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Banks, Financial Industry Hit by Rising Ransomware Attacks
Ransomware gangs didn’t come out with any big new innovations last year, but “what 2022 lacked in innovation it made up for in volume,” according to a report by a financial services group. In its annual outlook on cyber threats, … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInsurer Spots Cybersecurity Weakness With Model Simulating Catastrophic Attacks
Coalition Inc., a cyber-insurance provider that tries to curb digital risk, has designed technology that simulates large-scale attacks to help insurers identify potential weaknesses in their portfolios and prevent widespread losses. The San Francisco-based company’s model measures cyber risks in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLawyer Calls $6 Million Verdict Against University a ‘Powerful Anti-Hazing Message’
NEW ORLEANS (AP) – A jury’s decision that a Louisiana State University fraternity pledge’s family is entitled to $6.1 million for his hazing-related alcohol death in 2017 sends a powerful message, the family’s attorney said Monday. Max Gruver, from the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHow Much Is a Picture Worth? Let Jury Decide in Personal Injury Claim, Says Court
Photos of damaged vehicles are relevant to the likelihood and degree of personal injury in a car accident case and they are admissible at trial, even when no expert witnesses are around to testify about them, the Massachusetts high court … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWCRI: Extended Physical Medicine Treatment Drives Up Cost of Low Back Claims
PHOENIX — Low back pain is one of the most common workplace injuries. Most cases can be resolved through physical medicine. Treatment guidelines call for two to three visits a week for four to six weeks and then an evaluation … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLawsuit Accuses Zuckerberg, Meta of Failing to Address Sex Trafficking, Child Exploitation
A new lawsuit accuses Mark Zuckerberg and other Meta Platforms Inc. executives and directors of failing to do enough to stop sex trafficking and child sexual exploitation on Facebook and Instagram. The complaint made public late Monday by several pension … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMichigan Highway Reopens After 150-Vehicle Pileup
An interstate highway stretch in central Michigan has reopened following a massive pileup involving 150 vehicles in whiteout conditions that left 16 people hospitalized. Interstate 96 in Ionia County reopened about 10 p.m. Saturday, about five hours after authorities reported … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreU.S. Studies Ways to Insure All Bank Deposits If Crisis Grows
U.S. officials are studying ways they might temporarily expand Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. coverage to all deposits, a move sought by a coalition of banks arguing that it’s needed to head off a potential financial crisis. Treasury Department staff are … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJudge Blocks California Law Requiring Safety Features for Handguns
A federal judge on Monday blocked California from enforcing a state law requiring new semiautomatic handguns to have certain safety features, finding it violates the right to bear arms under the Second Amendment of the U.S. Constitution. The ruling by … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFox News, Dominion Seek Pretrial Rulings in $1.6 Billion Defamation Case
A pretrial hearing in the $1.6 billion defamation suit by Dominion Voting Systems against Fox Corp. over Fox News airing debunked vote-rigging claims bogged down on Tuesday in a squabble over presentation of sealed information in open court. Delaware Superior … Source: Claims Journal
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