Posts by Y@DminG
ZEVs Accounted for 1-in-4 California Auto Sales as Tax Credit Wound Down
Zero-emission vehicles accounted for nearly one-in-four new light-vehicle sales in California during the third quarter as buyers rushed to take advantage of the expiring federal tax credit, a new report shows. The California New Car Dealers Association’s Q3 2025 California … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreApple Seeks to End Apple Pay Trade Secrets Lawsuit
Apple urged a federal judge to dismiss a racketeering lawsuit by a company that accused the iPhone maker of stealing its technology to create the lucrative mobile wallet Apple Pay. In a Monday night filing in Atlanta federal court, Apple … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreExonerated Trader Tom Hayes Sues UBS For $400M Over Libor Accusations
Tom Hayes, the former trader who was a face of the global Libor-rigging scandal before his conviction was overturned in July, sued his former employer UBS for more than $400 million, saying the Swiss bank cast him as the “evil … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePepsiCo Resolves Lawsuit Over Gatorade Bar Health Claims
PepsiCo has resolved a lawsuit accusing it of falsely marketing its Gatorade protein bars as good for you, though they contain more sugar than protein and more sugar than Snickers bars and chocolate-frosted Dunkin’ donuts. U.S. District Judge Casey Pitts … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFive New Members Join CAPA Board of Directors
The Certified Automotive Parts Association elected five new members to its board of directors, including two insurer representatives. The new CAPA members are: Brian Burbridge from Caliber Collision; David Garner from Joe Hudson’s Collision Center; Kayla Williams-Clark from Classic Collision; … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJ&J Talc Cancer Suits Jump 17% After Failed Settlement Effort
Johnson & Johnson has seen a 17% jump in new lawsuits claiming its iconic baby powder causes cancer after the company’s latest attempt to force a global settlement was thrown out of bankruptcy court. J&J is facing approximately 73,570 suits … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCanada Pension Fund Sued by Young People Over Climate Risks
The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board was sued by a group of young people who claim the pension fund is putting their benefits in jeopardy by mismanaging climate-related financial risks. Aliya Hirji, Travis Olson, Ravneet Singh and Chloe Tse, who … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHSBC to Take $1.1B Hit After Luxembourg Court Ruling in Madoff Case
HSBC Holdings said on Monday it would book a $1.1 billion provision in its third-quarter results after losing part of an appeal in a long-running lawsuit tied to Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme, history’s biggest ever such fraud. HSBC acted as … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAlaska Airlines Vows IT Upgrades After Outage Forced Flight Cancellations
U.S. carrier Alaska Airlines said it had restored operations after a technology outage that grounded flights across the country and forced it to cancel more than 400 flights, disrupting travel for more than 49,000 passengers. Alaska Air Group said it … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCyberCube Puts Insured Loss Estimate From AWS Outage Around $40M
Cyber analytics firm CyberCube said losses from the Amazon Web Services outage could eclipse $580 million. CyberCube late last week put out a preliminary global insured loss estimate of between $38 million and $581 million for the AWS event, which … Source: Claims Journal
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