Archive for August 2024
Musk’s X Sues Group Over Ad Boycott That Cost Billions
Elon Musk’s X Corp. filed a lawsuit accusing an industry group of violating antitrust laws for an advertising boycott that cost the social media company billions of dollars. The lawsuit, filed Tuesday in federal court in Texas, claims the Global … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWeather Service: Extreme Flood Risk Increasing in Next Few Days from Debby
An extreme risk to lives and property from widespread flooding is expanding across the Southeast this week before Debby makes a second landfall in the Carolinas and then quickly shifts to the Northeast, according to AccuWeather. The weather services is … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreStorm Debby Threatens Carolinas With Possible Floods, Tornados
Tropical Storm Debby is meandering through Georgia and South Carolina this morning, bringing as much as 25 inches (63.5 centimeters) of rain in some isolated spots. The storm was about 105 miles southwest of Charleston, South Carolina with top winds … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCarShield to Pay $10M to Settle Deceptive Advertising Charges
CarShield will pay $10 million to settle charges that its advertisements and telemarketing for its extended auto warranty plans are deceptive and misleading, the Federal Trade Commission said. Many customers found that repair claims were often not covered despite making … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCitigroup’s Trading Division Hit With Fresh Toxic-Culture Claim
Christine O’Reilly was with friends in Miami, when one of her biggest clients at Citigroup Inc. kept buzzing her phone. Benjamin Waters, a trader on the bank’s Delta One desk, called and messaged repeatedly. At one point, he allegedly asked … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGoogle Loses DOJ Antirust Suit Over Search Engine on Phones
Google’s payments to make its search engine the default option on smartphone web browsers violate U.S. antitrust law, a federal judge ruled Monday, handing a key victory to the Justice Department. Judge Amit Mehta in Washington said that the Alphabet … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreNovartis, Viatris Face New Lawsuit Over ‘HeLa’ Cell Misuse Claims
Novartis and Viatris were hit with a federal lawsuit in Maryland on Monday by the family of a woman whose tissue cells were taken from her body in the 1950s and used to fuel medical research and development. The estate … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCrowdStrike Rejects Delta Air Lines Claims Over Flight Woes
CrowdStrike on Sunday rejected a claim by Delta Air Lines that it should be blamed for flight disruptions following a July 19 global outage sparked by a faulty update, and suggested it had minimal potential liability. Delta CEO Ed Bastian … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreU.S. Auto Safety Agency Says It’s Seeking Information on Fatal Tesla Cybertruck Crash
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said on Monday it was seeking more information about an accident involving Tesla’s Cybertruck from the electric vehicle maker. The driver of the electric pickup truck was declared dead as a result of the … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreRansomware Study: 78% of Attack Victims Paid Ransom and 74% Suffered Multiple Strikes
A survey of nearly 1,000 IT and security professionals shows numerous organizations were targeted by ransomware attacks in the past year with a high degree of success, with most paying a ransom—many of which paid multiple times. Semperis, a cyber … Source: Claims Journal
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