Crop Insurance Won’t Let Some Farmers Adapt to Climate Change July 29, 2024 By Miranda Jeyaretnam In Kansas, where a prolonged drought has killed crops and eroded the soil, Gail Fuller’s farm is like an oasis....
Abbott Loses $500 Million Infant Formula Verdict, Lawyers Say July 29, 2024 By Robert Burnson and Jef Feeley Abbott Laboratories was ordered by a jury to pay almost $500 million over allegations that it hid the risk that...
Defense Institute Aims to Educate, End ‘Skyrocketing’ Nuclear Verdicts July 29, 2024 By Allen Laman Robert Tyson believes the defense bar’s lawsuit approach is overdue for an overhaul. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for...
Castle Key Nonrenewing 33,000 Policies as Florida Mulls Special Session on Condos July 29, 2024 Allstate’s Florida subsidiaries are continuing to nonrenew thousands of condominium unit policies over the next several months, delivering another blow...
Amazon Says Washington State Injury Case Has Been Dismissed July 29, 2024 By Spencer Soper A case alleging that Amazon.com Inc. exposed warehouse workers to injuries has been dismissed for lack of evidence, the company...
Cannabis Firm Fights Insurer’s Denial of Business Income Loss Claim Following Fire July 29, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson A Berkshire Hathaway insurer is insisting it does not owe $1.3 million in claimed business income losses to a cannabis...
Black Bear and Cub Destroy Car After Getting Trapped Inside July 29, 2024 Trapped inside a car, the adult black bear and cub thrashed about. The horn was blaring and the radio blasting....
Bayer’s Monsanto to Pay $160M to Resolve Seattle’s PCB Contamination Lawsuit July 29, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Monsanto will pay $160 million to settle a lawsuit by the city of Seattle that accused the unit of Germany’s...
Maine Schools Face Unique Challenges in Ridding Water of ‘Forever Chemicals’ July 29, 2024 By EMMETT GARTNER/The Maine Monitor Days before winter break ended in December 2022, Bill Hansen was relieved to learn that Jordan-Small Middle School in Raymond...
California Commissioner Announces FAIR Plan Modernization Deal July 26, 2024 California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara said on Friday that he and the California Fair Plan have agreed to establishing a...