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Walt Disney Co. and Comcast Corp. teamed up to sue Midjourney Inc., accusing the startup of copyright infringement in the latest sign of tension between major media companies and a new crop of artificial intelligence businesses. Midjourney, which launched publicly … Source: Claims Journal

Uber Technologies Inc. sued a group of lawyers, medical providers and rideshare drivers it claims staged car accidents, manufactured damages and received unnecessary medical procedures to take advantage of insurance policies in Florida, costing the rideshare giant “several million dollars” … Source: Claims Journal

United Natural Foods, a distributor for Whole Foods Market, is working to bring systems back online and resume product deliveries after a cyberattack disrupted operations, leaving some store shelves barren. Source: Claims Journal

Michigan State University has reached settlements worth about $30 million with three students who survived a mass shooting in 2023, attorneys said Tuesday. Three students were killed and five more were wounded when a man with no connection to the … Source: Claims Journal

Tom Bodett, known for his radio and TV ads telling travelers that at Motel 6 “we’ll leave the light on for you,” has sued the motel chain for using his name and voice without permission, after their nearly four-decade relationship … Source: Claims Journal

Chinese electric-vehicle makers led by BYD beat Tesla in the competition to produce affordable electric vehicles. Now, many of those same fierce competitors are pulling into the passing lane in the global race to produce self-driving cars. BYD shook up … Source: Claims Journal

A judge approved a deal to try to solve a major buzzkill: Employees at a Michigan marijuana dispensary chain said management was keeping tips left by happy customers. Timber Cannabis, which has seven locations, agreed to pay $205,000 to settle … Source: Claims Journal

Following the “paradigm-shifting” Los Angeles wildfires in January, the 2024-2025 wildfire season will be remembered as a turning point for the insurance industry, and a warning that “wildfire is no longer a seasonal or rural phenomenon, a new outlook asserts. … Source: Claims Journal

United Natural Foods Inc., one of the largest U.S. grocery distributors whose clients include Whole Foods, took certain systems offline in recent days after the discovery of unauthorized activity on internal networks, the company said on Monday. A Whole Foods … Source: Claims Journal

The rise of autonomous vehicles will force a reconfiguration of the $400 billion U.S. auto-insurance industry, as accidents caused by human error decrease and costs are slashed, but questions about liability remain, according to Goldman Sachs. “Autonomy has the potential … Source: Claims Journal