News for January 2026
- California Accelerates Work on EV Rules, Tax Credits That Trump Opposes
- USAA Prevails in MSP Recovery’s Latest Class-Action Attempt
- Navigators Can’t Parse ‘Additional Insured’ Policy Wording in Georgia Explosion Case
- China Executes 11 People Linked to Cyberscam Centers in Myanmar
- IIHS Rolled out A New Whiplash Prevention Test
- LA County Told to Pause $4B in Abuse Payouts as DA Probes Fraud Claims
- Hyundai Recalling 569,000 SUVs in US Over Faulty Air Bag Deployment
- Founder of Auto Parts Maker Charged With Fraud That Wiped Out Billions
- Bumble, Panera Bread, CrunchBase, Match Hit by Cyberattacks
- Waymo Probed After Robotaxi Struck Child Near California School
- Tesla Plots $20 Billion Splurge to Support Musk’s AI Future
- Cape Cod Faces Highest Snow Risk as New Coastal Storm Forms
- Study: Exoskeletons Centers Cut Strain and Sprain Injuries 62% at Distribution Centers
- These Five Technologies Increase The Risk of Cyber Claims
- Longtime Alabama Dentist Charged With Insurance Fraud in 2025 Office Explosion
- ADM to Pay $40 Million to Settle SEC Accounting Fraud Probe
- Howden-Driven Talent War Has Cost Brown & Brown $23M in Revenue, CEO Says
- Google Paying $135 Million to Settle Android Data Transfer Lawsuit
- Enlyte Names Higdon Customer and Marketing Operations President
- Verisk: Cargo Theft Losses Reached $725 Million in 2025
- ‘Systemic’ Flaws Led to Fatal Midair Crash Near Washington
- Gallup Poll Shows How Americans Are Using AI at Work
- Trump Orders Federal Takeover of LA Wildfire Rebuilding Efforts
- Volkswagen Recalling 44,000 US Vehicles Over Battery Fire Risk, NHTSA Says
- London Cyber Attack Threatens to Hold Up Thousands of Home Sales
- US Airlines Cut Flights Again as Another Winter Storm Looms
- Nvidia Unveils AI Models for Faster, Cheaper Weather Forecasts
- Florida Board Drafting Rules That Could Stem Bogus Engineering Reports in Claims
- UBS Top Executives to Appear at Senate Hearing on Credit Suisse Nazi Accounts
- Video Game Giant Valve Facing UK Lawsuit Over Pricing, Commissions
- ZEV Registrations in California Fell for the First Time Since 2020
- Meta, TikTok, YouTube to Stand Trial on Youth Addiction Claims
- Lawsuit Claims Meta Can See WhatsApp Chats in Breach of Privacy
- Waymo Probed by US Safety Agency Over Austin School Bus Mishaps
- US Travel Chaos Continues as Airlines Try to Restore Flights
- EEOC Scraps Guidance That Expanded Workplace Protections for LGBTQ Workers
- Toyota Recalling 162,000 US Vehicles Over Faulty Display Screen
- Hot Sauce Company Sues Manufacturer Over Exploding Bottles
- Musk Expects Europe, China to Approve Tesla’s Full Self-Driving System Soon
- Trump Sues JPMorgan, CEO Jamie Dimon for $5B Over Alleged Debanking
- 20,000 AI Users at Travelers Prep for Innovation 2.0; Claims Call Centers Cut
- Broken Rail May Have Caused Spanish High-Speed Train Crash
- Sweeping US Winter Storm Threatens Blackouts and Snarled Travel
- Grandson Not Covered Under Grandma’s Home Insurance
- Appeals Court Allows for Separate Loss-of-Consortium Damages
- Crawford Names New Operating Divisions, Appoints Hoberman CEO of US Operations
- Tesla Robotaxi Rides Without Safety Monitors Begin in Austin
- Why Cities Are Reverting 1-Way Streets Back to Their Original 2-Way Design
- FAA Wants to Ban Helicopters Near Washington Airport After Crash
- Texas Power Grid Faces Major Test From Season’s Biggest Storm
- Dairy Giants Rush to Recall Infant Formula After Contamination Scare
- BV Investment Partners Acquiring Alacrity Solutions’ Managed Repair Division
- AI Company Eightfold Sued for Helping Companies Secretly Score Job Seekers
