Supreme Court Denies Amazon Bid to Skirt State-Based Wage Claims for Security Frisks October 7, 2019 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Amazon.com’s bid to avoid a lawsuit seeking to ensure that warehouse...
Retrial for Founder in California Warehouse Fire That Killed 36 October 7, 2019 The founder of an artists’ work-live collective in the San Francisco Bay Area where a fast-moving fire trapped and killed...
Supreme Court Rejects Sempra’s Bid to Recover $379M from 2007 California Wildfire Payouts October 7, 2019 By Andrew Chung and Lawrence Hurley The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a bid by Sempra Energy’s San Diego Gas & Electric Co...
Workers’ Compensation Rates to Decrease in Idaho for 2020 October 7, 2019 The Idaho Department of Insurance has approved a proposal for a 6.2 percent overall rate decrease to Idaho workers’ compensation...
Munich Re Backs Small Business Insurtech Next Insurance with $250 Million October 7, 2019 By Mark Hollmer Insurtech Next Insurance has pulled in a $250 million financing round from a single investor: Munich Re. Palo Alto-based Next...
New York Limousine Crash Victims’ Relatives Call for Stronger Regulations October 7, 2019 By Michael Hill Relatives of some of the 20 people killed in an upstate New York stretch limousine crash urged quick action on...
Rhode Island Issues Emergency Rules to Ban Vaping Products October 7, 2019 Rhode Island health officials have issued emergency health regulations to ban the sale of flavored vaping products in the state....
Two Women Allege Sexual Harassment, Abuse at Connecticut-Based Restaurant Chain October 7, 2019 Two former employees of a Connecticut-based restaurant chain say in a lawsuit that they were subjected to a pattern of...
Pennsylvania’s Venture Insurance Programs Hires Wisler as an Underwriter October 7, 2019 Venture Insurance Programs, a national insurance program administrator based in West Chester, Penn., has hired Cheryl Wisler as an underwriter...
Supreme Court’s High-Profile Cases in Its New Term October 7, 2019 The biggest cases before the Supreme Court are often the last ones to be decided, and the focus on the...