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North Carolina Becomes First State to Pass Outright Ban on Litigation Financing

National insurance groups are hailing the signing of a new law in North Carolina, one that makes the state the first to place an outright ban on third-party funding of lawsuits. House Bill 315, signed by Gov. Josh Stein this …

NHTSA Dropping Manual Brake Pedal Requirement for Fully Automated Vehicles

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is dropping the manual brake pedal mandate for fully automated vehicles. As part of its new NHTSA’s Automated Vehicle Framework, the administration began rulemaking for its fifth update to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. …

Montgomery v. Caribe Increases Litigation Activity, Not Shipper Exposure

A recent Supreme Court decision that is widely viewed as a significant development in transportation litigation is particularly worth examining in the context of negligent hiring claims against freight brokers. The court’s decision in Montgomery v. Caribe Transport II, LLC …

More Americans Are Moving Away From Flood Risk Than Toward It

Americans are leaving some of the nation’s most flood-prone communities at an accelerating pace, suggesting that climate concerns are beginning to influence migration decisions alongside more traditional factors such as housing costs and quality of life. High-flood-risk U.S. counties — …

A Fire Tracking App Used by Millions Expands to Help Monitor Dangerous Floods

When a fire broke out a few miles from his Altadena, California, home the evening of Jan. 7, 2025, Matt Blea and his family needed to make a crucial decision: Should they stay home, or evacuate? A friend who did …

Tesla Sued After Woman Killed by Car Crashing into Her House

Tesla Inc. was sued by the family of a 76-year-old woman who was killed after a Model 3 sedan allegedly using driver-assistance software slammed into her home near Houston. The electric-vehicle maker’s automated technology failed to detect the end of …

Pfizer Dismissed From States’ Drug Price-Fixing Lawsuit

Pfizer has been dismissed as a defendant in a sweeping antitrust lawsuit in which most U.S. states accused dozens of drugmakers and executives of fixing prices of generic drugs, causing patients to overpay. In a decision on Tuesday, Chief Judge …

Four Screwworm Cases Found on a Texas Farm in Biggest Batch Yet

he four most recent cases of the New World screwworm have been confirmed on the same Texas property, marking the largest cluster of detections to be reported since the parasite was found in the U.S. earlier this month. Three cattle …

Michigan Floods Expose Lack of Information, Preparation in Many Rural Areas

Tom and Diane Peterman tried to buy flood insurance when they moved to their retirement home on the shores of Black Lake 14 years ago but were told it wasn’t available. John Solum was told he wasn’t in a flood …