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Missouri Attorney General Catherine Hanaway has filed a lawsuit against Lorex Corporation, a major seller of home cameras and baby monitors. The lawsuit alleges Lorex has concealed material ties to the Chinese military via its manufacturer, Dahua, putting families at risk. Lorex has maintained ties to Dahua—its former owner and an ongoing supplier of components—despite the U.S. Department of Defense designating Dahua as a Chinese Military Company that threatens national security, has maintained ties to Dahua—its former owner and an ongoing supplier of components—despite the U.S. Department of Defense designating Dahua as a Chinese Military Company that threatens national security,…

The U.S. Supreme Court turned away on Monday a gun industry challenge to a New York law that permits lawsuits against gun makers, wholesalers and dealers for endangering people’s safety through sales of firearms and ammunition. The justices declined to hear an appeal by an industry trade group, the National Shooting Sports Foundation, of a lower court’s ruling upholding the law, which New York calls a public nuisance statute. The group had argued that the law unconstitutionally conflicted with federal law. Gun companies including Smith & Wesson, Ruger, Beretta, Glock, Sig Sauer and Sturm joined the appeal. The Supreme Court…

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services Pets has barred pets rescued from shelters in Texas and New Mexico in a beefed-up effort to stop the spread of the New World Screwworm pest that infests livestock. “We will respond based on facts, not fear. But we will also continue to be the most aggressive state in the nation when it comes to protecting our livestock, pets, wildlife, people, and agricultural economy from this threat,” Agriculture Commissioner Wilton Simpson said in a statement last week. The emergency rule, seen here, expands restrictions on animal imports from affected areas, prohibits the…

A former engineer at Elon Musk’s xAI who now heads a think tank focused on AI safety filed a lawsuit claiming he was fired from the SpaceX subsidiary for raising concerns about the risks artificial intelligence poses to humanity. Devin Kim claims in the lawsuit filed in California state court on Tuesday that his efforts to place guardrails on the development of the chatbot Grok made him a target for company leadership. The lawsuit comes ahead of SpaceX’s planned initial public offering, the largest ever, on Friday. “Mr. Kim repeatedly complained that xAI’s failure to prioritize AI safety, particularly with…

Reality TV stars Todd and Julie Chrisley are accusing one of their former defense attorneys of legal malpractice that they say led them to be convicted and imprisoned, separating them from each other and their family, ruining their reputations and costing them millions. The Chrisleys were initially indicted in August 2019 and a jury in Atlanta convicted them in June 2022 on charges including bank fraud and tax evasion. Todd Chrisley was sentenced to serve 12 years in federal prison while Julie Chrisley got seven years. Both were released last year after President Donald Trump pardoned them. The lawsuit filed…

Residents in tornado-ravaged areas in Illinois and Indiana were grappling with the damage to their homes and neighborhoods on Friday, after the strong line of storms barreled through communities south of Chicago and left trails of destruction. Cleanup efforts were underway, and utility companies said power restoration efforts could extend into next week. Thursday’s storms ripped roofs off of buildings, flattened homes, brought down scores of trees and power lines and caused hundreds of thousands of power outages and major air traffic disruptions. Officials said there were no reports of deaths or life-threatening injuries, though there were several people treated…

The Louisiana State Senate confirmed four of Insurance Commissioner Tim Temple’s key senior staff appointments to their positions during the 2026 Legislative Session. Whitney Greene, who joined the department on March 23, was confirmed as Executive Counsel, where she serves as the Commissioner’s senior legal advisor and assists with policy. Dominique Jones was confirmed as Deputy Commissioner for the Office ofInsurance Fraud. She began her career at the LDI (Louisiana Department ofInsurance) in 2007 as an attorney with the department‘s Legal Division before becoming Insurance Administrator for the Office of Insurance Fraud in October 2021. Adam Patrick was confirmed as…

Louisiana and Texas, including Houston, will get hit with flooding rains for the next few days as a potential tropical storm tries to spin up across the western Gulf. There is a moderate level 3 risk of heavy rainfall across coastal Texas for the next three days, the US Weather Prediction Center said. Flood warnings and watches span central and eastern Texas to Mississippi, with up to 7 inches (18 centimeters) of rain forecast, the National Weather Service said. “A very impressive setup for flash flooding will begin to unfold along the Gulf Coast of Texas today,” Joe Wegman, a…

Tugboat, a consumer insurance platform that helps homeowners with property damage and insurance claims, announced an oversubscribed $3 million in seed funding to scale its platform and offer expanded claim support for homeowners. The round was led by ResilienceVC with participation from South Dakota First, gener8tor, Sure Ventures, Acumen America and other investors. Tugboat was founded by former insurance adjusters Cameron Mooney and Aaron Mooney. The company gives homeowners access to information used by carriers use to manage their exposure for $99 per year. The platform is managed by an agentic AI pipeline, and it nalyzes carrier correspondence, generates denial…

Willis, a WTW business, unveiled a new version of its Climate Diagnostic model to help risk managers better understand and respond to climate‑driven volatility affecting property insurance markets. Embedded within WTW’s Risk IQ platform, Climate Diagnostic is a climate risk technology capable of predicting the current and future impact of floods, windstorms and other material climate threats on an organization’s assets, business activities and supply chain. As extreme weather events become more severe and frequent, insurers worldwide are responding either by increasing the cost of property insurance or withdrawing from vulnerable regions entirely. With the costs of protection predicted to…