News for August 2025
- Uber, Lyft Drop Opposition to California Driver Union Bill
- Walmart Defeats Shareholder Lawsuit Over Opioid Probe Disclosures
- Ex-Credit Suisse Executives Settle Risk Suit for $115 Million
- Ford Recalling 500K Vehicles Over Brake Fluid Leak
- When Luck Runs Out: Where $100B Hurricanes Might Happen
- Commercial Property Claims in 2025: Repair Costs, Timeliness and Smarter Solutions
- Cyber Outlook Report Finds Gaps, Outlines Holistic Approach to Protections
- Korea’s Cyber Regulator Slaps Hefty Fine on SK Telecom for Years of Negligence
- Sedgwick: Recalled Products in US Hit Lowest Quarterly Level in 3 Years
- Didi Pays $740 Million to Settle Lawsuit Over US IPO
- 4.4 Million Consumers’ Data Compromised in Hack, Transunion Says
- FTC Sues LA Fitness for Making it Exceedingly Hard to Cancel Gym Memberships
- EU Carmakers Warn Combustion Engine Ban Is No Longer Feasible
- Peloton Must Face Shareholder Lawsuit Over Post-Pandemic Outlook
- Most Losses in Destructive Eaton Fire Tied to Conflagration Hazard, Report Shows
- 20 Years Later, Hurricane Katrina’s Impact Echoes in Models, Mitigation and Reforms
- Hurricane Remnants Threaten Swiss Alps With Floods, Landslides
- Ford Recalling 355,000 Trucks Over Instrument Panel Issue
- Delta, United Sued for Selling Windowless ‘Window Seats’
- Loss Adjusting Report Keys on Trends Shaping Property Claims
- 3 Hyundai and 2 GM Products on Most Affordable New EVs to Insure List
- Walmart Recalls Frozen Shrimp Over Potential Radioactive Contamination
- OpenAI Sued Over ChatGPT’s Role in California Teen’s Suicide
- Anthropic Settles Author Class Action Alleging Copyright Infringement
- Trump Threatens Trucking Funds for States Over Language Testing
- Alabama Court Cuts Tax Bill for Remote-Working Adjuster, But Questions Remain
- Tesla Rejected $60M Settlement Before Losing $243 Million Autopilot Verdict
- IIHS: Most Subaru Owners Embracing Driver Attention Feature
- Newsmax Agrees to Pay $67M in Defamation Case Over Bogus 2020 Election Claims
- Minnesota Sues TikTok, Alleging it Preys on Young People With Addictive Algorithms
- Vermont Capital Plans to Remove Dam and Restore Floodplain
- Booking.com Parent in $9.5 Million ‘Junk Fee’ Settlement with Texas
- US Probing More Than 1.4M Honda Vehicles Over Engine Failure
- The Ghost of Hurricane Katrina Haunts Catastrophe Modelers
- 20 Years After Katrina, Hurricane Risks to Gulf Coast Rising, Scientist Warns
- JPMorgan to Pay $330M to Malaysia to Settle 1MDB Case
- UN Warns Excessive Heat Is Harming Worker Health, Productivity
- FTC Chair Warns Tech Firms Not to Weaken Data Privacy to Comply With EU, UK laws
- Scattered Spider Member Sentenced to 10 Years in String of Hacks
- Aging U.S. Railroad Bridges are Self-Inspected and Their Findings are Kept Secret
- Waymo Gets First Permit to Test Autonomous Vehicles in New York City
- Two More Beachfront Homes Near Collapse as Hurricane Erin’s Waves Pound North Carolina’s Outer Banks
- Ransomware Attack at DaVita Impacted 2.7 Million People, US Health Dept Website Shows
- It’s the Time of Year for Cape Verde Hurricanes, the Longest and Most Powerful Storms
- Musk, X Corp to Settle $500-Million Lawsuit Over Twitter Firings
- Report: Large Percentage of Malpractice Cases Involved Missed, Incorrect Diagnoses From Office-Care
- Tesla Probed by US Agency Over Reporting Crashes Months Late
- Many Towns Unprepared to Handle Train Derailments and Hazmat Spills
- Bank of America Says Autonomous Vehicles Can Boost Insurers’ Profitability
- Hurricane Erin’s Waves Threaten to Isolate North Carolina’s Outer Banks
- Hurricane Erin Is Disrupting Both Europe’s Weather and Forecasts
- Report: US Collision Claims for BEVs Shrink for First Time, Hybrid Claims Surge
