A group of lobster fishermen can sue one of the world’s largest seafood watchdog groups for defamation, a federal court has ruled, over a report that described Maine lobster as an unwise choice for consumers. The threat to a rare … Source: Claims Journal

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau dismissed another Biden-era lawsuit, this one targeting some of the world’s largest banks for allegedly rushing out a peer-to-peer payment network that then allowed fraud to proliferate. The agency dropped the case against JPMorgan Chase … Source: Claims Journal

CCC Intelligent Solutions Inc. has named Tim Welsh president. Welsh will have a lead in marketing-facing functions, helping customers with their digital transformation. Welsh joins CCC from U.S Bank, where he was vice chair, consumer and business banking. Welsh previously … Source: Claims Journal

U.S. Supreme Court justices signaled sympathy on Tuesday toward a bid by two American gun companies to throw out the Mexican government’s lawsuit accusing them of aiding illegal firearms trafficking to drug cartels and fueling gun violence in the southern … Source: Claims Journal

A class action lawsuit filed in Texas alleges GEICO doesn’t abide by its Accident Forgiveness program when a driver with an unblemished record gets into a first, at-fault accident. Texas resident Christopher Cude sued GEICO on Feb. 25, alleging the … Source: Claims Journal

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Tuesday closed a preliminary evaluation into about 72,926 General Motors hybrid vehicles over concerns related to its battery control module. The probe was opened in 2023 to investigate allegations regarding motive … Source: Claims Journal

After reporting a $13 billion underwriting loss in 2022 and $14 billion in 2023, State Farm recorded another underwriting loss last year—but the total for 2024 was less than half of those prior reports. Coming in at just over $6 … Source: Claims Journal

Real estate firm Douglas Elliman Inc. and its former chief executive officer Howard Lorber were sued by five women who say they were sexually assaulted by the Alexander brothers, as part of a lawsuit against the siblings that accused several … Source: Claims Journal

Defending workers’ compensation claims from employees who have not disclosed previous injuries may have just become a little more complicated for employers and insurance carriers in Georgia. The Georgia Court of Appeals last week found that a long-standing defense against … Source: Claims Journal

A group representing U.S. airlines plans to urge federal aviation officials to permanently reduce helicopter traffic around Reagan National Airport outside Washington, D.C., following a January collision by an Army Black Hawk into an American Airlines regional jet that killed … Source: Claims Journal