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DoorDash Asks Judge to Dismiss Uber Suit Over Web Ordering Services
DoorDash Inc. asked a California judge to dismiss Uber Technologies Inc.’s anticompetition lawsuit against it, arguing that Uber is using an “ill-fitting” state law to justify its claims. DoorDash, which has two-thirds of the U.S. food delivery market, argued in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBritain’s M&S Stops Taking Online Orders After Cyber Attack
Marks & Spencer stopped taking online orders in the U.K. and Ireland on Friday following a cyber attack which it reported earlier in the week, an announcement which sent its shares down by 5%. The British company, which sells its … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreReport: Insurers Pay $1.6B in Dog Bite Claims, as Frequency Soars
Insurers in the U.S. paid out $1.6 billion as the number of dog-related injury claims rose significantly in 2024. Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJury Decides Norfolk Southern Should Pay for The $600M Settlement in Ohio Derailment
The company that owned the railcar that caused the devastating East Palestine train derailment in 2023 won’t have to help pay for the $600 million settlement Norfolk Southern agreed to with residents. An Ohio jury decided Wednesday that GATX isn’t … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreJ.S. Held CEO Held to Transition to Chariman, COO Spirer to Take Helm
J.S. Held announced that founder and long-time CEO Jonathon Held will step down as CEO. The move makes way for Lee Spirer, current president and chief operataing officer, to assume the role of president and CEO at the start of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHow the Key Bridge Collapse Continues Reshaping Infrastructure Insurance
The 2024 collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore, Maryland was a wake-up call for public entities and insurers alike, challenging long-standing assumptions about the risks of insuring large public infrastructure projects. A year later, the market is … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMarsh Sues Aon, Ex-Team Leader Over Exit of 20 Construction Surety Employees
Global insurance broker Marsh USA filed suit against competitor Aon and a former Marsh team leader for allegedly poaching key members of Marsh’s construction surety team who resigned and moved to Aon last month. A complaint filed by Marsh in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreUS Regulator Takes Initial Steps to Boost Self-Driving Cars
The Trump administration announced its first policy moves to remove what it sees as regulatory barriers facing autonomous vehicles, following through on a goal set by advisers to President Donald Trump. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is updating rules … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMerck Faces Patent Lawsuit Over Easier-to-Use Keytruda
A biotech company is suing Merck & Co. over its easier-to-use version of its blockbuster cancer treatment Keytruda, alleging the pharmaceutical giant violated its intellectual property. Merck knowingly infringed Halozyme Therapeutics Inc.’s patents in crafting a version of Keytruda that … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNew Jersey Wildfire Is Tied to Arson as Firefighters Make Gains
Firefighters in New Jersey made progress against a blaze that threatened to become the state’s largest in 18 years, while officials charged a man with arson in connection with the incident. The wildfire in Ocean County, about 90 miles south … Source: Claims Journal
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