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After $66M Florida Boat Crash Award, Judge Says TPA Can’t Halt Claims Adjustments
South Florida residents will likely remember Aaron Hirschhorn, the successful Miami entrepreneur who launched a dog-sitting service then won a big investment for a stem-cell therapy for dogs when he appeared on the “Shark Tank” TV show in 2019. Hirschorn … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCommerce Secretary Responds: NOAA ‘Fully Staffed’ With Forecasters, Scientists
U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick told a Senate hearing that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) is “fully staffed” with weather forecasters and scientists after concerns were raised about some offices losing 24-hour staffing ahead of hurricane season. “We … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreReports Say Amazon is Prepping to Test Humanoid Robots for Deliveries
Amazon is developing software for humanoid robots that could eventually take the jobs of delivery workers, The Information reported on Wednesday, citing a person familiar with the matter. Reuters could not immediately confirm the report. Amazon is completing construction of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Supreme Court Makes ‘Reverse’ Discrimination Suits Easier
The U.S. Supreme Court made it easier on Thursday for people from majority backgrounds such as white or straight individuals to pursue claims alleging workplace “reverse” discrimination, reviving an Ohio woman’s lawsuit claiming she was illegally denied a promotion and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreChinese Hacked US Telecom a Year Before Known Wireless Breaches
Corporate investigators found evidence that Chinese hackers broke into an American telecommunications company in the summer of 2023, indicating the country’s attackers penetrated the US communications system earlier than publicly known. Investigators working for the telecommunications firm discovered last year … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMattel Settles Baby Sleeper Death Suits Before Start of a Trial
Mattel Inc. and its Fisher-Price unit have settled lawsuits alleging their recalled Rock ‘n Play baby sleeper was so defectively designed that it led to the deaths of infants. The agreement, disclosed in a Delaware court filing last week, resolves … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMattel Settles Baby Sleeper Death Suits Before Start of a Trial
Mattel Inc. and its Fisher-Price unit have settled lawsuits alleging their recalled Rock ‘n Play baby sleeper was so defectively designed that it led to the deaths of infants. The agreement, disclosed in a Delaware court filing last week, resolves … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreReddit Sues Anthropic, Says AI Company Exploited User Data
Reddit Inc. sued artificial intelligence firm Anthropic, saying it has used the social media company’s content without permission to train its AI models. The lawsuit, which was filed Wednesday in San Francisco Superior Court, alleges that Anthropic attempted to access … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHomeowner’s Failure to Read Doesn’t Clear Agency of Negligence Claim
A North Carolina insurance agency cannot escape a lawsuit brought by a homeowner who was denied coverage after a hurricane because key elements of the property were not mentioned in the coverage application. In a case that began almost a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMicrosoft Offers to Boost European Governments’ Cybersecurity for Free
Microsoft is offering free of charge to European governments a cybersecurity program, launched on Wednesday, to bolster their defenses against cyber threats, including those enhanced by artificial intelligence, it said. After a surge in cyberattacks in Europe, many linked to … Source: Claims Journal
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