16 01, 2026

Maui Braces for Possible End to FEMA Rental Assistance And More Housing Strain for Fire Survivors

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Nearly 1,000 households displaced by catastrophic wildfires on the Hawaiian island of Maui are anxiously awaiting word on whether federal assistance helping them stay housed will be left to expire, forcing them to find new housing or pay more for …

16 01, 2026

Amwins Expands Professional Products as Stonetrust Moves Into South Carolina

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Less than a month after Stonetrust Commercial Insurance announced it had expanded into North Carolina, the workers’ compensation carrier has added South Carolina to its sphere of influence. Based in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Stonetrust now writes workers’ comp and employers …

16 01, 2026

Publishers Seek to Join Lawsuit Against Google Over AI Training

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Publishers Hachette Book Group and Cengage Group asked a California federal court on Thursday for permission to intervene in a proposed class action lawsuit against Google over the alleged misuse of copyrighted material used to train its artificial intelligence systems. …

20 01, 2026

Supreme Court to Hear Bayer’s Bid to Curb Roundup Cases

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The U.S. Supreme Court agreed on Friday to hear Bayer’s bid to sharply limit lawsuits claiming that the company’s Roundup weedkiller causes cancer and potentially avert billions of dollars in damages. The justices took up Bayer’s appeal of a lower …

16 01, 2026

A Lean Lens on Legal Bill Review: Keeping the Insured at The Center

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For over a decade, I helped build the legal e-billing and review industry. I sat across the table from vice presidents of claims at major carriers, making the case that systematic invoice auditing was a fiduciary imperative. The logic seemed …

16 01, 2026

New Jersey Adds Job Protections for First Responders Diagnosed With PTSD

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New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy yesterday signed into law a measure providing employment protections for paid first responders diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder under certain conditions. The New Jersey First Responders Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder Protection Act (S2373/A2145) prohibits employers from …

16 01, 2026

Driver Fails to Back Up Claim That Tesla Touchscreen Defect Caused Accident

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Vehicle manufacturer Tesla has won dismissal of a product liability lawsuit claiming that a defective touchscreen in a 2021 Tesla caused an accident. Judge Nelson Roman in federal district court in New York granted Tesla summary judgment because the woman …

16 01, 2026

NEXT Insurance in California Rebrands as ERGO NEXT Insurance

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Palo Alto, California-based NEXT Insurance will now be operating as ERGO NEXT Insurance, a new brand identity that the company says reflects its next phase of growth as a small businesses insurance provider. The updated brand follows NEXT’s integration with …

16 01, 2026

Virginia Strengthens Oversight of Nursing Homes

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Virginia officials are touting the state’s efforts in strengthening oversight of the state’s 300 nursing homes, including filling leadership and inspector positions and improving how complaints are handled. “Virginia families deserve confidence that when a loved one lives in a …

16 01, 2026

Allstate Auto Technical Claims Director Bundra Named to Plasnomic Council

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Mike Bundra, auto technical claim director at Allstate Insurance Company, has been named to the Plasnomic Plastic Repair Alliance Council. Bundra joins a group of executives from some of the industry’s largest organizations, working to unify best practices for automotive …