Cyclist in Oregon Who Sued Over Unsafe Bike Lane Gets $350K Settlement December 23, 2019 A bicyclist hit by a speeding driver near a Portland, Ore. bike lane crossing in front of a freeway on-ramp...
Cyber Attack Forces Airline to Cancel Flights in Alaska December 23, 2019 RavnAir canceled at least a half-dozen flights in Alaska on Saturday – at the peak of holiday travel – following...
$25M for Girl Who Suffered Brain Damage in California Crash December 23, 2019 Sacramento County will pay more than $25 million to the family of a 12-year-old girl who was left with brain...
Health System in California Pays $575M to Settle Anti-Trust Lawsuit December 23, 2019 One of Northern California’s largest health systems will pay $575 million to settle claims that it used anti-competitive practices to...
GEICO CEO Roberts to Retire End of 2020; Berkshire Hathaway’s Combs to Succeed December 23, 2019 Bill Roberts, GEICO’s president and chief executive officer, has announced that he will retire in December 2020 after 35 years...
Australia’s Bushfires Destroy Nearly 200 Homes, Claim Another Life December 23, 2019 By Jason Scott Australia’s devastating wildfires, which at the weekend destroyed close to 200 homes and claimed another life, show no sign of...
How High Tech Competition Is Transforming NFL Helmets December 23, 2019 By Tim Booth Long gone are the days of the leather shell and single-bar face mask. Today’s football helmets are technological marvels, using...
City of London’s Unity Begins Cracking over Brexit Trade Deal: Opinion December 23, 2019 By Elisa Martinuzzi Boris Johnson’s triumphant U.K. election victory makes Brexit a near certainty next month. For the City of London, Britain’s split...
Bipartisan Internet Privacy Proposal Calls for User OK to Share Data But Is Mum on Suits December 23, 2019 By Ben Brody, Rebecca Kern and Daniel R. Stoller A top House panel unveiled long-awaited draft privacy legislation that calls for limits on sharing consumers’ information and would allow...
The Hartford Joins Insurers Limiting Fossil Fuel Investments, Underwriting December 23, 2019 The Hartford became the latest insurance carrier to cut back on business it does with the fossil fuel industry out...