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Court Upholds Uber Forced Arbitration, Ban on Customer Lawsuits
Aug 17 2017 // A U.S. appeals court on Thursday ruled in favor of Uber Technologies Inc. in a closely watched lawsuit over whether passengers gave up their right to sue the ride-sharing company when they registered for its service. The...
N.Y. Times Must Face Defamation Lawsuit Over Professor’s Slavery Comments
Aug 17 2017 // A federal appeals court on Tuesday said the New York Times Co. must face a defamation lawsuit by a Louisiana economics professor who said it quoted him out of context by saying he described slavery as “not so...
P/C Insurance Industry Maintains Favorable Ratings in First Half 2017: A.M. Best
Aug 17 2017 // Credit rating activity for the U.S. property/casualty industry in the first half of 2017 was favorable, with upgrades outpacing downgrades. Nearly one-third of the 2017 upgrades were driven by increased parental support,...
Warm Atlantic Sets Stage for Busy Hurricane Season Peak
Aug 17 2017 // Not one, but three potential storms threaten to usher in the busiest phase of the Atlantic hurricane season later this month, courtesy of warm ocean temperatures. The season — which runs from June to November —...
More States, Star Lawyers Eye Lawsuits Against Big Pharma Over Opioids
Aug 17 2017 // Big Pharma is having a Big Tobacco moment as litigation over opioids attract star lawyers and a growing list of states and local governments seeking their own multibillion-dollar payout to deal with costs of a burgeoning...
USGS Awards $4.9M to Boost Warnings for West Coast Quakes
Aug 16 2017 // The U.S. Geological Survey has awarded $4.9 million to six universities and a nonprofit to help advance an early warning system for earthquakes along the West Coast. The federal agency says the ShakeAlert system could give...
Global Insurance Renewal Rates Fall for 17th Quarter in Q2 2017: Marsh
Aug 16 2017 // Global insurance renewal rates fell for the 17th consecutive quarter in the second quarter of 2017, according to Marsh’s Q2 2017 Global Insurance Market Index. Despite the continuing decline, Q2 marks the sixth...
Mass. Behavioral Health Facility Faces $207K in Fines for OSHA Violations
Aug 16 2017 // A Massachusetts behavioral health facility faces $207,690 in proposed penalties from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) for violations found while conducting a...
Appeals Court Answers Supreme Court, Finds Injury in Spokeo False Profile Claim
Aug 16 2017 // A federal appeals court on Tuesday revived a California man’s lawsuit accusing Spokeo Inc. of publishing an online profile about him that was filled with mistakes. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 3-0 in...
Center for Auto Safety Names Levine to Succeed Ditlow as Executive Director
Aug 16 2017 // The non-profit Center for Auto Safety has appointed Jason K. Levine as its new executive director. Levine succeeds the late Clarence M. Ditlow III, who headed the organization for 40 years. Ditlow died from cancer last...
Trump Infrastructure Plan to Nix Obama’s Flood Risk Standards
Aug 15 2017 // President Donald Trump will revoke an Obama-era executive order on Tuesday that required strict building standards for government-funded projects to reduce exposure to increased flooding from sea level rise, sources...
Chubb’s Rhyner Named President of Navigators Professional Lines in U.S.
Aug 15 2017 // James L. Rhyner has been appointed president of the Navigators Pro division of Navigators Management Co., the U.S. underwriting operation. In this role, Rhyner will lead Navigators’ U.S. directors and officers...
Ohio Parents Test School Liability in Bullying, Child Suicide Case
Aug 14 2017 // The parents of an 8-year-old Ohio boy who hanged himself from his bunk bed with a necktie want school officials held responsible, testing the issue of school liability in suicides blamed on bullying. The wrongful death...
Cyber Spies with Possible Russian Links Targeted European Hotel Guests: FireEye
Aug 11 2017 // A cyber-spying group with suspected links to Russian military intelligence was probably behind a campaign targeting hotel guests in eight mostly European countries last month, researchers at security firm FireEye said on...
Trump Delivers To-Do List for McConnell: Repeal & Replace, Infrastructure, Tax-Code
Aug 11 2017 // President Donald Trump laid out a path for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell to get back in his good graces: replace Obamacare, overhaul the U.S. tax code and find a way to pay for big infrastructure improvements. Yet...
Zurich Reports 21% Hike in Net Income as Restructuring Program Takes Hold
Aug 11 2017 // Zurich Insurance says its restructuring program is on track to achieve its goals over the next few years, continuing its work on cutting expenses, stabilizing its property and casualty business and rebalancing its...
Global Insurance M&A in H1 Drops to Lowest Point in 2 Years: Clyde & Co.
Aug 10 2017 // The volume of completed mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in the global insurance industry continued dropping during the first six months of 2017 to 170 deals, compared to 186 deals reported for the second half of 2016,...
Takata Files for U.S. Bankruptcy to Halt Air Bag Lawsuits
Aug 10 2017 // Japanese auto supplier Takata Corp. filed for U.S. bankruptcy protection on Wednesday in an effort to pause lawsuits against the company over faulty air bag inflators – more than a month after its U.S. unit filed for...
New Hampshire Sues Purdue Pharma Over Opioid Marketing Practices
Aug 9 2017 // New Hampshire sued OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP on Tuesday, joining several state and local governments in accusing the drugmaker of engaging in deceptive marketing practices that have helped fuel a national opioid...
Asia Floods Bring Economic Damages of More Than $10B in July: Aon Report
Aug 9 2017 // The vast majority of global natural disasters during July were the result of severe flooding across the Asian region, bringing more than $10 billion in economic damages, according to a report published by Impact...
