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Added: September 18, 2024, 10:29 am
The U.S. sued the owner and the operator of a Singapore-flagged ship that rammed into a Baltimore bridge in March, the most aggressive action to date in response to a disaster that killed six workers and threw the region’s transportation …
Added: September 18, 2024, 12:00 am
Pop star Miley Cyrus copied fellow megastar Bruno Mars’ hit “When I Was Your Man” in her number-one single “Flowers,” according to a copyright lawsuit filed in California federal court. The complaint, filed on Monday by music-rights owner Tempo Music …
Added: September 18, 2024, 12:00 am
Since the COVID-19 pandemic, insurance claims costs have risen dramatically. Many factors, including the global pandemic, climate change, inflation, and the increase in the price of repairs or replacement items, are driving the cost increase. While there is enormous pressure …
Added: September 18, 2024, 12:00 am
AT&T Inc. agreed to pay $13 million to settle an investigation by the US Federal Communications Commission into whether the telecommunications company failed to protect customer data that was stolen when a cloud vendor was hacked last year. The unnamed …
Added: September 18, 2024, 12:00 am
U.S. property insurance rates are decreasing for the first time in almost seven years, after insurers returned to profitability amid lower losses tied to catastrophes. The average U.S. property insurance rate decreased 0.94% in the second quarter from a year …
Added: September 18, 2024, 12:00 am
When something goes wrong at a wedding and a claim is filed, one of the most common reasons behind the snafu is not too surprising—someone likely wasn’t doing their job. Vendor difficulties topped the list of wedding claims. Nearly half …
Added: September 17, 2024, 12:13 pm
Marine insurance markets face significant risk from the growth of a shadow fleet of ships hauling oil from sanctioned producers like Russian and Iran, an industry group said. The opaque nature of the ownership of those vessels makes it hard …
Added: September 17, 2024, 12:08 pm
Parts of North Carolina saw something Monday that has not been seen in hundreds, or perhaps 1,000 years – 18 inches of rain in half a day. That’s “once in every 1,000 years!” the National Weather Service said on social …
Added: September 17, 2024, 11:46 am
Sports-betting platform DraftKings Inc. has been using names and images of Major League Baseball players without permission and in violation of Pennsylvania law, their union alleged in a lawsuit. Boston-based DraftKings and another popular betting site – Bet365 – are …
Added: September 17, 2024, 12:00 am
Tech behemoth Oracle has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit for $115 million over allegations that it tracked consumer activity both on and offline. The suit alleges Oracle captured, compiled, and sold individuals’ data to third parties without their …

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