Archive for January 2025
Citigroup Must Face New York Lawsuit Over Handling of Fraud Scams
A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Citigroup’s bid to dismiss a lawsuit by New York Attorney General Letitia James claiming it failed to protect customers from online scammers and refused to reimburse customers who were victimized. U.S. District Judge Paul … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreVideo Game Maker Paying $20 Million in FTC Kid-Privacy Case
The maker of the popular video game Genshin Impact will pay $20 million to settle claims it violated kids’ privacy and deceived players about the cost of winning sought-after prizes, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said Friday. Singapore-based Cognosphere mishandled … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWalgreens Ignored Red Flags in Dispensing Opioids, US Says
The Department of Justice sued Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. for allegedly dispensing opioids and other controlled substances at pharmacies across the U.S. while ignoring red flags that the prescriptions were likely illegal. The lawsuit claims Walgreens pharmacists filled millions of … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreHPE Investigating Breach Claims, Says No Business Impact
Hewlett Packard Enterprise Co. says it’s investigating a potential cyber incident from a hacking gang that’s also breached other technology giants. The company became aware last week of “claims being made by a group called IntelBroker that it was in … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLA Braces for Fire Risk From Bone-Dry Winds as Winter Rains Lag
Dangerous winds and drought will create extreme fire risk across Southern California Tuesday, putting more than 11 million people in the path of conditions that would allow blazes to spread quickly as the region holds out hope for rain. Seasonal … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFEMA Transfers $758M in US Flood Program Risk to 27 Private Reinsurers
The Federal Emergency Management Agency said its reinsurance renewal for the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) included the transfer of nearly $758 million to the private market through the use of 27 reinsurance companies – up from 18 companies a … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreVanguard to Pay $106 Million Over Retirement Fund Violations
Vanguard Group will pay more than $106 million to settle U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission allegations that it made misleading statements about capital gains distributions and tax consequences to retail investors who held popular target-date retirement funds in taxable accounts. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreGM Agrees to 5-Year Ban on Selling Drivers’ Location Data
U.S. automaker General Motors and its subsidiary OnStar agreed not to disclose sensitive vehicle geolocation and driver behavior data to consumer reporting agencies for five years, the U.S. Federal Trade Commission said last week. The agency alleged the largest U.S. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreAutomakers Seek Repeal of Biden’s High-Speed Braking Rule
The largest U.S. auto trade group wants a federal court to block a Biden administration rule requiring carmakers to install automatic emergency braking systems on new vehicles that the industry argues is impractical. The Alliance for Automotive Innovation on Friday … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreInsurers Balk at $19.7M Claim on Fake Basquiat Paintings Seized by FBI
Two insurance companies have asked a court to block a $19.7 million claim by owners of more than two dozen forged Jean-Michel Basquiat paintings that were seized during an FBI raid at the Orlando Museum of Art in 2022. The … Source: Claims Journal
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