J&J Gets Plaintiff Backing for $6.5 Billion Baby Powder Accord August 13, 2024 By Jef Feeley and Damian Garde Johnson & Johnson has cleared a key hurdle for advancing a $6.5 billion plan to resolve thousands of lawsuits by...
Illinois Company Fined $138K for Selling Unregistered Pesticide Product August 12, 2024 The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced a settlement with Amerikal Products Corp. of Waukegan, Illinois, for allegedly selling and distributing...
Kansas Commissioner: Add Insurance to Back-to-School Checklist August 12, 2024 As students across Kansas prepare to return to the classroom, Kansas Insurance Commissioner Vicki Schmidt reminds students and parents to...
Tesla Sued by Family of Electrician Who Died at Austin Facility August 12, 2024 By Kara Carlson The family of a Texas man who died while working at Tesla’s Austin-area facility last week is suing the electric...
Texas Attorney General Opens Probe Into CenterPoint Over Beryl August 12, 2024 By Tope Alake The Texas attorney general is investigating CenterPoint Energy Inc. citing potential violation of the state’s law in the utility’s response...
People Moves: Everest Launches Global Broker Management Team Led by Izzo; Evolin Broking Launches Casualty Division With 3 Senior Hires August 12, 2024 This edition of International People Moves details appointments at re/insurer Everest Group and Evolin Broking. A summary of these new...
Anti-DEI Shareholders Are Attacking Corporate America’s Diversity Programs August 12, 2024 By Miranda Jeyaretnam and Jeff Green For conservative groups, losing big at company annual meetings is still winning. That’s because their growing presence at the shareholder...
Hawaiian Electric Pegs Loss at $1.7 Billion From Maui Fire August 12, 2024 By Mark Chediak Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. pegged losses from estimated accrual of liabilities stemming from one of the worst wildfires in US...
Staged Auto Accident Leads to Murder, Conviction in Georgia August 12, 2024 First, he orchestrated a staged auto accident in Georgia. Then he murdered a co-conspirator in 2019 in a disagreement over...
Colorado Wildfire That Destroyed 27 Homes Was Human-Caused, Officials Say August 12, 2024 By Jesse Bedayn The Colorado wildfire that tore through 15 square miles (39 square kilometers) and destroyed 48 buildings, over half of which...