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The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration on Wednesday banned substandard Chinese replacement automobile air bag inflators after 10 fatal crashes, saying they pose a significant risk to American drivers. The U.S. auto safety agency said it was aware of 12 … Source: Claims Journal

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has closed a probe into 120,089 2023 Tesla Model Y vehicles without action from the carmaker, the regulator said on Tuesday. The agency had opened the preliminary evaluation in early 2023 after two … Source: Claims Journal

OpenAI is the target of new lawsuits over the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, British Columbia, that allege the artificial intelligence company could have stopped the suspected killer from using its popular chatbot, ChatGPT, ahead of the attack. One of … Source: Claims Journal

Personal lines wholesaler Bridge Specialty Group has launched a new personal lines digital marketplace. Bridge Specialty Group worked with Markel to make its excess and surplus homeowners product available in the marketplace, which supports API-enabled carrier integrations and structured workflows … Source: Claims Journal

In another win for auto insurers, a federal appeals last week struck down a proposed class-action lawsuit over the methods carriers use to value totaled vehicles. At least five appellate courts in the last few years have said “no” to … Source: Claims Journal

Some drivers aren’t satisfied with just one dangerous on-the-road behavior. New data finds drivers who are speeding are more likely to be on their cellphones. A study on the relationship between cellphone usage and driving out Tuesday from the Insurance … Source: Claims Journal

A video clip of a Florida woman driving her elevated pickup truck over a Lamborghini sports car has gone viral, again raising the issue of elevated trucks’ blind spots leading to accidents and insurance claims. The woman in Lake Nona, … Source: Claims Journal

Jet fuel exports from Asia to California are at the lowest point in at least a decade, adding another pressure point to a burgeoning air travel crunch on the West Coast stemming from the war on Iran. With two days … Source: Claims Journal

Purdue Pharma appeared in New Jersey federal court on Tuesday for sentencing on charges of deceiving government regulators and paying kickbacks to doctors to boost opioid sales. The sentencing will complete a plea deal that clears the way for the … Source: Claims Journal

President Donald Trump said Iran has asked the U.S. to lift a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz while the two sides negotiate an end to the two-month war, which has upended global energy supplies. Tehran wants the critical … Source: Claims Journal