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“Fortnite” video game maker Epic Games on Monday accused Alphabet’s Google and Samsung, the world’s largest Android phone manufacturer, of conspiring to protect Google’s Play store from competition. Epic filed a lawsuit in U.S. federal court in California alleging that …
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A Missouri mother and her lawyers this week will aim to convince a jury that Abbott, Reckitt’s Mead Johnson and St. Louis Children’s Hospital are responsible for a severe intestinal illness that she says her premature son got from the …
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A significant percentage of U.K. claim handlers believe that up to a quarter of claims filed involve fake supporting documents doctored by Artificial intelligence, a new survey shows. A survey in the U.K. from automation company Sprout.ai shows 19% of …
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With restaurant sales projected to top $1 trillion and reach record-breaking heights this year, a California-based insurance technology company versed in the space recently analyzed data from more than 30,000 small business restaurant owners across the U.S. to determine the …
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Globe Life may face a lawsuit from the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) over alleged discrimination against six of its sales agents, the insurer disclosed in a regulatory filing on Friday. The EEOC, a federal body responsible for enforcing laws …
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Tropical Storm Helene is triggering dangerous rain and flooding across the US South, where it has killed at least six people and cut power to over 4 million customers after coming ashore in Florida as a major hurricane. More than …
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Toyota Motor Corp is recalling over 42,000 U.S. vehicles over loss of power brake assist that can extend the distance required to stop, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Friday. The recall affects certain 2023-2024 Corolla Cross Hybrid …
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As research has evolved on the effects of per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), correlations are being made to medical conditions within people exposed—and that’s about everyone to some degree. “We’re ingesting this stuff for years and years, to the point …
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Visa Inc. said it allocated $1.5 billion to cover litigation costs. The global payments firm authorized the deposit of the money into a litigation escrow account that’s used for covered litigation, it said in a filing Thursday, without specifying any …
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Top Indian insurer Star Health has sued Telegram and a self-styled hacker after Reuters reported that the hacker was using chatbots on the messaging app to leak personal data and medical reports of policy holders. The lawsuit comes amid growing …
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