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Parts of Hawaii are sinking faster than others, according to a recent study led by researchers at the University of Hawaii at Mānoa, highlighting the flood risk to infrastructure, businesses and communities in low-lying areas especially in certain urban areas … Source: Claims Journal

A Virginia Court of Appeals has given a green light to a negligence lawsuit seeking to hold a mother responsible for failing to supervise her teenage son who was learning to drive when he hit and killed a person in … Source: Claims Journal

Federal regulators have cited Tesla for violating workplace safety rules in connection with the electrocution of a worker last summer at its Austin, Texas, auto-manufacturing plant. The U.S. Department of Labor confirmed the findings in a statement to Reuters. “The … Source: Claims Journal

An auto insurance company was fined $975,000 for allegedly failing to protect the personal information of 45,000 New York residents. The office of New York Attorney General Letitia James on Thursday announced the AG secured $975,000 in penalties from Root, … Source: Claims Journal

Pop singer Mariah Carey defeated a lawsuit claiming she illegally copied elements of her holiday megahit “All I Want for Christmas Is You” from a country song of the same name. U.S. District Judge Monica Almadani in Los Angeles in … Source: Claims Journal

Fraudsters target both insurance carriers and vulnerable individuals, preying on survivors of natural disasters—and California’s wildfires will be no exception. These criminals use false promises and fraudulent schemes to exploit emotionally drained victims. In 20 years of leading special investigation … Source: Claims Journal

Wall Street brokers have started selling insurers’ claims tied to Los Angeles’ deadly wildfires, which may trigger a payout from the utilities blamed for the destruction, according to people familiar with the matter. Investors are buying so-called subrogation claims, obtaining … Source: Claims Journal

Roughly 170,000 properties were potentially impacted by the outbreak of severe storms across the Midwest and Mississippi Valley, in addition to a spate of wildfires and dust storms across the Southern Plains, CoreLogic said. The early season tornado outbreak over … Source: Claims Journal

Tesla said Thursday it is recalling nearly all Cybertrucks in the United States to fix an exterior panel that could detach while driving, the latest in a series of call-backs for the pickup truck. The recall covers just over 46,000 … Source: Claims Journal

Hino Motors, a subsidiary of Japanese automaker Toyota, pleaded guilty on Wednesday over a multi-year emissions fraud scheme in the United States and must pay $1.6 billion in penalties, the U.S. Justice Department said. U.S. District Court Judge Mark Goldsmith … Source: Claims Journal