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AI Pricing Lawsuit Against McDonald’s Raises New Antitrust Questions

Y@DminG — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 16:11:18 +0000

A federal antitrust lawsuit against McDonald’s this week claims the fast-food giant is using AI-powered tools to fix menu prices, marking the latest case to allege companies are relying on new technologies to collude and harm consumers. Plaintiffs have sued …
Source: Claims Journal

TikTok Accused by NY of Running Secret Safety Tests on Teens

Y@DminG — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 14:25:07 +0000

New York Attorney General Letitia James has added new allegations to a child safety lawsuit against TikTok Inc., accusing the platform of running secret experiments on teen users.
Source: Claims Journal

UK Court Refuses Permission to Appeal in Diesel Emissions Suits Against Carmakers

Y@DminG — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 13:49:40 +0000

London’s High Court on Thursday refused claimants permission to appeal against its July decision which broadly found in favor of some of the world’s biggest carmakers over diesel emissions. The High Court had rejected most of the allegations that 20 …
Source: Claims Journal

Cargo Vans, Work Pickups Struggled in IIHS Crash Avoidance Tests

Y@DminG — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:00:50 +0000

Cargo vans and heavy-duty pickups are not as safe as passenger vehicles in front crash prevention, achieving marginal and poor ratings common in new testing by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. Cargo vans were the best performers. The Mercedes-Benz …
Source: Claims Journal

Tesla Is Browbeating The EU to OK Its Full Self-Driving Tech. The Pressure Is Working

Y@DminG — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:00:50 +0000

As Tesla chases an elusive prize – government approval of its “Full Self-Driving” technology across Europe – the U.S. automaker is waging a pressure campaign casting safety regulators as feckless bureaucrats blocking its life-saving technology. Elon Musk’s company has pushed …
Source: Claims Journal

Report Shows Fraud Referral Rates Declined, Severity Increased

Y@DminG — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:00:36 +0000

Fraud referral rates declined across several major lines, a new report shows. Carpe’s 2026 Online Fraud Insights Report examines potentially fraudulent evidence identified through the company’s monitoring of open injury claims from 2024 to 2025. Despite the drop in fraud …
Source: Claims Journal

Goldman Sachs Ensnared in EY Data Breach Earlier This Year

Y@DminG — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:00:16 +0000

Goldman Sachs Group Inc.’s data was exposed earlier this year in a hack of accounting firm EY, according to a person familiar with the matter. The bank’s systems weren’t affected by the attack, a Goldman spokesperson said in an emailed …
Source: Claims Journal

Will California’s New Smoke Claims Law Create a Recovery Bottleneck?

Y@DminG — Thu, 08 Oct 2026 05:00:13 +0000

Where there’s smoke there’s fire, but is the reverse true? The presumption in California could be that it is. One fallout from the plague of wildfires that struck California in recent years is that smoke claims became a bigger issue …
Source: Claims Journal

Industry Reacts to Senators’ Letter for Claims Data and Recent Reports

Y@DminG — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 15:03:08 +0000

Senators Elizabeth Warren and Josh Hawley are on the wrong track and misunderstand the influences that can affect claims, the industry said. The senators have sent letters to some of the largest personal lines insurers in the U.S., asking for …
Source: Claims Journal

First Atlantic Hurricane of 2026 to Threaten US Gulf Coast

Y@DminG — Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:25:05 +0000

The storm is expected to rapidly strengthen over the next two days, and become a hurricane by Thursday.
Source: Claims Journal