The blaze was one of three that destroyed roughly 700 buildings and forced 70,000 people to evacuate earlier this week.

A New Mexico state court ordered Meta on Thursday to pay $567 million into a teen mental health fund and change how its platforms function for young users after finding the company is to blame for harming children’s wellbeing. Judge …

Newswise — Landslides cause an estimated $3-6 billion in damage and multiple fatalities annually in the United States. Those numbers could easily increase as housing needs spur development in landslide-prone areas, and as climate change increases the severity and frequency …

Oil prices are giving claims costs a hit, and depending on the part of the country, the exposure for replacement and repair costs of roofing, synthetic flooring or vinyl siding may be considerable and vary broadly, a new report shows. …

Foodborne illness outbreaks have repeatedly disrupted U.S. restaurant chains, triggering recalls, lawsuits and heightened regulatory scrutiny while pressuring customer traffic and sales. Burrito chain owner Chipotle Mexican Grill said on August 4 it removed jalapenos from all its restaurants in …

A Massachusetts judge has declined to reduce the $91 million damages award she approved last September for a construction worker’s personal injury claim, an award she herself characterized as “grossly excessive” but found is required by statute and precedent. Suffolk …

OpenAI is asking a federal judge to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Apple Inc. accusing the artificial intelligence company of stealing trade secrets, saying that the iPhone maker’s allegations are meritless. Lawyers for OpenAI said that Apple’s suit falsely portrays …

Meta said on Wednesday one of its AI models hacked another company during cybersecurity testing, fanning concerns about how developers can contain increasingly capable AI systems after similar incidents at rivals Anthropic and OpenAI. The incidents at Meta and Anthropic …

Bodily injury auto claims have surpassed auto physical damage payouts for the first time, a trend that is being pushed by a rise in the average payout and an increase in BI claim frequency. Artificial intelligence may also have a …