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Underwriters Wary of PFAS Amid ‘Superstorm’ of Litigation, Regulation

As litigation and regulation increase around per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), insurance underwriting is tightening across lines. Insurance professionals who specialize in PFAS say insurers are mandating coverage exclusions and, in some cases, declining to write liability policies at all …

Sunk Superyacht Likely to Cost Insurers At Least $150 Million, Experts Say

Insurers of the Bayesian superyacht that sank this month, killing tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and six others, could be on the hook for at least $150 million, according to the first estimates by industry experts. The British-flagged 56-meter-long (184-foot-long) yacht, …

NTSB Report Faults Faked Trucking Company Logs in Fatal 2022 Bus Crash

A crash that killed three passengers on a party bus on a Virginia highway was caused by a fatigued truck driver working for a company that allowed its drivers to log excessive hours, a federal report concluded this week. The …

GM Must Face Big Class Action Over Faulty Transmissions

General Motors was ordered by a federal appeals court to face a class action claiming it violated laws of 26 U.S. states by knowingly selling several hundred thousand cars, trucks and SUVs with faulty transmissions. The 6th U.S. Circuit Court …

The Murdaugh Drama Continues: Store That Sold Beer Now Suing its Insurers

The saga of the Murdaugh family in South Carolina continues, now with a convenience store company suing its liability insurers for failing to defend it against a second lawsuit stemming from the sale of beer to an underage Paul Murdaugh …

Southern California Edison Seeks to Recover $1.6B of Wildfire-Related Losses

Southern California Edison, a unit of utility Edison International said on Thursday it was seeking approval for a settlement agreement to recover nearly 60% of losses related to wildfires and mudslides in 2017 and 2018. Under the agreement with the …

Chinese Hackers Exploited Bug to Compromise Internet Companies, Cybersecurity Firm Says

A Chinese hacking group exploited a software bug to compromise several internet companies in the United States and abroad, a cybersecurity firm said on Tuesday. Researchers at the firm Lumen Technologies said in a blog post that the hackers took …

Dick’s Sporting Goods Discloses Unauthorized Third-Party Access to Information

Dick’s Sporting Goods said on Wednesday it discovered last week that an unauthorized third party had access to its information systems, including certain confidential data. Cyber attacks have become increasingly common with corporate companies having to engage law enforcement to …

Meta Faces $3.6M Fine on Brazil Following Suit Over Bogus Havan Ads

Meta Platforms faces a fine of up to $3.62 million after losing a lawsuit by Brazilian department store chain Havan that accused the social media company of accepting paid advertisements that fraudulently use the retailer’s name to deceive consumers. A …

TikTok Must Face Lawsuit Over 10-Year-Old Girl’s Death, Court Rules

A U.S. appeals court has revived a lawsuit against TikTok by the mother of a 10-year-old girl who died after taking part in a viral “blackout challenge” in which users of the social media platform were dared to choke themselves …