Archive for July 2026
AssuranceAmerica Suffers Third-Party Data Breach, Customer Data Exposed
About three months after it detected suspicious activity within its network systems, AssuranceAmerica has started alerting consumers. The Atlanta-based managing general agency with about 9,500 agents selling personal auto, renters, and commercial auto policies in 14 states, said on March … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSwedish Court Orders Google to Pay $1.5B to Klarna in Antitrust Damages
A Swedish court on Wednesday ordered Alphabet’s Google to pay about $1.5 billion in damages to PriceRunner, the price comparison business owned by payments platform Klarna, for favoring its own shopping service in search results. The award, equivalent to around … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAlibaba Paying $600 Million to Resolve US Drug Sales Probe
Chinese technology and e-commerce giant Alibaba and its U.S.-based payment processor have agreed to pay $600 million to resolve allegations that they failed to prevent illegal drug sales, the U.S. Justice Department said on Wednesday. The companies entered into non-prosecution … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJuly 4 Holiday Cargo Thieves Are Ready Now, Report Warns
Cargo thieves may be operating sooner than you think to take advantage of the July 4 holiday, a new report shows. Verisk CargoNet is warning transportation and logistics stakeholders to prepare for elevated cargo theft risk during the July 4 … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWayve Courts Automakers With AI Driving System That Learns Like Humans
Autonomous-driving startup Wayve is riding a tide of investor interest. The London-based company has pulled in $2.8 billion from a roster of investors and strategic partners that includes big names across the technology and automotive sectors, from Nvidia to Mercedes-Benz … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreVenezuela Earthquake Death Toll Nears 2,000
The death toll from the twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela last week rose to nearly 2,000, as aftershocks eased in both frequency and intensity and authorities expanded recovery efforts. Almost 20,000 people survived the disaster in the hardest-hit coastal state … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMeta Loses Bid to Dismiss States’ Claims That Facebook, Instagram Addict Children
A federal judge rejected Meta Platforms’ bid to dismiss a lawsuit by 29 U.S. state attorneys general accusing it of designing Facebook and Instagram to addict children and knowingly concealing the harm from the public. In a decision late Monday, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreTesla Settles Lawsuit Over Deadly Crash Involving Full Self-Driving
Tesla Inc. has quietly resolved a lawsuit stemming from a fatal 2023 crash that precipitated a defect investigation into the carmaker’s automated-driving technology. The collision involved 71-year-old Johna Story, who had stepped out of her vehicle on an Arizona highway … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCamp Mystic Seeks Bankruptcy to Settle Texas Flood Wrongful Death Claims
Camp Mystic, the Texas girls camp where 28 people were killed in flash floods last summer, will use its bankruptcy case to resolve wrongful death claims filed against the family-owned company. “We acknowledge the pain and suffering and anguish,” caused … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreStates, US Reach Deal With Egg Producers in Cartel Pricing Probe
The U.S. Justice Department and a coalition of states have reached a settlement with egg producers over alleged illegal price coordination, according to New York’s attorney general. Cal-Maine Foods Inc, Hickmans’s Egg Ranch Inc. and Versova will pay $3.3 million … Source: Claims Journal
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