- Aon: Severe Convective Storms Become Costliest Insured Peril of 21st Century
- Hyundai Motor Value Leaps Past GM’s as Atlas Fuels Robot Fever
- Experts Can Testify About Suspected J&J Talc Cancer Link, Special Master Recommends
- TowerBrook Takes Stake in Insurance Claims Firm MSA Mizar
- Ford Recalling 119K U.S. Vehicles Over Engine Block Heater Fire Risk
- Lemonade Launching Autonomous Vehicle Insurance
- UK Lawmakers Call for AI Stress Tests on Banks as Risks Mount
- Appeals Court Asks Arizona Justices to Define ‘Fortuitous Loss’
- Musk Seeks up to $134 Billion From OpenAI And Microsoft
- Estee Lauder Sued by Beauty Tech Startup for Alleged Theft
- The Branches Adjusters Never See: A Better Lane Inside Claims
- NHTSA Opens Probe into 600K GM Vehicles Over Engine Failure Issue
- Edison Sues LA County Over Fire Deaths for Delayed Alerts
- Kaiser Permanente Affiliates Paying $556M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
- Bayer Gets Supreme Court Hearing in Challenge to Roundup Suits
- LA Fire Survivors Got a Rude Surprise That Could Hit More Americans
- Boeing 2011 Warning May Offer Clues into 2025 UPS Jet Crash
- Allstate Can Proceed with Recovery in Texas RICO Case, Fifth Circuit Rules
- US Says Canada Will Regret Decision to Allow Chinese EVs into Their Market
- Thumbs Down on SELF DRIVE Act as Written, Says Industry Trades
- Tesla Gets 5-Week Extension in US Probe of Full Self-Driving Traffic Violations
- A Lean Lens on Legal Bill Review: Keeping the Insured at The Center
- Publishers Seek to Join Lawsuit Against Google Over AI Training
- Driver Fails to Back Up Claim That Tesla Touchscreen Defect Caused Accident
- Allstate Auto Technical Claims Director Bundra Named to Plasnomic Council
- The Return Period for An LA Wildfire-Scale Event May Be Shorter Than You Think
- NYC Sues Delivery App Over Lost Pay in New Mamdani Crackdown
- Cyber Breach Affected 750,000 Canadian Investors, Regulator Says
- Florida Lawmakers Ready for Another Shot at Litigation Funding Limits
- Musk’s xAI Faces California AG Probe Over Grok Sexual Images
- Survey Shows Consumer Acceptance of Telematics Widening
- AI Is the Biggest Mover on Allianz Risk Barometer; Cyber Takes Top Spot for Fifth Year
- Allianz Built An AI Agent to Train Claims Professionals in Virtual Reality
- Palantir Poaching Suit Called ‘Scare’ Tactic by Ex-Employees
- Surging Oil Tanker Insurance Points to Growing Black Sea Chaos
- Tesla, EEOC Plan Talks to Settle Factory Racism Suit
- Malaysia Taking Legal Action Against X Over Grok AI Concerns
- What The Return of California’s ‘Death Discount’ Means for Litigation
- Adjusters Launch ‘CarFax for Insurance Claims’ to Vet Carriers’ Damage Estimates
- Experian: AI Agents Could Overtake Human Error as Major Cause of Data Breaches
- Dose of Uncertainty: Experts Wary of AI Health Gadgets At CES
- Trump Says USMCA Irrelevant for US, as Automakers Urge Extension
- APCIA Backs Federal Bill to Require Litigation Funding Disclosure
- Munich Re: Insured Losses From Wildfires, Storms and Floods Hit Record High
- US Safety Board to Determine Cause of Washington Air Collision That Killed 67
- ‘Call Your Mother’ Bagel Shop Settles With ‘Call Your Bubbi’
- Capital One $425M Depositor Settlement Wins Preliminary Approval
- Alliant Latest to Sue Howden US Over Alleged ‘Smash-and-Grab’ Poaching
- Spanish Bishops to Allow Government to Oversee Compensation for Sex Abuse Victims
- Musk’s X Probed by UK Over Grok’s Thousands of Sexualized Images
- Supreme Court Rejects Challenge to $2.46B Boy Scouts Sex Abuse Settlement
- Door of Swiss Bar Where 40 Died in Fire Was Locked, Reports RTS
- Stellantis Europe Chief Concerned at ‘Misalignment’ in EU Regulation
