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Arizona Accuses L’Oreal of Concealing Cancer Risks Linked to Hair RelaxersOpen in a New Window

Arizona has sued L’Oreal SA and its U.S. subsidiary, alleging the cosmetics company hid evidence that its hair relaxer products could cause cancer in women, as it faces thousands of similar lawsuits from users and their families. Arizona Attorney General …

 

US Declares End of Largest Recorded Cyclosporiasis OutbreakOpen in a New Window

U.S. health authorities on Friday declared the nation’s largest recorded multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak over, after contaminated iceberg lettuce sickened thousands, though the FDA said it was still probing how the parasite entered the food supply. The outbreak, which federal investigators …

 

Bayer Faces Test of $7.25B Roundup Settlement In Missouri CourtOpen in a New Window

Bayer’s Monsanto unit heads to a Missouri state court on Monday seeking approval of a $7.25 billion settlement that could resolve tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits alleging that its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. In a pivotal test of …

 

Fayed Victims Seek Up to $230 Million From Harrods After AbuseOpen in a New Window

Almost 300 women who say they were sexually abused by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed want as much as £150 million ($203 million) in compensation from the luxury department store, more than double the amount it’s set aside. The …

 

Warren Presses Insurance Watchdogs for Answers Amid Walter ProbeOpen in a New Window

U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren is pressing the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to explain how it’s policing Wall Street firms’ influence over insurers and their bets on private credit, saying a probe of Mark Walter’s businesses raises questions about regulatory …

 

Register: AI Tools for FNOL & Digital Claims Intake ‘Demo Day’ on September 16Open in a New Window

Insurance Journal’s Risky Future series is hosting the “AI Tools for FNOL & Digital Claims” Demo Day, a series of free AI tool demonstrations designed exclusively for insurance claims leaders, including chief claims officers, innovation & transformation leaders, customer experience …

 

What Do We Remember About 9/11? Whom Do We Remember?Open in a New Window

Where were you on September 11, 2001, when you heard that at 8:46 a.m. a hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center (WTC) in Manhattan? And that minutes later hijackers crashed United …

 

The Big Data/AI ‘Revolution’ Is Driving Up Verdicts, Settlements as Plaintiffs Buy InOpen in a New Window

Nick Kosiavelon, an insurance defense attorney in Massachusetts, tells the story about some plaintiffs’ lawyers he faced off against in a recent brain-injury lawsuit. He said within an hour of seeing the list of potential jurors in the jury pool, …

 

InterDigital Seeks $118 Million from Disney in Patent FightOpen in a New Window

InterDigital Inc., a technology and patent licensing company, is seeking €101.7 million ($118 million) from Walt Disney Co. over the alleged unlicensed use of video technology by the Disney+ streaming service, according to people familiar with the matter. The claim …

 

The Nation’s Insurance Laboratory: What Liability Trends in California Mean for the Rest of the CountryOpen in a New Window

For claims executives and insurance company leaders, one jurisdiction consistently demands disproportionate attention: California. The Golden State has long functioned as the nation’s bellwether for the liability trends, regulatory frameworks and legal doctrines that eventually ripple across the rest of …

 

VW Signals Rugged SUVs and Pickups Will Power Its US TurnaroundOpen in a New Window

Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Officer Oliver Blume sees rugged SUVs and pickups like the Jeep Wrangler and Ford F-150 as a way to boost its flagging U.S. business, with the automaker considering new VW and Audi models tailored to American …

 

House Democrat Urges US Action Over Sleeping Tesla DriversOpen in a New Window

A Democratic lawmaker called on a U.S. auto safety agency on Thursday to take action to address misuse of Tesla’s Autopilot and Full Self-Driving systems, citing dozens of videos that appear to show drivers asleep or disengaged from driving. In …

 

Portuguese Group D3 Sues Meta, TikTok And YouTube Over Addictive DesignOpen in a New Window

Portuguese digital rights group D3 has filed lawsuits against Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and YouTube, accusing them of designing features in their platforms that keep users hooked, it said on Thursday. The four collective actions, which allow associations to bring cases …

 

Top Pentagon Official Rejects Anthropic Researcher’s AI WarningOpen in a New Window

A top Pentagon official is pushing back against rising fears about artificial intelligence risks days after a public warning from an Anthropic PBC engineer that AI insiders believe the technology “could kill us all by the end of the decade.” …

 

Fire, Heat Threaten Parts of US From North Dakota to CaliforniaOpen in a New Window

Fire and heat risks persist across parts of the western U.S. from North Dakota to California. There are red flag fire warnings in Idaho, Wyoming and Montana, plus North and South Dakota. There is also a fire weather watch up …

 

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