Posts by Y@DminG
Democratic-Led States Sue to Block US Consumer Watchdog’s Defunding Under Trump
A coalition of Democratic-led states filed a lawsuit on Monday seeking to prevent President Donald Trump’s administration from defunding the U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau by refusing to request money from the Federal Reserve. Democratic attorneys general from 21 states … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOdometer Fraud Sees 14% Jump in the Past Year
An estimated 2.45 million cars on the road likely have their odometers rolled back, 14% more than last year, according to vehicle history provider CARFAX. There was just a 4% increase between 2023 and 2024. “Odometer rollbacks occur when someone … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlooding in California Leads to Soaked Roads, Water Rescues and 1 Death
Heavy rain and flash flooding soaked roads in northern California, leading to water rescues from vehicles and homes and at least one confirmed death, authorities said Monday. In Redding, a city at the northern end of California’s Central Valley, one … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDriverless Future Gains Momentum With Global Robotaxi Deployments
Ride-hailing firms and technology companies around the world are racing to deploy driverless taxis, betting that robotaxis will reshape urban transport and unlock new growth as regulation gradually opens up. From China and the U.S. to Europe and the Middle … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAI Data Centers Are Forcing Dirty ‘Peaker’ Power Plants Back Into Service
In Chicago’s working-class Pilsen neighborhood, a 60s-era oil-fired power plant rises up from an industrial lot behind Dvorak Park, which in warmer weather is packed with children climbing on its colorful playground and zooming down slides. The rarely-used eight-unit Fisk … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJ&J Talc Jury Awards $1.56 Billion to Asbestos Cancer Victim
Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay about $1.56 billion to a Maryland woman who blamed the company’s talc-based baby powder for causing her asbestos-linked cancer, the largest such jury verdict for an individual in 15 years of litigation. Jurors … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalifornia Luxury Carwash Settles Wage Theft Case for $1.2M
A luxury carwash in Southern California must pay a a $1.2 million settlement for wage theft and labor law violations. The California Labor Commissioner’s Office secured the settlement with Newport Auto Spa Inc., doing business as The Car Spa, a … Source: Claims Journal
Read More‘Door Knocker’ Roofers Were Everywhere. NC Farm Bureau Saw an Opportunity
It began with “door knockers” – the all-too-familiar practice of roofing companies telling homeowners that they could get a new roof with little or no out-of-pocket expense. North Carolina Farm Bureau Insurance, the second-largest property insurer in the state with … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNew York Times Reporter Sues Google, xAI, OpenAI Over Chatbot Training
An investigative reporter best known for exposing fraud at Silicon Valley blood-testing startup Theranos sued Elon Musk’s xAI, Anthropic, Google, OpenAI, Meta Platforms and Perplexity on Monday for using copyrighted books without permission to train their artificial intelligence systems. New … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCat Bonds Linked to Wildfires Lose ‘Once Untouchable’ Status
Alternative investment managers are starting to take a serious interest in catastrophe bonds tied to wildfires, moving into a risk category that just a few years ago was seen as too difficult to model. More than $5 billion of cat … Source: Claims Journal
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