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Elon Musk beat back a defamation claim from a British cave expert who sued the billionaire CEO over a tweet in which Musk labeled Vernon Unsworth a “pedo guy.” A federal jury in Los Angeles Friday took about an hour … Source: Claims Journal

FRISS Appoints Product Development Leader FRISS, an international provider of risk analytics services to property and casualty insurers, has appointed Dan Gumpright as global vice president of products. Gumpright will drive the company’s development teams to strengthen fraud indicators and … Source: Claims Journal

Another state insurance commissioner is warning auto insurers about the overuse of photo estimates when making settlement offers. Vermont Insurance Commissioner Michael Pieciak issued a bulletin on Thursday to “clarify the division’s position regarding the use of visual adjusting.” “While … Source: Claims Journal

HOUSTON — Authorities on Thursday lifted a second evacuation order in a week for thousands of people in a Texas city as U.S. safety officials began examining what caused the latest in a series of chemical plant fires in the … Source: Claims Journal

LOS ANGELES — A British cave explorer who helped rescue a dozen boys and their soccer coach from a flooded Thailand cave last year testified Wednesday that Elon Musk branded him a pedophile and sullied his reputation. Vernon Unsworth choked … Source: Claims Journal

One consequence of America’s Cyber Monday shopping binge is the imminent arrival of $9.4 billion worth of merchandise on the nation’s doorsteps. And that will cue the annual cries of frustration about porch pirates — along with a raft of … Source: Claims Journal

Bayer AG agreed to postpone two upcoming U.S. trials involving its Roundup weedkiller to allow time for mediation talks on a possible settlement with plaintiffs. The German agriculture giant agreed to delay two trials that were set to begin in … Source: Claims Journal

The U.S. is approving new drugs so fast that companies are now preparing for a green light months in advance of the scheduled decision date, a pace that’s helping patients with rare or untreatable diseases but raising alarm among consumer … Source: Claims Journal

Six paintings that were stolen from a storage unit in the Toronto area are now back in the hands of their owner, the latest recovery from a business that says it has returned stolen works of art that are worth … Source: Claims Journal

Uber Technologies Inc. found more than 3,000 allegations of sexual assaults involving drivers or passengers on its platform in the U.S. last year, part of an extensive and long-awaited review in response to public safety concerns. The ride-hailing company released … Source: Claims Journal