Archive for September 2025

The Gulf Coast has avoided any major tropical storms so far this hurricane season, but the Gulf’s luck could soon change, AccuWeather hurricane experts say. Water temperatures in the Gulf are exceptionally warm, creating conditions for rapid intensification of storms. … Source: Claims Journal

General Motors is cutting output at one of its main electric-vehicle factories, the latest automaker to pull back on EVs as U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration yanks federal support for green cars. GM will stop production of two electric Cadillac … Source: Claims Journal

A federal jury determined that Alphabet’s Google must pay $425 million for invading users’ privacy by continuing to collect data for millions of users who had switched off a tracking feature in their Google account. The on Wednesday verdict comes … Source: Claims Journal

The United States government has intervened and filed a complaint in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania under the False Claims Act against ProMedica Health System Inc. and affiliated entities for providing “grossly substandard” skilled nursing … Source: Claims Journal

Newsmax sued its larger conservative news rival Fox Corp. in federal court in Florida on Wednesday, accusing the media giant of suppressing competition in the U.S. market for right-leaning pay TV and leaving consumers with less choice. The lawsuit in … Source: Claims Journal

Scale AI Inc. sued rival data-labeling startup Mercor, accusing the firm and a former Scale employee of stealing trade secrets to attract new business. The suit, filed in San Francisco federal court Wednesday, alleges that Scale’s former head of engagement … Source: Claims Journal

Step into any claims office and you’ll see employees carrying more than caseloads; they’re carrying exhaustion. In insurance, where precision and empathy are the twin engines of effective claims handling, burnout isn’t just a workforce issue. It’s a business risk … Source: Claims Journal

EDITOR’S NOTE — This story includes discussion of suicide. If you or someone you know needs help, the national suicide and crisis lifeline in the U.S. is available by calling or texting 988. Artificial intelligence chatbot makers OpenAI and Meta … Source: Claims Journal

A U.S. judge on Wednesday will hold a hearing on whether to approve a deal between the Justice Department and Boeing that allows the planemaker to avoid prosecution on a charge stemming from two fatal 737 MAX plane crashes that … Source: Claims Journal

Delta Air Lines has agreed to pay $79 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed in 2020 after one of its airplanes that was experiencing engine trouble dumped its fuel over schoolyards and densely populated neighborhoods near Los Angeles. The … Source: Claims Journal