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Tesla Gets 5-Week Extension in US Probe of Full Self-Driving Traffic Violations
U.S. auto safety regulators have granted Tesla a five-week extension to respond to an investigation into whether its vehicles violated traffic laws while the Elon Musk-led company’s Full Self-Driving system was engaged. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreA Lean Lens on Legal Bill Review: Keeping the Insured at The Center
For over a decade, I helped build the legal e-billing and review industry. I sat across the table from vice presidents of claims at major carriers, making the case that systematic invoice auditing was a fiduciary imperative. The logic seemed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MorePublishers Seek to Join Lawsuit Against Google Over AI Training
Publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group asked a California federal court on Thursday for permission to intervene in a proposed class action lawsuit against Google over the alleged misuse of copyrighted material used to train its artificial intelligence systems. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreDriver Fails to Back Up Claim That Tesla Touchscreen Defect Caused Accident
Vehicle manufacturer Tesla has won dismissal of a product liability lawsuit claiming that a defective touchscreen in a 2021 Tesla caused an accident. Judge Nelson Roman in federal district court in New York granted Tesla summary judgment because the woman … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAllstate Auto Technical Claims Director Bundra Named to Plasnomic Council
Mike Bundra, auto technical claim director at Allstate Insurance Company, has been named to the Plasnomic Plastic Repair Alliance Council. Bundra joins a group of executives from some of the industry’s largest organizations, working to unify best practices for automotive … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreThe Return Period for An LA Wildfire-Scale Event May Be Shorter Than You Think
Gallagher Re estimates that the total insured value exposed in the L.A. fires represents a one-in-35-year return period, a new baseline for modern wildfire risk under current climate conditions. Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNYC Sues Delivery App Over Lost Pay in New Mamdani Crackdown
New York City is suing a food-delivery technology provider for withholding pay from workers, signaling Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s get-tough approach to regulating app-based work. Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCyber Breach Affected 750,000 Canadian Investors, Regulator Says
Personal information of about 750,000 Canadian investors has been impacted by a “sophisticated phishing attack,” according to the Canadian Investment Regulatory Organization, in an update on the fallout from a major breach disclosed in August. Information that might have been … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFlorida Lawmakers Ready for Another Shot at Litigation Funding Limits
Florida property/casualty insurance leaders have said they are not expecting big changes from the legislature’s 2026 regular session that began this week, given the much-touted impact that 2022 reforms have already had on excessive litigation costs in recent years. But … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMusk’s xAI Faces California AG Probe Over Grok Sexual Images
Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence startup, xAI, is under investigation by the California attorney general’s office after the company’s Grok chatbot was allegedly used to create thousands of sexualized images of women and children without their consent. California Attorney General Rob … Source: Claims Journal
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