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Heat Worries US Wheat Farmers Just as Crop Prices Are Surging

For farmers in North Dakota surveying their wheat as harvest closes in, scorching heat is threatening yields just as crop prices rise to a three-year high. A recent spate of 100-degree days is stressing fields in the key US wheat-growing …

NJ High Court Rules Allstate’s $1.7M RICO Claims Fraud Suit Merits Trial, Not Arbitration

New Jersey’s high court has ruled that Allstate Insurance has a right to a jury trial for its fraud and conspiracy claims brought against more than 30 medical providers under the state’s Insurance Fraud Prevention Act (IFPA) and the Anti-Racketeering …

Hybrids Boom as EVs Fall Out of Favor Even in California

In America’s EV stronghold, another type of vehicle is rapidly gaining ground. Hybrids accounted for almost one in every four automobiles registered in California in the second quarter, according to newly released data from the California New Car Dealers Association. …

US to Begin Work on New Car Door Safety Rules After Deaths in Teslas

U.S. auto safety regulators will start developing new requirements to ensure drivers and passengers can safely exit their vehicles, a significant move to address issues exposed by sometimes deadly incidents in which people have become trapped inside cars. The National …

Chocolate Maker Lindt Faces US Lawsuit Over Child Labor Allegations

Lindt & Spruengli AG has been sued by an activist law firm in the U.S. which alleges the Swiss chocolate maker is falsely promoting its efforts to battle child labor in Ghana and the Ivory Coast from where it sources …

Man Once Sued in Subrogation Case Charged With $159K in Fraudulent Insurance Claims

A central Florida man who has been cited for numerous traffic violations and who was once sued by State Farm in an auto accident subrogation case, has been charged with submitting more than $159,000 in fraudulent health insurance claims. Two …

Report: Claims Severity Reaches All-Time High, Frequency Declines

All Peril severity reached an all-time high in 2025, rising 25.9% from a year earlier, a new report shows. LexisNexis Risk Solutions released its 2026 U.S. Home Trends Report, which looks at loss cost, claims frequency and severity. Related: Changes …

Florida’s Share of US Claims Lawsuits Down to Nearly Half of 2020 Numbers, Data Show

At the height of the Florida property insurance crisis in the early 2020s, one statistic seemed to galvanize the movement for reforming the state’s insurance claims litigation statutes: Floridians had produced about 9% of all homeowners’ claims in the U.S. …

BMW Recalling 318,000 US Vehicles Over Starter Motor Overheating Risk

BMW is recalling 318,495 U.S. vehicles as an engine starter may overheat and catch fire, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Thursday. Related: Ford Recalling 288,000 US Vehicles Over Loose Roof Rails The recall affects certain models including …