- How We’re Harnessing AI for Proactive Risk Management in Workers’ Comp
- Men Collecting Workers’ Comp Caught Coaching Soccer, Flipping Cheesesteaks
- Renewables Battling Climate Change Now Need to Insure Against It
- Honda Taps Silicon Valley Startup in Self-Driving Software Deal
- Hurricane Erin to Menace US East Coast Beaches Into the Weekend
- Microsoft Curbs Early Access for Chinese Firms to Notifications About Cybersecurity Flaws
- How Hurricanes, Fires and Floods Put Drugs and Medical Supplies at Risk
- Fatal Explosion Raises Questions About U.S. Steel Plant’s Future
- Hack at Allianz Life Impacts 1.1 Million Customers, Breach Notification Site Says
- Google Settles YouTube Children’s Privacy Lawsuit
- Philadelphia Police Officer Wins Delayed Workers’ Comp Claim for PTSD
- NYC to Close Beaches as Hurricane Erin Triggers Dangerous Surf
- Europe’s Wildfires Have Burned the Most Land in Nearly 20 Years
- Tesla Drivers Can Pursue Class Action Over Self-Driving Claims, Judge Rules
- States Rethink How They Set Speed Limits
- Bayer Settles Sky Valley Cases Over Chemical PCB
- A Workers’ Compensation Hard Market Is Coming to California
- Cyber Market Flush With Capacity as Buyers Get More Limit, Low Premium
- From Golf Greens to Sausage Fests: The Wild World of Prize Insurance
- FTC Sues Ticket Reseller for Evading Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour Ticket Limits
- Hurricane Erin Strengthens, Threatens East Coast With Rough Surf
- Coastal Communities Restoring Natural Defenses Against Storm Surges, Rising Seas
- You Can Now Lease an EV for Less Than $100 a Month
- Double for Trouble: ID Theft Victim Awarded Both Treble and Punitive Damages
- Zambia Assures Public Water Is Safe After Mine-Pollution Spill
- US Senator Brings Back Idea of Federal Reinsurance Program
- Court Clears Trump to Restart CFPB Mass Firings
- Automobiles, Promotions Bolster Rise in US Retail Sales in July
- South Korean Court Dismisses US Composer’s ‘Baby Shark’ Copyright Claim
- Chicago Launches Flood-Warning System as Rainstorms Intensify
- Sanitation Problems Reports Persist as Boar’s Head Plans to Reopen Troubled Meat Plant
- Taking Environmental Inventory Before and After Natural Disasters
- Japan Gas Plant Fire Spurs Fears of Chip Supply Chain Disruption
- Aon Accused of Contributing to Collapse of Startup Vesttoo
- Rising La Niña Odds Point to More Hurricanes in the Atlantic
- Insurers Can’t Ask Punitive Damages in Marine Cargo Contract Dispute
- Tesla Hints at NYC Ride-Hailing With New Autopilot Job Posting
- 5-Year Cost of Litigation Funding to Commercial Insurers Could Top $25B
- Fannie Mae Former Employees Sue Company, Pulte for Defamation
- Fincantieri Sues Owens Corning Over Faulty Cruise Ship Panels
- US Proposes $1B in Funds For Critical Minerals, Materials
- New York Suit Says Zelle Security Lapses Led to ‘Rampant’ Consumer Fraud
- US Chip-Gear Maker Sued in China Over Alleged Trade Secret Theft
- Thousands Flee Wildfires Across Greece as Heat Withers Crops
- Chevrolets, Hyundai Among Most Affordable Trucks and SUVs to Insure, Mercury Says
- DOJ in Proposed Settlement with Greystar to End Algorithmic Pricing Participation
- While LA Burned, Rules to Protect Homes From Wildfires Were on Hold
- Liberty Mutual in First Bribery Settlement Since Trump Freeze Ended
- US Steel Plant Hit by Deadly Blast Has History of Accidents
- M&S Restores Click And Collect Services 15 Weeks After Hack
- Typhoon Podul Set to Strengthen Before Hitting Taiwan
- NHTSA Says Ford Recalling 103,000 US Vehicles Over Damaged Axle Bolts
- Lawsuit Accuses Apple of Stealing Trade Secrets to Create Apple Pay
- GM Plans Renewed Driverless-Car Push After Cruise Debacle
- Cybersecurity Pros Say IoT, Large Language Models Are Risk Areas of Concern
