
- Teen’s Suicide Turns Mother Against Google, AI Chatbot Startup
- Judge to Rule on Whether Mining Company Liable in Brazil’s Worst Environmental Disaster
- Tesla a Step Closer to Ride-Hailing With California Permit
- Automakers, Tech Industry Urge Trump to Speed Self-Driving Car Deployment
- BYD’s Five-Minute Charges Turning Heads in EV Industry
- Death Toll Rises From Tornadoes, Wildfires and Storms in Multiple States
- Cybersecurity Officials Warn of Potentially Costly Medusa Ransomware Attacks
- The Evolution of Homeowners Insurance in California—From Niche to Necessity
- Amazon Defeats Shareholder Suit Over Third-Party Sellers, Capacity Expansion
- Billions in Hurricane Helene Aid to Farmers to Start Flowing by March 21
- Aircraft Caught Fire After Landing in Denver, Sending Passengers onto Wing
- Multiple Deaths, Damage in South, Midwest From Winds, Tornadoes
- Ex-Deutsche Bank Manager Suing for $165 Million Is Schiraldi
- California Man Wins $50M in Lawsuit Over Burns From Starbucks Tea
- Abbott, Reckitt Face New Trial Over Premature Infant Formula
- Infosys Settles Lawsuits Over Cyber Incident for $17.5 Million
- Newsmax Paid $40M to Settle Defamation Suit Over 2020 Election Claims
- Alert for Contractors, Builders Insurers: Construction Defect Lawsuits Likely to Rise
- Citigroup Sued by More Ex-Sales Traders Over 2019 HK Firing
- California Insurance Commissioner Provisionally OK’s State Farm’s 22% Rate Request
- Live Nation Loses Bid to Narrow DOJ Ticketmaster Case
- Study: Rain-Soaking Atmospheric Rivers Getting Bigger, Wetter And More Frequent
- Peeling Back the Value: Why Art Is Worth More Than Meets the Eye
- News Corp Sued by Brave Software, A Google Search Engine Rival
- Next Round of Inspections in LA Fire Expected Next Week, Edison CEO Says
- State Farm, Consumer Group Battle Ahead of Insurance Commissioner Decision
- Verisk: Claims Volume Rose 36% in 2024, Largely on Catastrophe Claims
- North Sea Ship Collision Could Cost Insurers up to $100M, Hitting Marine Line Profits
- Canadian Auto Parts Stocks Thrown Into a Tailspin by Tariff Woes
- Trump Mounts Sweeping Attack on Pollution and Climate Rules
- Australia Regulator Sues FIIG Securities for Cybersecurity Failures
- Delaware Aims to Remain Top Corporate Legal Home; Texas Marshals A Challenge
- California Body Shop Owner Charged With Insurance Fraud on Bait Car
- A California City Is Pioneering Urban-Scale Insurance for Climate Disasters
- Insurers Have Paid $12B in Claims for LA Wildfires, Report Shows
- NTSB Calls for Ban on Certain Helicopter Traffic Near DC’s Reagan Airport
- Ineos Recalls 7,000 SUVs After Doors Fly Open While Driving
- AAA Study Shows Consuming Cannabis and Driving The Same Day is Common
- Meta Faces Legal Challenge by French Publishers Over AI Training
- Cyberattack on X Hit Servers Faulted for Lacking Key Protection
- Builders Say Exclusions Make Contractor Coverage Elusive. Appeals Court Disagrees
- Lloyd’s Said It Will Lose $2.3B From LA Wildfires
- Report Mulls How Most Ransomware Incidents Start
- Girl Scouts Sued Over Alleged Heavy Metals, Pesticides in Cookies
- Trump Says He’s Doubling Tariffs on Canadian Steel, Aluminum
- Wells Fargo Sues JPMorgan Over Troubled $481M Real Estate Loan
- France Warns of Soaring Insurance Costs From Climate Change
- IBM Wins UK Suit Against Lzlabs Over Alleged Mainframe Technology Theft
