Claims & Reserving
Industrial and Consumer Robots Are Quite Hackable: Researchers
Some of the most popular industrial and consumer robots are dangerously easy to hack and could be turned into bugging devices or weapons, IOActive Inc. said. The Seattle-based cybersecurity firm ...
Police-Inflicted Taser Deaths Led to at Least 442 Lawsuits: Reuters
In a first-of-its-kind review of court documents, police reports, other public records and news accounts, Reuters compiled the most comprehensive public accounting to date of deaths and litigation ...
Typhoon Hato Intensifies, Creating ‘Considerable Threat’ for Hong Kong
Hong Kong was preparing to shutter businesses as Typhoon Hato drew closer to the city, with Cathay Pacific Airways Ltd. scrapping flights and the local observatory warning it may raise the ...
Suit Alleges Nestle’s Poland Spring Passes Off Ground Water as High-End H20
Nestle SA's Poland Spring Water unit has duped American consumers into paying premium prices for ordinary ground water that's pumped from some of Maine's most populated areas, rather than from ...
Another Wells Fargo Snafu: It May Have Harmed Customers by Closing Real Accounts
After paying customers millions of dollars for opening phony accounts they did not want, Wells Fargo & Co has said it is now grappling with the possibility it harmed customers by closing real ...
Three Potential Atlantic Storms Are Brewing, Thanks to Warm Ocean Temps
Not one, but three potential storms threaten to usher in the busiest phase of the Atlantic hurricane season later this month, courtesy of warm ocean temperatures. The season -- which runs from June ...
Takata Bankruptcy Judge in U.S. Pauses Lawsuits Against Automakers
A U.S. judge overseeing the bankruptcy of Japanese auto supplier Takata Corp's U.S. business has halted for 90 days the lawsuits brought by victims of its faulty air bag inflators against automakers, ...
Another State Sues OxyContin Maker Purdue, Alleging Deceptive Marketing Over Opioid
South Carolina sued Purdue Pharma LP on Tuesday, becoming the latest state or local government to accuse the OxyContin maker of deceptive marketing practices that have contributed to a national ...