- Billionaire NFL Owner Suing Over Billboards Near His SoFi Stadium
- Musk’s X Sues Music Publishers Over Alleged Licensing Conspiracy
- Singer’s Elliott Sued by PE Firm in Escalating Fight Over Money
- First Brands Judge Approves Examiner to Probe Fraud Allegations
- California Governor Seeks $200M to Replace EV Tax Credits Cut by Trump
- Manager of Swiss Bar Where 40 Died in New Year Fire Detained
- Law Firm Faces Sanctions for Failing to Vet Ugandan Claims in $6B 3M Case
- Storm Goretti Batters Europe With Violent Winds, Power Cuts
- Winter Storm Halts Parts of Volkswagen Production in Germany
- Good Times for U.S. P/C Insurers May Not Last; Auto Challenges Ahead
- Report: 10 Highest Class-Action Settlements in 2025 Eclipsed $70B
- Pilot Who Landed Plane After Panel Blowout Suing Boeing for Unfairly Blaming Him
- Ford Will Offer Its First Eyes-Off Driver-Assistance System in 2028
- Rivian Recalls Nearly 20,000 US Vehicles Over Toe Link
- OpenAI And Microsoft Sued Over Murder-Suicide Blamed on ChatGPT
- Volvo Cars Recalling 413,000 US Vehicles Due to Rearview Camera Issue
- New Zealand Court Acts to Stop Spread of Hacked Medical Records
- Google, AI Firm Settle Florida Mother’s Lawsuit Over Son’s Suicide
- German Dentists’ Fund Sues Advisers Over $1.3 Billion Loss
- Fire Safety Inspections Lapsed for Years at Swiss Bar Where 40 Died in New Year’s Blaze
- California Bill Would Require Insurer Claims Handling Plans, And Double Penalties
- US Lawmaker Unveils Bill Requiring Manual Car-Door Releases
- JPMorgan Wins Gender Pay Gap Dispute Against London Analyst
- Bayer Sues COVID Vaccine Makers Over mRNA Technology
- Aerospace Firm to Pay $1.5M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
- JPMorgan, Citi Extending Mortgage Relief for LA Wildfire Victims
- Nestle Recalls Infant Formula Batches in 25 Countries Over Toxin Risk
- Xceedance Acquires Agency Service Provider Marble Box
- Millions at Risk of Los Angeles-Style Wildfires in Australia
- Volkswagen And Porsche Recalling 500K US Vehicles With Rearview Camera Glitch
- Former VC Vice President Sues Insight for Being ‘Impossible for Women’
- Mercedes to Offer Autonomous Driving Tech for US City Streets
- Disney Agrees Paying $10M to Settle Children’s Privacy Law Allegations
- Paul Davis Restoration Opens Training Center in Utah
- Amazon Must Face Price Gouging Lawsuit, US Judge Rules
- Hyundai Unveils New Humanoid Robot for Work in Car Factories
- Insurance Payments Now at $22.4B From LA Wildfires One Year Ago
- Self-Driving Tech, AI Take Center Stage at CES as Automakers Dial Back EV Plans
- AI Regulation Battle Looms in California Despite Trump Threats
- Swiss Bar’s Owners Face Criminal Negligence Probe After Fire
- ’60 Minutes’ Homeowners Ask Court to Force DFS to Divulge Heritage Probe Info
- US Auto Sales Poised to Slip as Middle-Class Buyers Retreat
- Grok Sexual Images Draw Rebuke, France Flags Content as Illegal
- Betty Boop And ‘Blondie’ Entered The Public Domain in 2026, Accompanied by Trio of Detectives
- Strong Earthquake Hit Mexico; at Least One Death Reported
- As Swiss Fire Survivors Fight for Life, Sparklers Eyed as Cause of Blaze
- The 14 Global Trends That Will Shape the Climate in 2026
- Disney World Worker Injured Trying to Stop Runaway Boulder at Indiana Jones Show
- Tesla’s Quarterly Deliveries Fall More Than Expected on Lower EV Demand
- Howden US Tells Judge Brown & Brown Employees Fled Due to ‘Mistreatment’
- Target, Walmart, Whole Foods Targeted in Botulism Suits
- New Made-in-USA Cars Qualify for Trump Tax Perk, IRS Says
- ‘Trump’s EPA’ in 2025: A Fossil Fuel-Friendly Approach to Deregulation
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