- China’s Auto Titans Push for AI, Flying Cars and New Plates
- FEMA Cancels Classes at National Fire Academy Amid Federal Funding Cuts
- Musk Blames X Outage on Cyberattack
- New York AG Sues National General and Allstate Over Data Breach
- US Supreme Court Nixes Challenge to State Climate Suits Against Oil Firms
- Cascading Extreme Weather Events Unleash Billions in Damages Globally
- A True Alternative to Opioids for Workers’ Comp? Questions Remain
- NHTSA: Volkswagen to Recall 177K SUVs Over Loose Engine Cover
- Labor Department Investigating Nvidia, Amazon-Backed Startup Scale AI
- Robinhood Paying $29.75M to End Regulator’s Probes
- Trump’s Company Sues ‘Woke’ Capital One for Canceling Accounts
- Canada Court Approves $23B Settlement to End Big Tobacco Lawsuits
- Liberty Mutual Owes $4M Refund After Overcharging Louisiana Citizens Assessments
- Bayer Weighs Billions in Capital Raise for Lawsuits, Shares Tumble
- US Indicts Slew of Alleged Chinese Hackers, Sanctions Company Over Spy Campaign
- Tariffs Will Negatively Affect Insurance Industry, Says AM Best
- Lemonade Embraced AI in Claims From Inception, And Is Still Eying The Next Tech
- Trump Delays Canada, Mexico Tariffs for Goods Under USMCA
- Airlines Face Overflight Payment Risks as Planes Divert Over Afghanistan
- Attorneys in $2.8B College Sports Suit Point to ‘Intergalactic Paradigm Shift’
- Trump Says He Will Delay Mexico Tariffs on Goods Under USMCA
- Consulting Firm BRG Suffers Cyberattack Amid LBO Debt Sale
- Microsoft Warns of Chinese Hackers Spying on Cloud Technology
- Intel Defeats Shareholder Suit Over Foundry Losses, $32B Plunge
- Justice Department Launches Hostile Workplace Probe into University of California
- Trump Exempts Some Automakers From Canada, Mexico Tariffs for One Month
- Los Angeles County Sues Utility Edison Over Deadly Wildfire
- Canada Won’t Scrap Tariffs Unless All US Levies Are Lifted, Official Says
- Modest Decline in U.S. Pedestrian Deaths Last Year Bucks Decade-Long Trend
- Frito-Lay Employee’s Injury in Hoops Tourney Out of Bounds for Workers’ Comp
- Powerful Storm Unleashes Rain, Snow and Wind From Texas to Maine
- Lobster Fishermen Can Sue Environmental Group for Defamation, Judge Says
- CFPB Drops Lawsuit Against US Banks Over Alleged Fraud on Zelle
- CCC Intelligent Solutions Names U.S. Bank’s Welsh President
- Supreme Court Leans Toward Gun Companies’ Bid to Avoid Mexico Lawsuit
- Texas Lawsuit Alleges GEICO Raises Premiums Despite Accident Forgiveness Promise
- NHTSA Closes Probe into Nearly 73,000 GM Hybrids
- State Farm Stronger as Underwriting Losses Shrink—But Not in California
- Douglas Elliman Firm Sued for Allegedly Enabling Alexander Brothers
- With Unrevealed Previous Injury, Later Claim Cannot be Denied, Georgia Court Says
- US Airlines Want Less Helicopter Traffic Near Washington Airport
- Trump Says ‘No Room Left’ for Canada, Mexico to Avoid Tariffs
- Verisk Webinar Highlights Emerging Psychoactive Substance Risks
- Critical Fire Conditions to Grip Texas’ Oil-Rich Permian Basin
- J&J Spars With Foes of $9 Billion Talc Cancer Plan as Trial Ends
- Trust Issues Hinder Industry Efforts to Close Protection Gap, Survey Shows
- Lawsuit Alleges GM Illegally Sold Arkansans’ Driving Data to Insurance Companies
- Maximizing Returns on People and Technology: A Universal Gain for The Claims Industry
- Unlikely Trio Linked to Hack of AT&T Data, Attempt to Sell It