5 08, 2025

Michigan Financial Advisor Charged With Insurance Fraud

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A Michigan financial advisor was charged with four counts of insurance fraud, each a four-year felony, Attorney General Dana Nessel announced last week. Todd Bernstein, 67, of Birmingham, was arraigned on July 30 before Magistrate Julie Nelson-Klein in the 48th …

5 08, 2025

Tesla, Musk Sued by Shareholders Over Robotaxi Claims

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Elon Musk and Tesla were sued by shareholders who accused them of securities fraud for concealing the significant risk that the company’s self-driving vehicles, including the Robotaxi, were dangerous. The proposed class action was filed on Monday night, following Tesla’s …

5 08, 2025

Third Point UK Investors Should Reject Reinsurance Deal, ISS Says

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Shareholders of the UK investment trust run by Dan Loeb’s hedge fund Third Point should reject its plan to turn itself into a reinsurance company, according to ISS. In its recommendation ahead of an Aug. 14 vote, the proxy adviser …

5 08, 2025

California Workers’ Comp Rating Bureau Says Recent Rate Declines Flattened

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Written premium in the first quarter was 4% lower than the same period in 2024, extending a trend in which written premiums in calendar years 2022 through 2024 remained relatively stable compared to large swings during the pandemic, a new …

6 08, 2025

Delay in Upping Its Claims Offer Could Cost AIG, Federal Appeals Court Says

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AIG could pay dearly for refusing to budge on a claim settlement offer of $2.65 million for nearly a year after receiving estimates that a jury would likely award the claimant $7.5 million for her injuries. A jury did eventually …

6 08, 2025

US to Ease Long-Range Drone Rules in Boon for Walmart, Alphabet

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President Donald Trump’s administration proposed a rule to allow more commercial drones to fly beyond an operator’s visual line of sight, a potential boon for companies such as Alphabet Inc.’s Wing unit and Walmart Inc. pushing to deliver packages by …

6 08, 2025

Does Care by Advanced Practitioners Result in Different Workers Comp Outcomes?

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A newly released decade-long study by the Workers’ Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) indicates that claims initiated by nurse practitioners and physician assistants didn’t lead to negative outcomes and suggested some benefits when compared to those led by primary care physicians. …

4 08, 2025

EU Court Rules Against Environmentalists Trying to Block Spanish Wind Farms

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The European Court of Justice on Friday dealt a blow to environmental groups trying to stop wind farms from being built in Spain’s northwestern Galicia region, in a ruling affecting billions of euros of investment. Companies developing wind farms in …

4 08, 2025

No Major Impact Reported as Small Earthquake Shakes New Jersey-New York Area

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A small earthquake rattled the New York metropolitan area Saturday night. The U.S. Geological Survey said the tremor had a magnitude of 3.0. It hit in the New Jersey suburb of Hasbrouck Heights, less than 8 miles (13 kilometers) west …

4 08, 2025

High Noon Recalls Vodka Seltzers Mislabeled as Energy Drinks

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High Noon announced a recall of vodka seltzer drinks that it says were mislabeled as Celsius energy drinks, according to a posting on the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s website. “Consumption of the liquid in these cans will result in …