Archive for April 2026

An employee of a company that operates a distribution center for Kimberly-Clark Corp. has been arrested on arson charges after a massive fire broke out Tuesday at the facility in California that serves around 50 million people. The 1.2 million-square-foot … Source: Claims Journal

U.S. agriculture equipment maker Deere on Monday agreed to pay $99 million into a settlement fund for farms and farmers that are part of a class action over costs and access to repairs. The case is part of broader scrutiny … Source: Claims Journal

Skyrocketing fuel prices due to the Iran war are fanning the embers of transportation costs, which were already rising due to a shrinking pool of drivers in the U.S. Trucking operators saw diesel prices spike by almost 50% since the … Source: Claims Journal

Ford Motor is recalling 422,613 vehicles in the U.S. over a failure of the windshield wiper, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Tuesday. Related: Ford Recalling 254,000 SUVs in US Due to Software Issues Here are some … Source: Claims Journal

Hackers have breached Jones Day and accessed the files of 10 clients, the law firm said on Monday. A prolific cybercriminal group known as Silent took credit for the attack, listing Jones Day among its victims on an extortion website. … Source: Claims Journal

UBS Group AG failed to persuade a U.S. judge to clarify a 1999 legal settlement about claims against Swiss banks over their handling of Nazi victims during the Holocaust. US District Judge Edward Korman turned aside the bank’s request to … Source: Claims Journal

A Florida appeals court decision, reinterpreting a 32-year-old workers’ compensation statute, could now mean a longer statute of limitations on many injury claims and may lead to the reopening of many cases around the state. The lead claimants’ attorney in … Source: Claims Journal

Russian government-linked hackers are compromising popular internet routers to steal passwords for email accounts and other online services, the U.K. warned. Source: Claims Journal

Alphabet Inc.’s Google plans to introduce new mental health support features for its Gemini chatbot as the company and rivals, like OpenAI, have faced several lawsuits accusing their artificial intelligence tools of leading to harm. Gemini will add an interface … Source: Claims Journal

A federal judge dismissed a proposed class-action lawsuit accusing the maker of Stanley tumblers of concealing that the popular water bottles contained lead. In a decision on Friday, U.S. District Judge Tana Lin in Seattle said consumers did not demonstrate … Source: Claims Journal