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Vanguard Settles Collusion Suit for $29.5 Million

Texas said Vanguard Group Inc. agreed to pay a total of $29.5 million to settle a lawsuit brought by a dozen states that accused the asset manager of colluding to manipulate the energy market and reduce coal output. As part …

Walmart to Pay $100 Million to Settle FTC Case on Driver Wages

Walmart agreed to pay $100 million to settle a suit by the FTC and a group of states alleging the company withheld tips and misrepresented wages to order drivers.

Ford Recalling 4.3 Million US Vehicles Over Software Issue

Ford Motor said Thursday it is recalling 4.3 million pickup trucks and SUVs in the U.S. because a software error may cause trailer brakes not to function and exterior lights to fail. The U.S. automaker said the recall covers the …

Sedgwick: Five Industries Saw Higher US Recall Volumes in 2025

U.S. recall activity reached one of the highest levels in the past decade, as the consumer products, food and drinks and pharmaceutical sectors all experienced higher recall volumes than 2024. Roughly 3,295 recalls were recorded across the five industries analyzed, …

Court Sharpens Causation Standard in All-Risk Policies in Church Mutual Case

In all-risk policies, an excluded cause of damage must be the sole cause of damage for the exclusion to apply, a federal appeals court decided last week in an opinion that clarifies North Carolina law but could make some claims …

Insurer Ducks Claims by Models Over Strip Clubs’ Use of Their Images Without Consent

Twenty professional models who sued three Massachusetts-based strip clubs alleging that the clubs used their images in commercial advertisements without their consent and without paying them have been denied their bid to collect from one of the clubs’ insurers on …

From Dating Scams to Fake Lawyers: OpenAI Details ChatGPT Misuse in New Threat Report

OpenAI said it banned accounts linked to Chinese law enforcement, romance scammers and influence operations, including a smear campaign against Japan’s first woman prime minister, in a report detailing the misuse of its ChatGPT technology. The company said several accounts …

Citrini’s Dystopian AI Vision Draws Global Investor Criticism

The idea from Citrini Research that artificial intelligence will trigger widespread unemployment is prompting a global backlash from investors and economists. In the past few days, experts from Citadel Securities, Deutsche Bank AG, Fidelity International, Liontrust Asset Management Plc and …