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Mercury Insurance compiled a list of the most affordable electric vehicles to insure. The list includes 2025 and 2026 model-year vehicles. Factors examined for the list include claims on similar vehicles, costs to repair and vehicle safety records. Mercury examined …
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Tariffs, immigration policies, climate change and artificial intelligence are transforming the property claims landscape, and new report delves into some of those changes and how claims professionals should adapt to them. Sedgwick produced the first in what is planned as …
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Delta Air Lines and United Airlines were sued on Tuesday by passengers who claimed they paid extra money to sit in “window” seats, only to find themselves placed in seats next to a blank wall. Proposed class actions were filed …
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The parents of a teen who died by suicide after ChatGPT coached him on methods of self-harm sued OpenAI and CEO Sam Altman.
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Artificial intelligence company Anthropic said in a court filing on Tuesday it has resolved a class action lawsuit from a group of U.S. authors who argued the company’s AI training infringed their copyrights, marking the first settlement in a string …
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California, New Mexico and Washington are at risk of losing a cumulative $46 million a year in federal trucking safety funds after the Trump administration accused the states of flouting English-language rules for commercial drivers. U.S. Department of Transportation Secretary …
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Claims adjusters, many of whom work remotely and travel extensively, can take heart from a recent Alabama court ruling, knowing that they may not have to pay the state’s income taxes, even if the adjusting firm is based in that …
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Billionaire Elon Musk’s electric vehicle company Tesla rejected a $60 million settlement proposal in a lawsuit over the 2019 fatal crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S before a jury this month awarded a $243 million verdict in the case. Lawyers …
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The parent of Booking.com and other travel websites will pay $9.5 million to settle a Texas lawsuit claiming it deceptively marketed hotel rooms by omitting mandatory “junk” fees, enticing consumers with artificially low prices. Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton said …
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In Montpelier, city officials plan to remove the Pioneer Street Dam and restore a nearby floodplain. Together, the projects are predicted to have compounding positive effects that reduce flood risk in the city. The Pioneer Street Dam — an old …
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