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Tesla Inc. is under federal scrutiny over concerns that a newly released driver-assistance feature could result in crashes, the latest move by auto-safety regulators to investigate the electric-car maker’s technology. The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has opened a … Source: Claims Journal

A winter storm is poised to pummel Texas and the U.S. South later this week, putting the region at risk of blackouts and travel mayhem. About 4 to 6 inches (10 to 15 centimeters) of snow and ice will fall … Source: Claims Journal

A woman who worked as a hairstylist for Fox Sports alleges in a lawsuit that former host Skip Bayless made repeated, unwanted advances toward her — including an offer of $1.5 million to have sex with him. Attorneys for Noushin … Source: Claims Journal

Sedgwick announced new leadership in Japan and Taiwan. In Japan, Shuji Tanaka has been appointed CEO for operations in the country, and Takeshi Nagao, who currently serves as managing director, will remain with Sedgwick and transition to the role of … Source: Claims Journal

The Winklevoss twins’ Gemini Trust Co. cryptocurrency exchange agreed to pay $5 million to end a Commodity Futures Trading Commission lawsuit claiming it misled the derivatives regulator in a bid to launch the first US-regulated Bitcoin futures contract. The proposed … Source: Claims Journal

Exceptionally powerful, dry winds expected across Southern California this week are set to send wildfire risk skyrocketing in a region that’s endured more than eight months without significant rain. Forecasters predict the strongest Santa Ana wind event of the season … Source: Claims Journal

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau has sued Walmart and work scheduling platform Branch Messenger for allegedly forcing delivery drivers that are part of the discounter’s gig program to use costly deposit accounts to get paid and mispresented how they could … Source: Claims Journal

Airlines in the United States canceled more than 1,300 flights on Monday after a winter storm brought snow, ice and freezing temperatures to a broad swath of the country. A total of 1,306 flights were canceled and 414 flights were … Source: Claims Journal

Boeing Co. and U.S. prosecutors said they’re working to hammer out a new deal to settle a criminal case stemming from two fatal 737 Max crashes after a federal judge blocked an earlier plan because it included race as a … Source: Claims Journal

PayPal has been sued by an Asian American businesswoman who accused the digital payments company of racial bias for restricting part of a $535 million investment program to Black and Hispanic applicants, costing her millions of dollars. The complaint by … Source: Claims Journal