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After six years of civil and criminal charges and proceedings, online shopping company eBay and several former executives will pay a total of $55.7 million to settle claims over a relentless cyberstalking and harassment campaign targeting a Massachusetts couple. In addition to $48.7 million in compensation for David and Ina Steiner of Natick, Massachusetts, the targets of the harassment, the settlement includes $6 million in charitable contributions to various nonprofit organizations, The deal also includes agreements with some individual employee defendants, a public statement by eBay, and no confidentiality restrictions. The Steiners are the founders and editors of EcommerceBytes, a…

Johnson & Johnson said on July 27 it would pay an estimated $5.5 billion to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products cause ovarian cancer, in a landmark deal that could end a contentious legal battle that has dogged the company for a decade. J&J said the settlement covers about 76,000 claims, including ones consolidated in federal court in New Jersey, and related cases in state court, representing nearly all of the remaining talc claims against the company. J&J previously settled most of the cases alleging that its talc contained asbestos and caused…

About 900,000 current and former Origin Energy Ltd. customers had their data accessed in a security breach, the latest in a string of cyberattacks on major Australian companies and essential-service providers. It began examining a possible threat in early July, but initially determined it was not credible, the energy retailer said in a statement on Tuesday. New information emerged on July 22 indicating a breach may have occurred. Origin joins a list of prominent Australian businesses hit by major cyber incidents in recent years, including Qantas Airways Ltd., telecommunications provider Singtel Optus Pty Ltd., health insurer Medibank Private Ltd. and…

A decades-long crackdown on Google’s business practices in Europe is entering a costly new phase, as the loss of the first case brought against it under new EU legislation opens the door to a wave of private lawsuits demanding up to $10 billion in damages. Having already absorbed billions of dollars in EU fines since 2017, Alphabet’s search giant is now facing lawsuits from smaller rivals across Europe, according to half a dozen lawyers and litigation financiers, and a tally of cases filed in half a dozen countries. That has been precipitated by a $1 billion fine, the first under…

Empty supertankers are heading to Egypt’s Mediterranean port of Sidi Kerir to collect Saudi crude as observable traffic at the kingdom’s key Red Sea export hub dwindles following threats from Houthi militants. At least eight very large crude carriers are signaling Sidi Kerir and are set to arrive in the coming weeks through to mid-August, ship-tracking data shows. State-owned Saudi Aramco has been offering more oil from the Egyptian port after Iran-backed Houthis struck a vessel in the Red Sea last week. There were no tankers observed at the Saudi port of Yanbu in the Red Sea early Tuesday, although…

Zurich Insurance Group AG let go of more than 12 employees amid enforcement proceedings by the Swiss regulator Finma, Chief Executive Officer Mario Greco said. The regulator also imposed a sales ban on some policies in Zurich’s corporate life and pensions unit in Switzerland, Greco said in an interview Monday. The enforcement proceeding began after Swiss customers of the unit were sold policies — which are highly regulated — at lower prices than agreed upon with Finma, Greco said. “The regret is that we should have found it ourselves, which we didn’t despite all the audits and checks that we…

When young consumers want to buy something, they start online. They type queries into search engines and AI generative assistants. They compare options side by side, scroll through reviews, watch short videos explaining features, and talk with friends in group chats or on social media. They look for signals of credibility before they click “buy.” For many younger shoppers, finding and purchasing insurance coverage is no different. The process is something they expect to research, select, and bind digitally. In Vertafore’s 2026 Policyholder Survey, more than half of policyholders under 25 said they used online comparison tools to find their…

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson said police detained a 15-year-old suspect after a Sunday shooting in which three people were killed and others were wounded. At least two people exchanged gunfire at the event, Wilson said in a news conference Monday afternoon. The second of those two people, age 19, is among the deceased, Wilson said. Assistant Police Chief Nicole Powell said the two appear to have been associates. Officers are also looking for a possible third involved individual, Powell said. The Associated Press cited court documents to report that there were at least three shooters. The shooting happened during the…

New York City’s Department of Buildings issued a stop-work order at a Manhattan office tower that’s being converted into apartments weeks after authorities evacuated one of the largest residential conversions due to structural concerns. Officials visited 222 Broadway as part of a proactive enforcement inspection of conversion projects, and contractors informed them of a previous issue with two concrete beams on the 32nd floor of the building that had developed cracks, according to a DOB statement. Inspectors found that the cracked beams had already been repaired with thru rods installed in the concrete and large steel plate strappings encasing the…

Johnson & Johnson said on Monday it would pay $5.5 billion to resolve tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging its baby powder and other talc products cause ovarian cancer, in a landmark settlement aimed at closing a chapter of contentious litigation that has dogged the company for years. J&J said the settlement covers about 69,000 cases consolidated in federal court in New Jersey, and related cases in state court, totaling 99.75% of the remaining talc claims. Plaintiffs’ law firms confirmed the deal on Monday, saying it was a good resolution after a decade-long court battle. The deal must still be…