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Chronic Traumatic Brain Damage Widespread in Former NFL Athletes

Almost every former National Football League player who died between 2016 and 2021 and allowed their brains to be evaluated were found to have chronic traumatic encephalopathy, stark evidence of the toll repeated head impacts can take on athletes. Researchers …

Judge Approves $117.5 Million Settlement in ‘Complex’ Comcast Data Breach Case

A federal judge has approved a $117.5 million data breach settlement against Comcast Cable Communications. The agreement represents one of the largest data breach settlement amounts and, with 31.7 million potential members, one of the largest classes in a data …

Amazon’s New Order Confirmation Emails Seen Boosting Phishing Risk

When Dan Landau ordered a portable photo printer from Amazon.com Inc., he expected the confirmation email to tell him what was on its way. Instead, he was notified that his “luggage” was coming. In another instance, the 38-year-old head of …

USI Sues 3 Former Producers After They Allegedly Moved Clients to Howden US

USI Insurance Services has sued three former producers, who “reneged on their contractual obligations” in a move to competitor Howden US, the brokerage alleged. According to a lawsuit filed earlier this month in U.S. District Court for the Eastern District …

Los Angeles Faces Days of 100F Heat as Southwest Fire Risk Grows

Los Angeles is bracing for a lengthy heat wave as the weather system that’s cooked Texas expands westward and begins stripping moisture from Southern California’s terrain. Heat alerts stretch from Santa Barbara along California’s central coast to the U.S.-Mexico border …

Londoners Find ‘Horrendous’ Cracks in Their Homes After Successive Heat Waves

Londoners are facing historic levels of subsidence risk after five successive heat waves dried out the clay soil on which much of the city is built. Insurance claims tied to subsidence — a phenomenon associated with bouts of hot, dry …

JPMorgan, Morgan Stanley Fight Suits Over Role in Buyout Deals

JPMorgan Chase & Co. and Morgan Stanley are among banks shareholders are suing over their roles on multibillion-dollar buyout deals after a recent corporate-law overhaul failed to protect financial advisers from potential liability. In cases against financial advisers, shareholders have …

Zillow, Redfin Settle FTC Case Over Rental Listings

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission reached a settlement resolving its antitrust case against Zillow Group Inc. and Rocket Companies Inc.’s Redfin, the agency said. Redfin will re-enter the market to independently sell online rental listings, an FTC lawyer told a …