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California Accelerates Work on EV Rules, Tax Credits That Trump Opposes

California officials are meeting Detroit automakers this week to discuss the next phase of greenhouse gas regulations for cars and trucks, the state’s top air regulator said. California is fighting in the courts and in the U.S. Congress against President …

USAA Prevails in MSP Recovery’s Latest Class-Action Attempt

MSP Recovery, a now-famous Miami litigation firm, has won some and lost some in federal and state appeals courts during a decade-long enterprise that has earned it millions of dollars in fees for, essentially, moving funds from auto insurers to …

Navigators Can’t Parse ‘Additional Insured’ Policy Wording in Georgia Explosion Case

Navigators Insurance Co., a Hartford excess insurer, cannot escape a Georgia utility company’s argument that the utility is an additional insured on a policy, after a 2018 gas explosion in Georgia that left three women severely injured. The decision by …

China Executes 11 People Linked to Cyberscam Centers in Myanmar

China has executed 11 people linked to scam centers in Myanmar, including “core members” involved in the operation, according to state media. Those executed were members of the “Ming family criminal gang” and had been found guilty of intentional homicide, …

IIHS Rolled out A New Whiplash Prevention Test

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety hopes a new seat and head restraint evaluation will push automakers to modify head restraints and seat designs to better protect occupants from rear-end crashes. In the first initial rounds of the test, only …

LA County Told to Pause $4B in Abuse Payouts as DA Probes Fraud Claims

Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman asked the county to hold off on making initial payments for a landmark $4 billion sexual abuse settlement while his office conducts a criminal investigation of potentially fraudulent claims. In a letter to …

Hyundai Recalling 569,000 SUVs in US Over Faulty Air Bag Deployment

Hyundai Motor is recalling 568,576 Palisade sports utility vehicles in the U.S. over improper deployment of side curtain airbags, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday. NHTSA said the side curtain air bags for third-row occupants in these …

Founder of Auto Parts Maker Charged With Fraud That Wiped Out Billions

First Brands Group founder Patrick James and his brother Edward, a former executive at the company, were indicted in New York following the collapse of the bankrupt auto-parts maker last year. The duo engaged in a series of schemes to …