- Porsches Destroyed by LA Wildfires Get New Life as Stained Glass Art
- ATI Restoration Names Wendland National Business Development Manager
- Heat Wave Triggers Weather and Wildfire Alerts Across Europe
- Tropical Storm Erin Forms on Path to Becoming Major Hurricane
- Nebraska Storms Kill 1, Displace Hundreds of Inmates
- AP Investigation Shows Chaos of Deadly Texas Floods Through Emergency Recordings, Videos
- Columbia Hack Affected 870,000 People, Included Some Health Data
- Navigating The Challenging US Liability Litigation Environment
- Nearly 45,000 Vehicles Damaged By Floods in Mid-Year Storms
- AccuWeather Forecasts Three to Five Atlantic Basin Storms in August
- California Blaze Burning for Week Chars Thousands of Acres
- France Contains Wildfire But Heat Wave Set to Intensify
- Lemonade Posts Another Quarterly Loss But Car Growth Continues
- Missouri’s 2025 Insured Losses From Severe Weather Approaching $2 Billion
- Prudential in $100M FTC Settlement Over Unit’s Healthcare Promises
- Allstate to Pay About $500K on Georgia Claim Highlighted in Hearing, Senator Says
- J&J Talc Evidence Gets Review by Ex-Judge at Drugmaker Law Firm
- BHP, Vale Offer $1.4B Settlement in Lawsuit Over Brazil Dam Disaster
- New Report Finds 77% of At-Risk Homes Outside FEMA Zones Have No Flood Insurance
- US Auto Safety Regulator Sought Tesla Robotaxi Ride Last Month
- Zurich Insurance Beats Estimates Despite LA Wildfire Hit
- Muscle Car Tops Chart of Nation’s Most-Stolen Vehicles
- Delay in Upping Its Claims Offer Could Cost AIG, Federal Appeals Court Says
- Hackers Steal Passwords From UK’s NHS With Sneaky Malware Tool
- Amazon’s Zoox Driverless Car Gets Clearance From Regulator
- Researchers Are Resurrecting Billion-Dollar Disaster Tool Trump Killed
- Deadly Wildfires Ravage Southwest France as Heat Wave Builds
- Owners of Ship That Crashed into Baltimore Bridge Sue Vessel Builder
- Swiss Re: Global Insured Catastrophe Losses Hit $80B in First Half
- Novo Nordisk Expands Suits Against Weight-Loss Drug Compounders
- Security Flaw Found, Fixed That Could Have Left Millions of Dell Laptops Vulnerable
- Does Care Started by Advanced Practitioners Result in Different Workers’ Comp Outcomes?
- Tesla, Musk Sued by Shareholders Over Robotaxi Claims
- Small New Jersey Earthquake Rattles New York City Buildings
- Hacked Columbia University Data Includes Banking Numbers, GPAs
- Hong Kong Sets Rainfall Record, Hundreds of Flights Delayed or Canceled
- Autopilot Verdict Deals Tesla ‘Black Eye’, Threatens Musk’s Robotaxi Ambitions
- Certified Automotive Parts Association Elects New Board Members
- Raw Milk Tied to E. Coli and Campylobacter Outbreak that Sickened 21
- Lack of Proper Insurance Coverage for Data Centers Presents Pitfalls
- Trump Media CEO Nunes Loses Defamation Lawsuit Over Rachel Maddow Show
- US and Europe See Putin Reining in Russia’s Unruly Hybrid War
- Chemours, Dupont, Corteva Settle New Jersey PFAS Claims for $875M
- UBS Pays $300 Million to Settle Credit Suisse Mortgage Case
- Boeing Sued by Flight Attendants Over MAX 9 Mid-Air Panel Blowout
- Illumina Settles Allegations of Cyber Vulnerabilities in Genomic Sequencing for $9.8M
- Tesla Must Pay $243 Million Over Fatal Autopilot Crash
- Volkswagen Liable for Defeat Devices, Top EU Court Rules
- BlackRock, State Street, Vanguard Must Face Antitrust Suit
- China Says US Exploited Old Microsoft Flaw for Cyberattacks
- Bayer Adds $1.37B to Roundup Litigation Reserves
- Taking Back Negotiation: Why Claim Professionals Must Lead the Next Chapter
- High Noon Recalls Vodka Seltzers Mislabeled as Energy Drinks
- Server Says Woman Is Responsible for Own Death for Driving Drunk After Wine Tasting
- Sanctioned Billionaire-Linked Firm Loses $243M UK Bond Suit
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