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Limp Bizkit Seeks $200 Million From Universal Music Over Unpaid Royalties

Fred Durst, frontman of the rock band Limp Bizkit, sued Universal Music Group NV, the world’s largest record company, claiming he was cheated out of millions of dollars in royalties. The complaint filed Tuesday in federal court in Los Angeles …

Court Orders Start to Expose ‘Startling’ Data on Litigation Funding Sources

There is no federal law that requires the disclosure of litigation funding agreements in court cases, but some disturbing insight has been found in individual jurisdictions that have rules to increase transparency, according a panel on the topic at the …

JPMorgan Client Who Lost $50 Million Fortune Amid Dementia Is Denied Trial

A once-wealthy JPMorgan Chase & Co. client whose portfolio crumbled as he slid into dementia lost a legal battle seeking to recoup his fortune from the bank. A federal judge in Boston threw out a lawsuit filed by Peter Doelger, …

Claims Analysis: Roofs Define Luxury Homes’ Insurability

The insurance industry is facing a significant rise in roof-related claims. The combination of increasingly severe weather events, inflation-driven repair costs and the growing issue of roofing scams has created a perfect storm—one that is straining insurer portfolios and impacting …

Moody’s Estimates U.S. Private Market Insured Losses for Hurricane Helene at $8B to $14B

Moody’s RMS Event Response on Monday released an estimate showing total U.S. private market insured losses from Hurricane Helene could be between $8 billion and $14 billion. Moody’s puts its best estimate at $11 billion. The estimate represents insured losses …

NSA Investigating If Chinese Hackers Breached US Telecom Firms

The U.S. is in the early stages of an investigation into potential Chinese hacking of American telecommunications companies, according to a top intelligence official. National Security Agency Director General Timothy Haugh said the NSA, along with other government agencies and …

Hurricane Milton Nears Category 5 Strength as It Menaces Florida

Hurricane Milton is on track to become a catastrophic Category 5 storm as it rakes Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula on a path toward Florida’s western coastline, where evacuations are underway in a region still recovering from Helene’s devastation. The storm’s top …

Shkreli Bid to Overturn $65 Million Daraprim Award Rejected by Supreme Court

The U.S. Supreme Court left in place a $65 million antitrust judgment against Martin Shkreli, the “Pharma Bro” who served almost seven years in prison for defrauding investors. The justices without comment turned away Shkreli’s bid to overturn the award …

Utilities’ Extreme Plan to Stop Wildfires: Shut Off the Power

A growing number of utilities are resorting to an extreme measure to prevent their equipment from sparking catastrophic wildfires: turning off the power. Electric companies serving about 24 million homes and businesses across the fire-prone US West now have plans …

GM Halts Vehicle Production at Two US Plants Due to Hurricane Helene

General Motors has temporarily halted truck and SUV production at two assembly plants in Texas and Michigan because of impacts to its suppliers due to Hurricane Helene, the automaker said Friday. The Detroit automaker said production at Flint Assembly and …

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