News for April 2025
- Database Shows Luxury Watch Thefts, Insurance Fraud on The Rise
- Heritage Files Libel, Defamation Suit vs. Adjuster After ’60 Minutes’ Report
- Another UK Chain Suffers Hacking Attempt, Shuts Some Systems
- Loss of FEMA Program Spells Disaster for Hundreds of Communities And Their Projects
- 23andMe Will Have Court-Appointed Overseer for Genetic Data in Bankruptcy
- Enlyte: Migraine Medications Continue Rising in Workers’ Comp
- Gilead Sciences Reaches $202M Settlement Over Kickbacks to Doctors
- Insurers May Face $145 Billion in Catastrophe Losses in 2025
- Ransomware Hack Said to Be Cause of Marks & Spencer Outages
- The Five Seconds That Plunged Spain into Darkness
- Trump to Offer Auto Tariff Reprieve After Carmaker Appeals
- This E&S Carrier is Implementing Natural Language Processing, New Claims Tech
- New Report Shows Rise in Cargo Theft, With Three States Leading the Way
- 23andMe Bankruptcy Bid Deadline Extended as DNA Privacy Woes Linger
- Hackers Manipulate Markets in $700 Million Illicit Trading Spree
- New York High Court Unleashes Expanded Liability for Pet Owners
- Severe Weather Outbreak Threatens Central U.S. with Tornadoes and Large Hail
- M&S Tells Warehouse Agency Staff to Stay Home as Cyber Incident Continues
- Major Automakers Want Congress to Bar California 2035 Electric Vehicle Plan
- Spain and Portugal Hit With Worst European Blackout in Years
- Deel Sues Rippling for Defamation, Escalates Silicon Valley Feud
- Xceedance Names Lillywhite Senior Vice President, Operating Leader for U.K. And Europe
- Lawmakers Agree to Pay $807M into Lahaina Wildfires Settlement Fund
- Father of Tesla Cybertruck Crash Victim Files Lawsuit Over Death
- DoorDash Asks Judge to Dismiss Uber Suit Over Web Ordering Services
- Britain’s M&S Stops Taking Online Orders After Cyber Attack
- Report: Insurers Pay $1.6B in Dog Bite Claims, as Frequency Soars
- Jury Decides Norfolk Southern Should Pay for The $600M Settlement in Ohio Derailment
- J.S. Held CEO Held to Transition to Chairman, COO Spirer to Take Helm
- How the Key Bridge Collapse Continues Reshaping Infrastructure Insurance
- Marsh Sues Aon, Ex-Team Leader Over Exit of 20 Construction Surety Employees
- US Regulator Takes Initial Steps to Boost Self-Driving Cars
- Merck Faces Patent Lawsuit Over Easier-to-Use Keytruda
- New Jersey Wildfire Is Tied to Arson as Firefighters Make Gains
- US Officials Mull Easing Tariffs Targeting the Auto Industry
- Survey Shows Distracted Drivers Overconfident: 20% Text While Driving, 15% Use Social Media
- Allianz Commercial Names Hill North American Head of Claims
- FBI Says Cybercrime Costs Rose to at Least $16 Billion in 2024
- Immigrants in US Unlawfully Can Drive Legally in 19 States. Now Some States Want to Stop Them
- New Jersey RealPage Suit Says Collusion With Landlords Drives up Rents
- Class Action Accuses Toyota of Illegally Sharing Driver Data with Progressive
- Forecast Calls for Wildfires to Burn More Land Across U.S. This Year
- Report Shows California’s New Vehicle Market Outlook Clouded by Tariffs
- Lawsuits Against BP Over Health Impacts of Deepwater Horizon Cleanup Stalled in Court
- Audi Q6, Three Other Vehicles Earn IIHS 2025 Safety Awards
- New York Governor’s Proposed Regulatory Changes to Workers’ Comp Treatment
- Tesla Settles Black Employee’s Lawsuit Alleging Pervasive Harassment
- Auto Lobbying Groups Unite to Pressure Trump for Tariff Relief
- Tesla Settles Wrongful Death Lawsuit Claiming Sudden Acceleration In Ohio Crash
- Cabot Creamery Butter Recalled Over Fecal Bacteria Contamination
- 3D Printing in the Auto Industry Mulled by Experts
- Student Pilots Sue United Airlines And Flight School Over Fraud Allegations
- Shopify Must Face Data Privacy Lawsuit in US, Court Rules
- Walgreens to Pay $300 Million in US Opioid Settlement
