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Lytx® MV+AI technology is engineered to provide an expanded view of risk by identifying risky behaviors that may lead to collisions, lawsuits, or customer complaints. This additional insight into your fleet can help empower drivers to improve and drive down risk.

July 1, 2021
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Amazon Sued by D.C. AG in Antitrust Suit Over Pricing

Amazon .com Inc. was sued by the attorney general for Washington, D.C., who accused the online retail giant of engaging in anticompetitive practices that have raised prices for consumers.

May 25, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Texas Senate Passes Bill Aimed at Curbing Lawsuit Abuse of Truckers

The Texas Senate has unanimously approved a House bill that would help curb the growing trend of lawsuit abuse targeting commercial vehicles in Texas.

May 20, 2021
Government

Phantom Damages Addressed in New Montana Law

Montana Gov. Greg Gianforte has signed a bill that revises civil liability laws relating to damages in lawsuits.

May 10, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Trucking Takes On Lawsuit Abuse in Florida

The Florida Trucking Association and its business allies are taking on lawsuit abuse in the state’s courts, and with the state Legislature, where the climate for change seems to be improving.

February 17, 2021
GovernmentBusinessSafety

New Orleans Attorney Indicted in Staged-Accident Scam

A previously unidentified New Orleans attorney alleged to be a co-conspirator in a sweeping federal investigation into staged accidents with tractor-trailers was named in a Nov. 5 federal indictment for his alleged role in the conspiracy.

November 5, 2020
GovernmentBusinessTechnology

Ex-Uber Engineer Anthony Levandowski Publicly Rebuts Theft Claims

Former Uber Technologies Inc. engineer Anthony Levandowski broke his long silence about allegations that he stole driverless vehicle technology from Alphabet Inc.’s Waymo unit to say that he didn’t do it.

September 25, 2019
GovernmentBusiness

Amazon Fails to Get Williams-Sonoma Lawsuit Tossed

Amazon.com failed to dodge a lawsuit that accused it of trying to trick shoppers into thinking it was an authorized reseller of Williams-Sonoma products.

May 3, 2019
Business

Falcon Transport Faces Employee Lawsuit After Closure

A Youngstown, Ohio-based trucking company laid off about 550 employees on April 27, only a year and a half after being purchased by a Los Angeles investment firm, and is now facing an employee lawsuit.

May 3, 2019
GovernmentBusinessSafety

Federal Judge in New Orleans Dismisses Alleged ‘Staged Accident’ Lawsuit

At the request of the plaintiffs, a federal judge in New Orleans dismissed a civil lawsuit April 8 involving a truck accident that was similar to numerous others that the trucking company defendants said are under investigation by federal law enforcement for being staged by the alleged victims.

April 4, 2019