US East Coast Dockworkers Strike, Halting Half the Nation’s Ocean Shipping October 1, 2024 By David Shepardson and Doyinsola Oladipo Dockworkers on the U.S. East Coast and Gulf Coast began a strike early on Tuesday, their first large-scale stoppage in...
Viewpoint: East Coast Port Strike: Insurance and Risk Management Implications October 1, 2024 By Tom Ptacek, JD and Zoi Fanourgiakis As it has many times before, the International Longshore Association (ILA) threatened a strike, beginning October 1, that would shut...
Judge Dismisses Shareholder Lawsuit Against Tesla, Musk Over Self-Driving Promises October 1, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Tesla and its CEO Elon Musk on Monday won the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing them of defrauding shareholders by...
Judge Rules eBay Not Liable for Selling Harmful Products October 1, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge dismissed a U.S. Department of Justice lawsuit accusing eBay of violating environmental laws by allowing the sale...
Boar’s Head Faces Legal Scrutiny Over Deadly Listeria Outbreak October 1, 2024 By Jonel Aleccia Boar’s Head, the deli meat company at the center of a deadly listeria food poisoning outbreak, is being scrutinized by...
FCC Says It Has Reached $31.5 Million Settlement With T-Mobile Over Data Breaches October 1, 2024 By David Shepardson T-Mobile has reached a $31.5 million settlement to resolve a probe by the Federal Communications Commission into significant data breaches...
Thieves Hunting for Copper Are Vandalizing American EV Chargers September 30, 2024 By Tope Alake and Kyle Stock Rick Wilmer spends most of his work days at the office. But every so often, the chief executive officer of...
What Testimony on Titan Submersible Disaster Revealed September 30, 2024 By David Sharp, Patrick Whittle and Nick Perry Last year, five people hoping to view the Titanic wreckage died when their submersible imploded in the Atlantic Ocean. A...
Marsh McLennan to Buy TIH’s McGriff Insurance for $7.75B September 30, 2024 By Chad Hemenway Marsh McLennan says it has a deal in place to acquire McGriff Insurance Services for $7.75 billion, funded by cash...
Helene Dumps Rain on Millions of US Homes That Lack Flood Insurance September 30, 2024 By Leslie Kaufman and Brian K. Sullivan On Thursday night Helene crashed into Florida’s coast as a Category 4 hurricane. The giant storm with 140-mile-per-hour winds made...