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A hacker gained access to the FEMA’s computer networks for several months earlier this year and stole information about the agency and U.S. Customs and Border Protection employees.
Via: Claims Journal
Suspected Chinese hackers have breached email servers of foreign ministers as part of a years-long effort targeting the communications of diplomats around the world, according to researchers at the cybersecurity firm Palo Alto Networks Inc. Attackers accessed Microsoft Exchange email …
Via: Claims Journal
A public adjuster who pleaded guilty in March to defrauding Brotherhood Mutual Insurance Co. and a Georgia church out of millions of dollars has been sentenced to 19 years in prison. A federal judge in Georgia last week also ordered …
Via: Claims Journal
Two U.S. senators on Monday urged the country’s auto safety regulator to investigate reported failures of Tesla’s Full Self-Driving system to detect and safely respond to railroad crossings, citing risks of “catastrophic” collisions. The Full Self-Driving system, according to Tesla’s …
Via: Claims Journal
Recording artist John Falls finally should see more than $2 million from a Hanover American insurance policy in the long-simmering case of an historic Memphis recording studio that was damaged in an arson fire and resulted in the studio owner …
Via: Claims Journal
Two adjusters issue identical coverage denials on the same day. One fires off a form letter filled with policy jargon. The other picks up the phone first. Six months later, the first adjuster faces a bad faith lawsuit, a blind-sided …
Via: Claims Journal
A former Citigroup Inc. employee who allegedly said it was a “nightmare” to work with Indians during an job interview was dismissed lawfully, a London judge ruled throwing out all claims that she was discriminated against. Ann Watson, who worked …
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Employers expect to see more employment-related claims within the next year, a new survey shows. QBE North America’s Employment Practices Liability Report, based on a survey of 200 legal and human resources professionals at organizations with annual revenues between $500 …
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Jaguar Land Rover Automotive Plc is set to start making cars again after securing £3.5 billion ($4.7 billion) in loan commitments as it continues to grapple with the fallout from a crippling cyberattack. Britain’s largest carmaker said some sections of …
Via: Claims Journal
Boeing Co. agreed to pay at least $50,000 to settle a wrongful death lawsuit brought by the family of John Barnett, a whistleblower who took his own life last year. Barnett, a former Boeing employee, died in March 2024 at …
Via: Claims Journal