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Judge Upholds $243M Verdict Against Tesla Over Fatal Autopilot Crash

A judge rejected Tesla’s request to overturn a $243 million jury verdict over the 2019 crash of an Autopilot-equipped Model S, which killed a 22-year-old woman and injured her boyfriend.

US Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump Tariffs

The U.S. Supreme Court struck down on Friday President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs that he pursued under a law meant for use in national emergencies, rejecting one of his most contentious assertions of his authority in a ruling with major …

Palantir Gets Partial Win in Fight With Ex-Workers at AI Startup

A judge agreed with Palantir Technologies Inc. that a trio of former employees likely violated confidentiality and non-solicitation agreements in founding their artificial intelligence startup but stopped short of halting their work at the new company, Percepta. Palantir sued Percepta …

LA Fire Victims Suing City Utility for Billions Win Major Ruling

The water and power utility that serves the city of Los Angeles must face hundreds of lawsuits faulting its response to the massive 2025 wildfire that leveled one of the city’s premier seaside neighborhoods and caused tens of billions of …

BioNTech Sues Moderna for Patent Infringement Over COVID Shots

German biopharmaceutical company BioNTech sued Moderna in Delaware federal court on Thursday, alleging that Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine mNEXSPIKE infringes a patent related to BioNTech and Pfizer’s competing shot Comirnaty. The lawsuit said that mNEXSPIKE, Moderna’s next-generation COVID shot approved by …

State Farm Adjuster’s Opinion Does Not Override Policy Exclusion in Sewage Backup

Insureds cannot rely on the word of an insurance adjuster—even one hired by the insurer—to show that a homeowners’ policy covers sewage backup, a federal appeals court said in a case that underscored the sanctity of policy exclusions but also …

Building Fortification And The Role of The Insurance Industry

There has been a lot of recent conversation throughout the insurance industry around resiliency fortification efforts and how to help facilitate them. For claims leaders, this is a particularly important conversation because the level of resiliency of the structures in …

Report: BMW, Ram And Tesla Had Some of The Nation’s Worst Drivers

Drivers of BMW, Ram and Tesla vehicles were ranked among the worst drivers in the country in a new report. A LendingTree report on the best and worst drivers on by vehicle manufacturer ranks BMW for No. 1 in total …