Archive for June 2026

A day before crossing the Strait of Hormuz, an Indonesian seafarer aboard the Al Rayyan tanker published a picture of a rainbow cutting across the bow. “When the dream ship becomes reality,” he wrote on social media, thanking God for … Source: Claims Journal

Amazon was sued on Monday by a Virginia resident over what he said were privacy violations after the company’s Ring doorbell cameras at friends and family members’ homes collected and stored images of his face using facial recognition software. The … Source: Claims Journal

In property/casualty claims, the initial inspection does more than document damage. It establishes the foundation for how the claim will be evaluated, reserved and ultimately resolved. When that inspection is incomplete, rushed, or performed without sufficient expertise, the effects rarely … Source: Claims Journal

An explosion at Hanwha Aerospace Co.’s manufacturing facility in South Korea on Monday killed five employees, prompting President Lee Jae Myung to order a full investigation. Hanwha Group said it had set up an emergency response headquarters and was working … Source: Claims Journal

Starbucks Corp. is tying most tech workers’ bonuses to how much they’re using artificial intelligence as the coffee chain seeks to improve efficiency. A quarter of bonuses paid to tech employees will be pegged to department-wide goals that include AI … Source: Claims Journal

The state of Florida sued OpenAI and Chief Executive Officer Sam Altman, accusing the artificial intelligence company of ignoring safety warnings and releasing its ChatGPT product while knowing it was harmful to users. The lawsuit, filed Monday in state court, … Source: Claims Journal

Seagate Technology reached a $175 million settlement of a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders by concealing it violated U.S. export control laws by selling more than $1.1 billion of hard disk drives to China’s Huawei Technologies. A preliminary settlement of … Source: Claims Journal

Just days before the civil trial on claims against the owner and operator of the cargo ship Dali was to begin, Grace Ocean and Synergy Marine settled wrongful death suits with the families of the six construction workers killed when … Source: Claims Journal

The suit by the Kentucky school district alleged social media products are addictive and helped create a teen mental health crisis that drained school resources. Source: Claims Journal

Tesla Inc. is facing a consumer lawsuit in China over its Full Self‑Driving feature, with a Beijing court holding its first hearing in a case brought by 10 car owners alleging misleading advertising and fraud, The Beijing News reported. Ten … Source: Claims Journal