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Investor Lawsuits Push Back on SEC Changes That Gave Firms More Power
A new federal approach giving U.S. companies more say over which proposals shareholders can vote on at their annual meetings is creating regulatory uncertainty and leading to litigation, activists ...
Jury Orders PacifiCorp to Pay $305M in Latest Oregon Wildfire Class Action Verdict
An Oregon jury has ordered PacifiCorp to pay $305 million to 16 victims of the state's devastating 2020 wildfires in the latest verdict in a class-action lawsuit against the utility that includes ...
Marine Insurers Cancel War Risk Cover as Iran Conflict Escalates
Marine insurers are canceling war risk coverage for vessels and oil shipping rates are set to surge further after the widening Iran conflict left at least three tankers damaged, a seafarer killed and ...
NYC to Install Red Light Cameras at 600 Intersections by Year End
Last month, New York City announced it would begin activating red light cameras at 50 new intersections each week for the next five weeks, reaching 600 intersections by the end of 2026. The New York ...
Fake Lawyers Highlighted in OpenAI’s Threat Report Detailing ChatGPT Cybercrimes
OpenAI said it banned accounts linked to Chinese law enforcement, romance scammers, and influence operations, including a smear campaign against Japan's first woman prime minister, in a report ...
Uber Ballot Measure to Cap Personal Injury Fees, Limit Medical Damages Sparks Ire
In November, California voters may have to referee a multimillion-dollar battle among Uber, attorneys, and doctors. The outcome could have far-reaching implications for anybody who uses the state's ...
Court Sharpens Causation Standard in All-Risk Policies in NC Church Mutual Case
In all-risk policies, an excluded cause of damage must be the sole cause of damage for the exclusion to apply, a federal appeals court decided last week in an opinion that clarifies North Carolina ...
Hackers Used AI to Breach 600 Firewalls in Weeks, Amazon Says
Over the last five weeks, a limited number of hackers broke into more than 600 firewalls across dozens of countries with the help of widely available artificial intelligence tools, according to ...