Supreme Court Allows City, State Claims Against Energy Firms Over Climate Costs October 23, 2019 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court let government officials press ahead with three lawsuits that accuse more than a dozen oil and...
It’s Not Just Factories Turning to Automation to Stem Wage Growth, Boost Earnings October 23, 2019 By David Randall U.S. companies are responding to the lowest unemployment rate in almost 50 years by increasing their focus on automation in...
Tesla’s Futuristic Door Handles Blamed for Death in Crash October 23, 2019 By Robert Burnson The futuristic door handles on Tesla Inc.’s Model S are being blamed for a fatal crash in which a police...
Exxon, New York AG Face Off Over Climate Change Accounting October 23, 2019 By Brendan Pierson and Sebastien Malo A lawyer for New York’s attorney general on Tuesday told a state judge Exxon Mobil Corp. used two sets of...
Risk Strategies to Offer Cyber Risk Management Platform Underwritten by Berkley October 23, 2019 Risk Strategies, a privately held national insurance brokerage and risk management firm, has launched the Cyber Resolute offering that combines...
Companies in Polluting Industries Slow to Disclose Climate Change Risks: Moody’s October 22, 2019 By Nichola Groom U.S. and European companies in polluting industries rarely disclose the financial risks they face related to climate change even though...
Travelers Q3 Profit Falls on Asbestos, Commercial Liability and Auto Claims October 22, 2019 The Travelers Companies reported net income of $396 million for the third quarter compared to $709 million in the prior...
Exxon Faces Trial Over Claim It Misled Investors About Climate Change Risks October 22, 2019 By Brendan Pierson Exxon Mobil Corp. on Tuesday will face trial in a lawsuit by New York’s attorney general accusing it of misleading...
OSHA’s Top 25 Enforcement Cases Based on Total Penalty October 22, 2019 These are the 25 biggest workplace safety and health violation enforcement actions by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration....
After Avoiding Ohio Trial, Drug Firms Turn to Local Government Opioid Lawsuits October 22, 2019 By Kathy Gray Four large drug companies could resume talks on Tuesday to try to reach a $48 billion settlement of all opioid...