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Judge Upholds $243M Verdict Against Tesla Over Fatal Autopilot Crash
A judge rejected Tesla’s request to overturn a $243 million jury verdict over the 2019 crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S, which killed a 22-year-old woman and injured her boyfriend. Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down on Friday President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs that he pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies, rejecting one of his most contentious assertions of his authority in a ruling with major … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePalantir Gets Partial Win in Fight With Ex-Workers at AI Startup
A judge agreed with Palantir Technologies Inc. that a trio of former employees likely violated confidentiality and non-solicitation agreements in founding their artificial intelligence startup but stopped short of halting their work at the new company, Percepta. Palantir sued Percepta … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLA Fire Victims Suing City Utility for Billions Win Major Ruling
The water and power utility that serves the city of Los Angeles must face hundreds of lawsuits faulting its response to the massive 2025 wildfire that leveled one of the city’s premier seaside neighborhoods and caused tens of billions of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBioNTech Sues Moderna for Patent Infringement Over COVID Shots
German biopharmaceutical company BioNTech sued Moderna in Delaware federal court on Thursday, alleging that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine mNEXSPIKE infringes a patent related to BioNTech and Pfizer’s competing shot Comirnaty. The lawsuit said that mNEXSPIKE, Moderna’s next-generation COVID shot approved by … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreState Farm Adjuster’s Opinion Does Not Override Policy Exclusion in Sewage Backup
Insureds cannot rely on the word of an insurance adjuster—even one hired by the insurer—to show that a homeowners’ policy covers sewage backup, a federal appeals court said in a case that underscored the sanctity of policy exclusions but also … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBuilding Fortification And The Role of The Insurance Industry
There has been a lot of recent conversation throughout the insurance industry around resiliency fortification efforts and how to help facilitate them. For claims leaders, this is a particularly important conversation because the level of resiliency of the structures in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreReport: BMW, Ram And Tesla Had Some of The Nation’s Worst Drivers
Drivers of BMW, Ram and Tesla vehicles were ranked among the worst drivers in the country in a new report. A LendingTree report on the best and worst drivers on by vehicle manufacturer ranks BMW for No. 1 in total … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMoody’s: LA Wildfires, US Catastrophes Drove Bulk of Global Insured Losses in 2025
The devastating Los Angeles wildfires in 2025 and U.S. insured catastrophe losses of more than $45 billion for the third consecutive year helped push global economic losses from catastrophes to $224 billion, a report from Moody’s shows. In a year … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNissan to Recall 643,000 SUVs in US Over Engine, Gear Issues
Nissan recalling 642,698 Rogue SUVs in the U.S. as part of two separate recalls, over issues that could cause loss of drive power, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday. Nissan is recalling 318,781 Rogue SUVs over … Source: Claims Journal
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