NOAA Update: Fewer Atlantic Storms Expected for Rest of Hurricane Season August 20, 2018 Conditions in the ocean and the atmosphere are producing a less active Atlantic hurricane season than initially predicted in May....
Jury Backs Man Claiming Roundup Weed Killer Caused Cancer August 20, 2018 A San Francisco jury has ordered agribusiness giant Monsanto to pay $289 million to a former school groundskeeper dying of...
Report: Years of Neglect at Fault in New Orleans’ 2017 Floods August 20, 2018 Outside consultants fault New Orleans officials’ long-term neglect of the city’s failing drainage system for widespread flooding last summer. An...
Fewer Homeowners Than Expected Seek Flood Aid in Louisiana August 20, 2018 Louisiana expects to spend $649 million on homeowner rebuilding aid after the 2016 floods, only about half the federal money...
Pennsylvania Warns Consumers, Insurers About Rising National Auto Theft Rates August 20, 2018 Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Jessica Altman has reminded drivers to take precautions to prevent auto theft, as a recent report shows...
Third Compliance Date Approaching for New York Cybersecurity Regulation August 20, 2018 The third transitional period for New York’s first-in-the-nation cybersecurity regulation for all Department of Financial Services (DFS) regulated entities ends...
Construction Company Indicted for Wage Theft, Insurance Fraud in New York August 20, 2018 CRV Precast Construction LLC (CRV) and six of its employees have been indicted for misclassifying workers as lesser-skilled, underpaying them...
First Driverless Shuttle Demonstration Held in NYC by COAST Autonomous August 20, 2018 New York City’s first driverless shuttle has arrived. In Times Square, a self-driving P-1 shuttle from COAST Autonomous was demonstrated...
Jury Orders Pork Producer to Pay $473.5M in North Carolina Nuisance Lawsuit August 20, 2018 By Alex Derosier and Emery P. Dalesio A federal jury decided Aug. 5 that the world’s largest pork producer should pay $473.5 million to neighbors of three...
Texas Sees 10.6% Growth in Surplus Lines Premium at Mid-Year August 6, 2018 May 2018 was the highest-grossing month for surplus lines premium in Texas, with $681 million recorded, the Surplus Lines Stamping...