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California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Tuesday signed legislation establishing standards for investigating, testing and restoring smoke-damaged homes. Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1795, the Smoke Damage Recovery Act. The bill, authored by Assemblyman Mike Gipson and sponsored by California Insurance Commissioner … Source: Claims Journal

OpenAI is working on steps to address artificial intelligence safety issues with its top competitors Anthropic PBC and Google DeepMind, escalating industry efforts to respond to a groundswell of concern that the technology poses an economic and security threat. Chris … Source: Claims Journal

Chemours, DuPont and Corteva last week reached a $455 million settlement with North Carolina and 11 local entities over PFAS contamination claims tied to Chemours’ Fayetteville Works plant and other historical discharges. Lawsuits accusing major chemical companies of polluting U.S. … Source: Claims Journal

China’s industry ministry unveiled a roadmap last week to strengthen its smart electric vehicle industry, targeting large-scale deployment of autonomous-driving vehicles by 2030 and greater global influence for its auto sector. Key targets and policy measures include: Vehicles with self-driving … Source: Claims Journal

Abbott Laboratories agreed to pay $385 million to settle U.S. allegations related to poor manufacturing practices at two facilities, including one involving an investigation of a contaminated facility that made powder infant formula. The accord resolves claims that the company … Source: Claims Journal

Accenture Plc, a management and technology consulting company, has agreed to pay $25 million to resolve allegations by the U.S. Justice Department that it took race and sex into consideration when making hiring and promotion decisions. The Justice Department said … Source: Claims Journal

Deutsche Bank AG has settled a court case brought by Dario Schiraldi, a former manager who’d sued the lender for allegedly damaging his career by wrongfully blaming him in the Monte dei Paschi accounting affair. No terms on the settlement … Source: Claims Journal

Ford is recalling 223,472 vehicles in the U.S. due to leaky and improperly secured fuel tanks that may detach from the vehicle while driving, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Saturday. Related: Ford Recalling 149,000 Vehicles in … Source: Claims Journal

A late-filed workers’ compensation claim can be considered valid where the lateness is due to the identity of the claimant’s employer being concealed from her. The Virginia Workers’ Compensation Commission (VWCC) has upheld a deputy commissioner’s ruling that found an … Source: Claims Journal

Elon Musk’s X Corp and SpaceXAI said on Monday they have resolved their lawsuit in federal court in Texas that had accused Apple of conspiring to unlawfully monopolize markets for smartphones and generative AI chatbots. In a court filing, X … Source: Claims Journal