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As Boeing Turbulence Persists: A Look at Past Crashes and Safety Issues Involving The Plane Maker

Boeing keeps hitting more and more turbulence. The American plane maker has been under intense pressure since early January, when a panel blew off a brand-new Alaska Airlines 737 Max midflight. That’s spotlighted a lengthy series of safety and manufacturing …

Study: Percentage of Companies Facing Class Actions at Highest Level in 13 Years

Class action spending increased to nearly $4 billion, making it one of the fastest-growing areas of legal spending in 2024, a new study shows. Carlton Fields released its 13th annual Class Action Survey, which provides an overview of important issues …

Expert: ‘Unceasing Onslaught’ of Legal Ads Worth Insurance Industry Attention

Often alarming, misleading or just plain annoying — when mass tort lawsuit advertisements pop on a TV screen, many consumers instinctually reach for the remote. An expert believes that the ads are worth your attention. “Especially for those in the …

Georgia Lawmakers Approve End to Direct-Action Suits Against Trucking Insurers

A bill that would end direct-action lawsuits against trucking insurers is rolling toward the governor’s desk after it was approved by the full House of Representatives this week. Senate Bill 426, heralded as a way to encourage more insurance carriers …

UnitedHealth Sent $2B to Doctors, Hospitals After Change Hack

UnitedHealth Group Inc. said it advanced more than $2 billion to medical providers after a cyberattack on the company’s Change Healthcare subsidiary last month halted billions of dollars in medical payments. Health-insurance industry leaders are meeting with US officials Monday …

Class Action Lawsuits Pile up Over Unitedhealth Data Breach

UnitedHealth Group has already been hit with at least six class action lawsuits accusing it of failing to protect millions of people’s personal data from last month’s hack of Change Healthcare, its payment processing unit, with more lawsuits likely to …

Volkswagen Faces Pair of Lawsuits Over Claim Porsche EV Battery Sparked Ship Fire

Volkswagen AG faces a pair of lawsuits in Germany over claims it was the battery in a Porsche electric vehicle that triggered the 2022 fire onboard a massive cargo ship that eventually sank with thousands of cars on board. One …

Insurer Group, Reinsurer Call for U.S. Legal System Reforms Armed with Survey

An insurer group and a reinsurer are calling for reforms to the U.S. legal system armed with a survey they conducted that shows a majority of Americans are unaware of the impact that plaintiff attorney “tactics” like predatory advertising and …

Company Linked to MMA Law Firm Still Paid by Florida; Case Highlights Issue with AOBs

The continuing saga of the Houston-based plaintiffs’ law firm of McClenny Moseley & Associates, suspended and sanctioned for flooding courts with erroneous lawsuits against property insurers in Louisiana, has taken a new political twist in recent days. It also has …

Supreme Court in UBS Case Makes it Easier for Whistleblowers to Win Suits

The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday made it easier for financial sector whistleblowers to win lawsuits accusing companies of unlawfully firing them as retaliation for disclosing wrongdoing, rejecting a bid by Switzerland’s UBS Group to impose a higher bar. The …