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Final Implementation Deadline Approaching for New York’s Cybersecurity Regulation
Feb 1 2019 // The final implementation period for the New York Department of Financial Services’ (DFS) cybersecurity regulation covering DFS-regulated entities and licensed individuals ends March 1, 2019. New York’s...
Trump Plan to Curb Drug Prices Targets Rebates to Pharmacy Benefit Managers
Feb 1 2019 // The Trump administration proposed ending a complex system of drug rebates that influence tens of billions of dollars in U.S. pharmaceutical spending, a move that could upend the relationship between drugmakers and pharmacy...
Judge Says PG&E Has ‘Clear-Cut’ Pattern of Starting Wildfires
Jan 31 2019 // A federal judge who has emerged as a vocal critic of PG&E Corp.’s safety record, said the California utility giant has a “clear-cut pattern” of starting wildfires and needs “strong...
Judge Nixes $50 Million Yahoo Email Breach Settlement
Jan 31 2019 // A U.S. judge rejected Yahoo’s proposed settlement with millions of people whose email addresses and other personal information were stolen in the largest data breach in history, faulting the Internet services...
A Look at PG&E’s Rapid Fall After California Wildfires
Jan 30 2019 // On an unusually warm day in northern California, hot and dry winds whipped through the Sierra Nevada foothills northeast of San Francisco. It was Thursday, Nov. 8, and a “red-flag warning” from the National...
Massachusetts Judge Says More Details in Purdue Pharma Case Must Be Released
Jan 30 2019 // A Massachusetts judge says more details contained in a lawsuit that accuses the maker of OxyContin of deceiving patients and doctors about the risks of opioids must be made public. Suffolk Superior Court Judge Janet...
Judge Seeks to End Standoff Over NTSB Access to Crashed Limo in New York
Jan 30 2019 // Federal safety inspectors went to court to remove a roadblock in their investigation of a limousine crash that killed 20 people nearly four months ago. Schoharie County Judge George Bartlett heard arguments Tuesday over...
UK Parliament Asks Prime Minister to Reopen Brexit Divorce Negotiations
Jan 30 2019 // British lawmakers on Tuesday instructed Prime Minister Theresa May to reopen a Brexit treaty with the European Union to replace a controversial Irish border arrangement – and promptly received a flat rejection from...
Judge Denies Monsanto Bid to Block Certain Evidence from Roundup Trials
Jan 29 2019 // A federal judge overseeing lawsuits alleging Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer causes cancer on Monday tentatively allowed pieces of controversial evidence that the company had hoped to exclude from...
Traffic Fatalities Dropped in Texas in 2018
Jan 28 2019 // After seven straight years of increases, the number of traffic fatalities in Texas fell in 2018, the Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) reported. Texas Department of Transportation data show that traffic fatalities dropped 4...
PG&E Cleared of Liability in 2017 California Wildfire, Bankruptcy Still Seen
Jan 28 2019 // California fire investigators last week concluded that a major 2017 wildfire was caused by privately owned electrical equipment, prompting the state’s new governor to estimate that PG&E Corp’s potential...
Here Are Range of Brexit Options Being Proposed by U.K. Parliament
Jan 28 2019 // With U.K. Prime Minister Theresa May refusing to budge from her Brexit position, members of Parliament are proposing a range of amendments demanding a change of direction. Some overlap and some complement each other. The...
PG&E Cleared of Liability in Major 2017 Fire; Bankruptcy Still Likely
Jan 25 2019 // California fire investigators on Thursday concluded that a major 2017 wildfire was caused by privately owned electrical equipment, prompting the state’s new governor to estimate that PG&E Corp’s potential...
Texas Senator Proposes Statewide Flood Control Plan
Jan 25 2019 // Before the next Hurricane Harvey strikes, and thousands of homes are damaged or destroyed, some Texas lawmakers want to make sure communities statewide are better prepared for future floods. On Jan. 22, state Sen. Charles...
PG&E: Judge’s Aggressive Fire Prevention Plan Would Cost $150B
Jan 24 2019 // PG&E Corp. estimates it would cost as much as $150 billion this year alone to comply with a federal judge’s proposal to prevent wildfires. California’s largest investor-owned utility said U.S. District...
Court Rules Federal Age Bias Law Protects Only Current Employees, Not Applicants
Jan 24 2019 // A divided U.S. appeals court on Wednesday dealt a setback to older job applicants, saying they cannot invoke a federal law against age bias in employment to challenge hiring policies they believe have a discriminatory...
U.S. Privacy Regulation Tested by Facebook Scandals
Jan 24 2019 // Facebook Inc.’s repeated privacy scandals have infuriated users, lawmakers and data-security advocates who are clamoring for a forceful government response. That job mainly falls to Joe Simons, who is under pressure...
Support Grows for Delaying UK’s Exit from EU, as Brexit Deadline Looms
Jan 24 2019 // The risk of a no-deal Brexit appears to be receding after calls for a delay to the U.K.’s exit from the European Union won powerful backing in London and other EU capitals. The pound rose. Senior figures in the...
Businesses View Cyber, Business Interruption as Bigger Risks Than Catastrophes
Jan 24 2019 // Cyber incidents join business interruption as the top risks facing global businesses, according to a survey conducted by Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty (AGCS). The impact of business interruption (which includes...
Bayer Wants California Judge to Limit Evidence in Another Roundup Cancer Trial
Jan 23 2019 // Bayer AG unit Monsanto has asked a California judge in the litigation over its glyphosate-based weed killer Roundup allegedly causing cancer to limit evidence by splitting an upcoming trial into two phases, a request...
