Yearly Archives: <span>2023</span>

Family Files 2nd Lawsuit, Against Captain of Boat, After Fatal Parasailing Crash in Keys

The family of an Illinois woman killed in a 2022 crash while she and two children were parasailing in the Florida Keys filed a second lawsuit connected to her death this week and reflected on the tragic end to a …

Youth Environmentalists Bring Montana Climate Case to Trial After 12 Years

Whether a constitutional right to a healthy, livable climate is protected by state law is at the center of a lawsuit going to trial Monday in Montana, where 16 young plaintiffs and their attorneys hope to set an important legal …

Colorado’s Most Destructive Wildfire Caused by Embers From Old Fire, Sparks From Power Line

Embers from a smoldering scrap wood fire outside a home days earlier and a sparking power line caused a Colorado wildfire fanned by high winds that destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and left two people dead, authorities said. The Dec. 30, …

Democrats on Senate Budget Committee Open Investigation Into Major Insurers

Democrats on the U.S. Senate Budget Committee launched an investigation on Friday into major insurers’ “support” of new fossil fuel projects, on the heels of an industry retreat from areas prone to climate risks. American International Group, Travelers Companies, Chubb, …

BioNTech Faces First German Lawsuit Over Alleged COVID-19 Vaccine Side Effects

BioNTech will go to court on Monday to defend itself against a lawsuit from a German woman who is seeking damages for alleged side effects of its COVID-19 vaccine, the first of potentially hundreds of cases in the country. The …

JPMorgan Agrees to Pay $290 Million to Settle Epstein Case

JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to pay $290 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it knowingly benefited from former client Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking, according to a person familiar with the matter. The “agreement in principle” would settle a proposed …

War in Ukraine Prompts Hike in Cyber Attacks on German Businesses

More than one in 10 German companies were the victim of a cyberattack last year, according to a new study, with the war in Ukraine prompting a steep increase in hacking in Europe’s largest economy. In a survey conducted by …

UK Autonomous Vehicle Dreams Could Break Down at Starting Line Without Rules

Britain could lose out on investments in autonomous vehicles (AVs) and see startups shift testing elsewhere if promised laws to regulate the technology are not passed before the next general election, startups and insurance companies said. Despite the government’s vision …

Guyana Court Stays Order for Exxon to Give Unlimited Guarantee for Oil Spills Coverage

A Guyana Appellate Court judge on Thursday temporarily stayed a lower court’s order requiring Exxon Mobil Guyana and partners in offshore oil production to provide an unlimited guarantee to cover potential oil spills. The stay lifts a cloud over oil …

Russia Remains Dissatisfied With Black Sea Grain Deal After UN Talks

Russia is still not satisfied with how a Black Sea grain deal is being implemented, Deputy Foreign Minister Sergei Vershinin said on Saturday after meeting senior U.N. trade officials a day earlier, the TASS news agency reported. Russia has threatened …