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The current conflict in the Middle East has been as disruptive commercially as it has been geopolitically. Many businesses operating in the region are suffering from a combination of sharp demand declines, blocked routes to market, surging input costs, and … Source: Claims Journal

A federal jury in North Carolina on Monday said Uber should pay $5,000 to a woman who claimed she was sexually assaulted by a driver she booked through the app, as the company faces thousands of similar claims. The Raleigh, … Source: Claims Journal

Drought in the contiguous United States has reached record levels for this time of year, weather data shows. Meteorologists said it’s a bad sign for the upcoming wildfire season, food prices and western water issues. More than 61% of the … Source: Claims Journal

Xceedance named Swapna Allapur chief people officer. Swapna will lead the company’s global people strategy, focusing on building workforce readiness, enabling large-scale transformation and strengthening the organizational capabilities. Swapna has nearly three decades of human resources leadership experience spanning multiple … Source: Claims Journal

Burning time for North American wildfires is going into overtime. Flames are lasting later into the night and starting earlier in the morning because human-caused climate change is extending the hotter and drier conditions that feed fires, a new study … Source: Claims Journal

Amazon.com Inc. coerced Levi Strauss & Co. and other prominent brands into an alleged price-fixing scheme that influenced costs for a wide variety of goods on retail websites operated by Walmart Inc., Target Corp., Home Depot Inc., Chewy Inc. and … Source: Claims Journal

FBI Director Kash Patel filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit against The Atlantic and staff writer Sarah Fitzpatrick over a story alleging excessive drinking and unexplained absences, calling the reporting “malicious lies” built on anonymous sources with partisan motives. The … Source: Claims Journal

Commercial traffic through the Strait of Hormuz is at a virtual standstill on Monday after a brief and confused reopening over the weekend ended with the first US seizure of an Iranian vessel — underscoring just how difficult it will … Source: Claims Journal

The Trump administration is considering potential changes to North American trade rules that would raise tariff costs on U.S. automobile imports and push manufacturers to boost domestic production, according to people familiar with the matter. U.S. officials have discussed requiring … Source: Claims Journal

The idea that AI tools can help plaintiffs’ lawyers to improve finely tuned litigation strategies that ultimately drive insurance company claims payouts is not new to insurance industry readers. Nor is the suggestion that defense firms need to try to … Source: Claims Journal