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Angie Harmon Suing Instacart and Former Shopper Who Shot and Killed Her Dog
Actor Angie Harmon has filed a lawsuit against Instacart and one of its former shoppers who fatally shot her dog in March while delivering groceries at her North Carolina home. The lawsuit filed in Mecklenburg County seeks to hold the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCiti Sued by ATM Customers Over Reverse Race Discrimination
Citigroup Inc. was accused in a lawsuit of racial discrimination for its policy of waiving ATM fees for customers of minority-owned banks. The plaintiffs, who don’t bank with Citigroup, claim they were charged out-of-network fees for transactions at the bank’s … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Denies Request to Discard $38M Verdict in New Hampshire Youth Center Abuse Case
The judge who oversaw a landmark trial about New Hampshire’s youth detention center has refused to discard the $38 million verdict, saying the facility’s leadership “either knew and didn’t care or didn’t care to learn the truth” about endemic physical … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGreater Chance of Major Hurricane on East Coast This Year, Less in Gulf, Scientist Says
Multiple computer models from forecasting organizations across the globe have predicted a very active hurricane season starting next month, spelling trouble for Florida and much of the Eastern United States. The models aren’t wrong, said Phil Klotzbach, a senior research … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNICB: Contractor Fraud Costs U.S. Residents Billions Yearly
With 28 separate natural disaster events costing at least $1 billion and totaling more than $93 billion in catastrophe losses, 2023 was a historic year for billion-dollar weather and climate disasters in the U.S. That’s a big enough figure. However, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreStaffing Shortages, Reduced Safety Training Fuel Risks for Company Drivers
Increased distractions, staffing shortages, and safety risks mean that 60% of company drivers are worried about their personal safety and liability behind the wheel. Over half have been involved in or witnessed an accident in the past year. According to … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreU.S. Studying If Other Bridges at Risk After Baltimore Collapse
The U.S. Coast Guard said it is evaluating whether other bridges nationwide are at risk after a cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in March, killing six people and destroying the Patapsco River crossing. Coast … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreOver 946,000 Customers Still Without Power After Storms in Texas, Louisiana
More than 946,000 homes and businesses in Texas, Louisiana and other Gulf Coast states were still without power on Friday morning after killer storms battered the region on Thursday, according to meteorologists and data from PowerOutage.us. The storm with hurricane-force … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAI Voiceover Company Stole Voices of Actors, New York Lawsuit Claims
Two voice actors sued artificial-intelligence startup Lovo in Manhattan federal court on Thursday, accusing the company of illegally copying their voices and using them without permission in its AI voiceover technology. Paul Lehrman and Linnea Sage said in the proposed … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSpotify Accused in Suit of Cheating Songwriters Out of Royalties
Spotify Technology SA used a legalistic word change to justify slicing royalties to musicians and publishers, reducing the revenue on which royalties are based by almost 50%, according to lawsuit filed by the group that collects their payments. The change … Source: Claims Journal
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