- Aon Reports Global Natural Disasters Cost Insurers $53B in Q1, With Economic Losses of $83B
- Uber Sued by FTC Over ‘Deceptive’ Subscription Sign-Ups
- In Ohio Trial, Railroad And Chemical Maker Agree on Who Pays Residents
- Trump Throws the Electric School Bus Transition Into Chaos
- Average U.S. Vehicle Age Approaching 13 Years, New Report Shows
- Uber Spends Six Figures on Ads in Latest NY Insurance Reform Push
- La Niña’s End Threatens to Unleash an Active Atlantic Hurricane Season
- Southern California Edison Lays Out $925M Plan to Rebuild After LA Wildfires
- GSK Zantac Appeal Gets Tough Questions From Some US Judges
- Ford Recalls More Than 148,000 Vehicles, NHTSA Says
- DeepSeek Poses ‘Profound’ Security Threat, US House Panel Claims
- Google Faces UK Class Action From Businesses Over Online Search Dominance
- In Last-Minute Reversal, US Agency Extends Support for Cyber Vulnerability Database
- As Trump Considers Auto Tariffs Pause, Parts Exemptions Could Be Key for US Industry
- California Sets Aside $170M to Thin Vegetation, Forests to Help Prevent Wildfires
- Tariff Panic Spurs Fastest Retail Sales Growth in Two Years
- Group Sues California Department of Insurance Over FAIR Plan Surcharges
- A Look at Recent Aircraft Tragedies, Mishaps and Close Calls
- US Funding Running Out For Critical Cyber Vulnerability Database, Manager Says
- FEMA Denies Washington State Disaster Relief From Bomb Cyclone, Governor Says
- China to Tighten EV Battery Rules to Reduce Fire and Explosion Risks
- Italy Court Allows Class Action Against Stellantis Over Faulty Airbags
- Agreement in Works to Settle Northwestern Hazing Suits That Led to Coach’s Firing
- More Resilient Organizations Successfully Battled Ransomware in 2024: BakerHostetler
- Global Electric Vehicle Sales Up 29% in March, Researchers Find
- Hertz Says Hackers Stole License Numbers, Credit Card Data
- Europe’s Hottest Year Turbocharged Extreme Weather Across Region
- New Hampshire Insurers Must Offer In-Person Auto Inspections, Bulletin Says
- Deadly Landslide in Indonesia’s Nickel Hub Signals Supply Risk
- Inspections of Affected Barrels Will Take Time as Flood Cleanup Progresses at Kentucky Distillery
- Majority of Small Business Leaders Think AI Will Play A Crucial Role in Work Safety
- New York Pediatrician Ordered to Pay $1.6B to 100 Women
- Ransomware Hits DaVita, Kidney Care Provider Serving Hospitals
- In Fight Over Insurance, Neighbors Crowdsource LA Fire Contamination Data
- AI Weather Models Promise Super Granular, Specialist Forecasts
- What Conditions Lead to Extreme Storms With Destructive Flooding?
- White House Proposes to Eliminate NOAA Climate Research in Budget Proposal
- New York Jury Awards $1.68B to Women Who Accused Director of Sexual Abuse
- Roofing Contractor Settles for $290K After Teen Worker’s Fatal Fall
- ‘Everything Is on the Table’ in NYC Helicopter Probe, NTSB Says
- Report Reveals Remote Access Tools, Supply Chain Key Drivers of Cyber Claims
- Nearly 24 Firms Seek Deal With CFTC to Settle Enforcement Cases
- Allianz Report Shows Rising Civil Unrest, Political Violence Remain Top 10 Risk for Global Businesses
- Sarah Palin, New York Times to Face Off in Defamation Retrial
- California’s Effort to Hold Oil Companies Liable for Natural Disasters Stalls
- NYC Tourist Helicopter Crashes in Hudson River, Killing Six
- Plane Carrying New York Lawmakers Clipped at Reagan Airport
- Jack Dorsey’s Block to Pay New York $40 Million in Cash App Settlement
- Roof Repair and Replacement Costs up Nearly 30% Since 2022, Report Shows
- Goldman Cuts US Auto Sales Estimate by Nearly 1 Million Units Due to Tariffs
- Waymo to Begin Data Collection in Tokyo With Driver-Operated Test Rides
- Self-Driving Startup Nuro Raises $106 Million at Lower Valuation
- NHTSA Estimates Traffic Fatalities in 2024 Were Lowest in Five Years
