Archive for June 2025

Bally’s Corp. and the city of Chicago said they have settled a lawsuit brought by two white men and a conservative legal group that challenged a $1.7 billion casino project that offered ownership stakes only to women and people of … Source: Claims Journal

Data and reports may show that electric vehicles are becoming more popularity, not that many people are likely to by an EV as their next car—a possible sign that some people may be cooling on the EV buzz that gained … Source: Claims Journal

A judge on Monday dismissed the lawsuit filed by actor and director Justin Baldoni against his “It Ends With Us” costar Blake Lively after she sued him for sexual harassment and retaliation. U.S. District Court Judge Lewis Liman’s decision is … Source: Claims Journal

Waymo has suspended service of its ride-hailing service in downtown Los Angeles after its vehicles were set on fire during protests against immigration raids in the area. Waymo doesn’t believe the protests are related to the company specifically, according to … Source: Claims Journal

The Transportation Department paved the way for looser U.S. fuel economy standards on Friday by declaring that former President Joe Biden’s administration exceeded its authority by assuming high uptake of electric vehicles in calculating rules. The department made the declaration … Source: Claims Journal

Chevron CEO Mike Wirth told employees they needed to reinforce safety standards after a growing number of injury near-misses in an internal video message on April 29, just weeks before three workers died due to a fire on one of … Source: Claims Journal

Cybersecurity investigators noticed a highly unusual software crash — it was affecting a small number of smartphones belonging to people who worked in government, politics, tech and journalism. The crashes, which began late last year and carried into 2025, were … Source: Claims Journal

Hedge funds are facing pushback in California as their bets tied to insurance claims stemming from the Los Angeles wildfires are attacked as unethical. The transactions in focus are tied to so-called subrogation claims, which hedge funds, private equity firms … Source: Claims Journal

Reserv Inc., a tech-focused third-party administrator, completed its $25 million Series B funding round. The oversubscribed round, led by Flourish Ventures with full pro-rata participation, also included Accenture Ventures, bringing Reserv’s reported total funding to $55 million. The company said … Source: Claims Journal

OpenAI is appealing an order in a copyright case brought by the New York Times that requires it to preserve ChatGPT output data indefinitely, arguing that the order conflicts with privacy commitments it has made with users. Last month, a … Source: Claims Journal