Industry News
New lawsuits target OpenAI over the British Columbia mass shooting that allege the company could have stopped the suspected killer from using its ChatGPT ahead of the attack.
Via: Claims Journal
Jet fuel exports from Asia to California are at the lowest point in at least a decade, adding another pressure point to a burgeoning air travel crunch on the West Coast stemming from the war on Iran. With two days …
Via: Claims Journal
A video clip of a Florida woman driving her elevated pickup truck over a Lamborghini sports car has gone viral, again raising the issue of elevated trucks’ blind spots leading to accidents and insurance claims. The woman in Lake Nona, …
Via: Claims Journal
Some drivers aren’t satisfied with just one dangerous on-the-road behavior. New data finds drivers who are speeding are more likely to be on their cellphones. A study on the relationship between cellphone usage and driving out Tuesday from the Insurance …
Via: Claims Journal
In another win for auto insurers, a federal appeals last week struck down a proposed class-action lawsuit over the methods carriers use to value totaled vehicles. At least five appellate courts in the last few years have said “no” to …
Via: Claims Journal
Personal lines wholesaler Bridge Specialty Group has launched a new personal lines digital marketplace. Bridge Specialty Group worked with Markel to make its excess and surplus homeowners product available in the marketplace, which supports API-enabled carrier integrations and structured workflows …
Via: Claims Journal
Purdue Pharma appeared in New Jersey federal court on Tuesday for sentencing on charges of deceiving government regulators and paying kickbacks to doctors to boost opioid sales. The sentencing will complete a plea deal that clears the way for the …
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President Donald Trump said Iran has asked the U.S. to lift a naval blockade of the Strait of Hormuz while the two sides negotiate an end to the two-month war, which has upended global energy supplies. Tehran wants the critical …
Via: Claims Journal
Sony Music Entertainment on Tuesday defeated a London lawsuit claiming performers’ property rights in relation to Jimi Hendrix’s classic 1960s albums, which the label had warned could have caused chaos for the music industry. London’s High Court ruled guitarist Noel …
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A former ransomware negotiator has pleaded guilty to charges he helped a ransomware group extort tens of millions of dollars from companies. Angelo Martino, 41, of Land O’Lakes, Florida, worked for a cyber incident response company as a ransomware negotiator …
Via: Claims Journal