Pandemic Reinsurance Solution Gains Wide Support from UK Re/Insurance Industry June 1, 2020 UK insurance executives have taken another step toward developing a public-private risk-financing mechanism for future pandemics with the creation of...
Google Sued by Arizona over ‘Deceptive’ Location Tracking June 1, 2020 Google kept tabs on the whereabouts of its users even if they had turned off location tracking, an Arizona official...
Arizona Judge Rules Against Releasing Nursing Home COVID-19 Stats June 1, 2020 The state of Arizona doesn’t have to publicly reveal the number of coronavirus cases and deaths among residents of nursing...
$125K Settlement for Oregon Man Injured in Police Chase June 1, 2020 A cab driver seriously hurt after being hit while a Portland, Ore. police officer chased a motorist the wrong way...
Maryland Attorney General Says Closed Mill is Still Polluting the Potomac June 1, 2020 Maryland’s attorney general says byproducts from a closed paper mill are continuing to pollute the Potomac River. The Baltimore Sun...
Fires Set and Stores Damaged in Philadelphia, Pittsburgh Protests June 1, 2020 By Ron Todt Thousands of people gathered in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh on Saturday to protest the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, but...
Ecoroofs, Bioswales, Water Gardens: Cities Get Creative To Tame Stormwater Floods June 1, 2020 By Janet McConnaughey For more than a century, New Orleans has depended on canals and pumps to get rid of stormwater in a...
Chaos and Destruction as New York City Protest Turns Violent June 1, 2020 By Jim Mustian An initially peaceful demonstration in New York City over the death of George Floyd, a black man killed by police...
Investors, Bondholders Sue Occidental Over Anadarko Merger June 1, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Occidental Petroleum Corp. has been sued by investors who claim they suffered billions of dollars of losses because the heavily...
Sign Here First: Reopening Businesses Turn to Liability Waivers, Disclaimers June 1, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn and John McCrank As U.S. businesses reopen after weeks of pandemic lockdowns, many have been posting coronavirus disclaimers or requiring employees and patrons...