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In the modern litigation environment, negotiation is no longer a soft skill. It is the dominant process by which 99% of litigated claims resolve. This reinforces the importance of mechanics—the actual “how” of the negotiation process. How often do we … Source: Claims Journal

A buzzy new social network where artificial intelligence-powered bots appear to swap code and gossip about their human owners had a major flaw that exposed private data on thousands of real people, according to research published on Monday by cybersecurity … Source: Claims Journal

The manager of London’s One Hyde Park apartment block, one of the world’s most expensive addresses, on Monday won its lawsuit against a British construction giant for just over 35 million pounds ($48 million) in pipework repairs. In the affluent … Source: Claims Journal

A bill to initiate reforms to the California FAIR Plan that include changes to customer service and claims, and added transparency was introduced on Monday. Assembly Bill 1680, the Make It FAIR Act, authored by Assemblymember Lisa Calderon and sponsored … Source: Claims Journal

China banned concealed door handles on electric vehicles, the first country in the world to outlaw a design popularized by Tesla Inc. that is now facing global regulatory scrutiny due to a spate of deadly incidents. Cars sold in China … Source: Claims Journal

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it had expanded a safety-related investigation into 1.27 million Ford F-150 pickup trucks following reports of unexpected downshifts with rear-wheel lockup. The investigation covers vehicles from the 2015–2017 model years, NHTSA … Source: Claims Journal

Trafigura won its London lawsuit against Indian businessman Prateek Gupta over fake nickel cargoes on Friday, with London’s High Court ruling in favor of the commodities trader. Geneva-based Trafigura alleged Gupta was the mastermind of a fraudulent “Ponzi scheme” in … Source: Claims Journal

A federal court judge has halted New Hampshire’s plan to end motor vehicle inspections. U.S. District Court Judge Landya McCafferty granted a preliminary injunction on January 27 to prevent the state from implementing a new law abolishing the annual inspection … Source: Claims Journal

Chinese automakers built nearly one-in-10 passenger cars sold in Europe last month, a record share that caps a year of rapid growth led by brisk sales of hybrid and battery-powered vehicles. With December’s 9.5% share of the European car market, … Source: Claims Journal

Hackers and other criminals can easily commandeer computers operating open-source large language models outside the guardrails and constraints of the major artificial-intelligence platforms, creating security risks and vulnerabilities, researchers said. Hackers could target the computers running the LLMs and direct … Source: Claims Journal