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Those lobbying for changes in court rules to require disclosure of third-party litigation funding have a new ally – Sen. Chuck Grassley. Grassley, R-Iowa, the chairman of the U.S. Senate’s Judiciary Committee, submitted a letter to the Advisory Committee on …
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Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi ordered her cabinet to compile emergency measures by the end of next week to counter a spate of cyberattacks that have rocked Japan in recent weeks. “In response to cyberattacks whose nature has been identified, we …
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Hims & Hers Health Inc. asked a California federal judge to throw out a U.S. Federal Trade Commission complaint alleging the company misled consumers about its products, charged them for unwanted subscriptions and improperly shared private health information with advertisers. …
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Jaguar Land Rover will recall 93,997 vehicles in the United States as the rearview camera image may fail to appear on the display, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said on Friday. Here are some more details: NHTSA …
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Rhode Island sued Meta Platforms in state court last week over the company’s alleged tolerance for widespread scam advertising on its Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp platforms. The suit, filed by Rhode Island Attorney General Peter Neronha in Providence Superior Court, …
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The Federal Emergency Management Agency said it has launched a new tool for residents to buy flood insurance through the National Flood Insurance Program. Available, at floodsmart.gov, the online option is available to residents living in the almost 22,700 NFIP …
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Chinese fast-fashion giant Shein has agreed to pay $100 million to settle an investigation by the U.S. Federal Trade Commission over delivery delays and other customer complaints, a source with direct knowledge told Reuters on Friday. The settlement, equivalent to …
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Storm Austen knocked out electricity to almost 300,000 customers in western France on Friday as hurricane-force winds battered the region, disrupting roads, railways and other transport links.
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According to recent report from AM Best, commercial auto liability insurance coverage has continued to bear the brunt of rising litigation costs, outpacing economic inflation. Social inflation has negatively affected commercial auto liability ultimate claim costs for several years, which …
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Editor’s note: This is the second installment in a four-part series on the erosion of integrity in property claims. Part I measures the decline. Part II documents the misconduct driving it. Part III will trace the causes to a broader …
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