Major World Economies Seek to Halt New Private Sector Coal Financing June 11, 2024 By Kate Abnett and Simon Jessop Some of the world’s major economies want to finalize a plan ahead of this year’s U.N. climate summit to halt...
Latest Trial Over Zantac Cancer Claims Called Off as Plaintiff Drops Case June 11, 2024 By Brendan Pierson A woman who claimed in a lawsuit that GSK’s discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused her breast cancer dropped her case...
Homeownership Costs in US Jumped 26% Since Pandemic Began June 11, 2024 By Jennifer Epstein The cost of owning a home in the US has increased 26% since 2020, as expenses including taxes, insurance and...
Contractors Can’t Advertise ‘Insurance Negotiating’ Skills, Texas Supreme Court Says June 11, 2024 By William Rabb and Ezra Amacher A contractor cannot be the public adjuster on a claim and cannot advertise itself as an insurance claims negotiator if...
People Moves: CSAA Names Huebner EVP of Commercial Insurance June 11, 2024 CSAA Insurance Group named Jeff Huebner executive vice president of commercial insurance. Huebner is responsible for the distribution of commercial...
Police Say No Charges Will Be Filed in Lobster Monster Truck Crash June 11, 2024 A police investigator concluded no criminal charges were warranted after a lobster-themed monster truck clipped a power line, causing some...
Massachusetts High Court Reverses, Says Uber Can Force Paralyzed Rider to Arbitrate June 11, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Uber can require that a passenger seriously injured in a crash involving an Uber driver go to arbitration over his...
Reuters: Walmart Opposes New York Plan to Add Panic Buttons to Stores June 11, 2024 By Siddharth Cavale Retail giant Walmart says it is against putting panic buttons in stores – a move that the New York legislature...
Baltimore Reaches $45 Million Opioid Settlement with Allergan June 11, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The city of Baltimore has reached a $45 million settlement with Allergan Financet to resolve the city’s claims in ongoing...
Uber Loses Challenge to California Gig Work Law in Appeals Court June 11, 2024 By Mike Scarcella A U.S. appeals court on Monday rejected a bid by Uber and subsidiary Postmates to revive a challenge to a...