- LA Wildfires Had Little Impact on Reinsurer Risk Appetite During April Renewals
- CBS Poised to Lose Bid to Stop Sony Taking ‘Jeopardy’ Rights
- Buffett’s Duracell Sued by BASF Over Lithium Ion Battery Secrets
- Judge Wants Issues Addressed in $2.8B NCAA Settlement Before Final Approval
- EU Adopts Tariffs on $23B Billion of US Goods in Metals Fight
- Jazz Pharma to Pay $145M to Settle Narcolepsy Drug Antitrust Case
- Insurance Industry Contemplates Knock-On Effect of Tariffs to Claims, Consumers
- ATI Restoration Names Diab Chief Financial Officer
- Hackers Spied on 100 US Bank Regulators’ Emails for Over a Year
- UAW Joins Critics Slamming RFK Jr.’s Cuts to Worker Safety Unit
- TSMC Could Face $1B or More Fine From US Probe, Sources Say
- Ireland and UK Face High Wildfire Risks After Dry, Warm Weather
- Tariffs Threaten to Push US Home Insurance Rates Even Higher
- Boeing Settles Lawsuits With Two Families of 737 MAX Crash Victims
- Inside LA County’s $4B Agreement to Settle Sex Abuse Claims at Juvenile Facilities
- Singapore’s DBS, BoC Customer Data at Risk After Ransomware Attack on Vendor
- Bayer Renews Bid for Supreme Court to Curb Glyphosate Cases
- AccuWeather: Severe Storms in Central US Cause $80-90B in Damages, Economic Loss
- Hedge Funds Are Hunting Deals in Risks Too Big for Insurers
- Tariffs Will Lead to 2M Fewer Auto Sales in US This Year, Firm Forecasts
- Viatris to Pay $335 Million to Resolve Opioid-Related Claims
- Chevron to Pay $740 Million to Restore Louisiana’s Coast
- Half of Homeowners Fear Losing Insurance as Costs Rise, Survey Shows
- HONK Names Teal EVP of Sales and Partnerships
- Report Highlights Louisiana’s Tort System as Barrier to Social Mobility
- Fed’s Powell Says Tariff Impact Likely to Be Larger Than Expected
- TikTok’s New Owner Stands to Inherit 1,500 Safety, Privacy Suits
- GSK Resolves Patent Lawsuit Against Pfizer Over RSV Vaccines
- Arson Investigations and the Pursuit of Bad Faith Claims
- Supreme Court: Trucker Can Seek Triple Damages in Suit Over THC Content in CBD Product
- US Judge Rules Several Companies Must Face Lawsuit Over Tainted Baby Food
- Insurance Department: California Delivery Company Filed Several False Claims in Workers’ Comp Scheme
- Oracle Tells Clients of Second Recent Hack, Log-In Data Stolen
- Early CSU Hurricane Season Forecast Calls for ‘Above-Average’ Activity
- Deadly Storms Bring Flooding and Destruction to Central US
- Trump’s Tariffs Send Deliberate Shock to Heart of Global Economy
- Boeing CEO Defends Safety Efforts, Says He Is Not Pressuring Workers
- On The Heels of A Dry Winter, Firefighters Brace for Wildfire Risks
- AI Beats Traditional Weather Models in Forecasting Wildfires
- North Korean IT Warriors Push to Infiltrate European Firms
- Bill to Beef up Claims Paying Capacity for California FAIR Plan Moving Through Legislature
- Trump’s Trade War Forces Canada into Decision on Whether to Hit US Autos
- Deutsche Bank’s DWS Pays $27M in German Greenwashing Case
- Report: 75% of Small Businesses Had Workplace Injuries, Mental Health A Growing Concern
- UK to Compel 1,000 Firms to Shore up Cyber Defenses After Hacks
- RYZE Acquires Leading-Edge Claims Service and Acorn Claims
- VW, Stellantis, Renault Among Firms Fined $495M Million by EU
- Smoke Damage from LA Wildfires Leaves Questions to Be Answered
- Getty Museum to Sell $500 Million of Debt for Fire Protection
- Bankruptcy Judge Shoots Down $10 Billion J&J Settlement
- California’s Snowpack Data Likely Signals Another Fire-Prone Summer
- Family of Canadian CEO Killed in Helicopter Crash Files $35 Million Lawsuit
- Fuji Media Report Calls for Grievance Mechanism After Sexual Assault Scandal
- Thai Watchdog Had Flagged Concerns Over Building That Collapsed in Earthquake
- How A Long-Lived Super-Regional Carrier is Implementing AI in Claims
- France Fines Apple $162M Over iOS Data Tracking Consent