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Americans Are Inundated With Scams. Why Do So Few Victims Report Them?

Y@DminG — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 15:17:58 +0000

Most Americans are inundated with scam attempts on a daily basis — and about 3 in 10 have personally lost money or personal information to scams, according to a new AP-NORC survey. The poll, conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Center …
Source: Claims Journal

Traffic Flows Through Hormuz Despite Shock Ship Attack

Y@DminG — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 11:58:43 +0000

An attack on a container vessel sailing through the Strait of Hormuz has prompted some shipowners to review exit plans, but traffic continued to flow in both directions through the vital thoroughfare on Friday. Two fully laden tankers are heading …
Source: Claims Journal

London Faces Huge Financial Cost Tied to Rising Heat, Mayor Says

Y@DminG — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:54 +0000

London’s efforts to deal with rising temperatures come at a considerable financial cost that will require the city to turn to private investors for help, the mayor of the UK capital said. Instead of being a “future threat,” extreme heat …
Source: Claims Journal

Supreme Court Scales Back Roundup Cancer Lawsuits

Y@DminG — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:40 +0000

The U.S. Supreme Court reined in thousands of lawsuits pursued in state courts accusing Bayer of failing to warn users that the active ingredient in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, handing a major legal victory on Thursday to the German …
Source: Claims Journal

Rennert Agrees to $150 Million Settlement of Peru Smelter Claims

Y@DminG — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:27 +0000

Billionaire Ira Rennert agreed to pay $150 million to resolve more than a thousand claims that a lead smelter owned by his companies poisoned residents of a Peruvian town, reaching a deal on the eve of a U.S. trial that …
Source: Claims Journal

Cal-Maine, Others Poised to Settle DOJ Egg Pricing Probe

Y@DminG — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:09 +0000

Cal-Maine Foods Inc. and other egg suppliers are close to resolving an investigation by the U.S. Justice Department and a bipartisan group of states into alleged illegal price coordination, according to people familiar with the matter. The Justice Department and …
Source: Claims Journal

Endless Shrimp Deal Was Scheme to Squeeze Red Lobster, Suit Says

Y@DminG — Fri, 26 Jun 2026 05:00:02 +0000

Red Lobster’s $20 all-you-can-eat shrimp deal wasn’t just a badly designed promotion that inadvertently helped tip the iconic American restaurant chain into bankruptcy. It was part of a scheme to “squeeze every drop of value” from Red Lobster for the …
Source: Claims Journal

North Carolina Becomes First State to Pass Outright Ban on Litigation Financing

Y@DminG — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 15:17:59 +0000

National insurance groups are hailing the signing of a new law in North Carolina, one that makes the state the first to place an outright ban on third-party funding of lawsuits. House Bill 315, signed by Gov. Josh Stein this …
Source: Claims Journal

NHTSA Dropping Manual Brake Pedal Requirement for Fully Automated Vehicles

Y@DminG — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 14:48:57 +0000

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is dropping the manual brake pedal mandate for fully automated vehicles. As part of its new NHTSA’s Automated Vehicle Framework, the administration began rulemaking for its fifth update to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. …
Source: Claims Journal

Montgomery v. Caribe Increases Litigation Activity, Not Shipper Exposure

Y@DminG — Thu, 25 Jun 2026 05:00:58 +0000

A recent Supreme Court decision that is widely viewed as a significant development in transportation litigation is particularly worth examining in the context of negligent hiring claims against freight brokers. The court’s decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC …
Source: Claims Journal