Court Dashes Teens’ Hopes, Says Suit Can’t Force Climate Action by Government January 20, 2020 By Edvard Pettersson, Andrew Harris, Bloomberg and Kartikay Mehrotra Climate change should be addressed by Congress and the electorate, not the courts, a federal appeals panel ruled in ending...
Boeing Employees’ Emails on Pilot Training Could Boost Crash Victim Claims January 17, 2020 By Edvard Pettersson Internal emails from Boeing Co. employees could strengthen the legal case for families claiming the company’s push to minimize the...
Aon’s Quintal Jumps to Marsh’s Financial Institutions Practice January 17, 2020 Insurance broker Marsh announced the appointment of Jacqueline Quintal as a managing director in its U.S. Financial Institutions Practice. In...
P/C Insurers Boosted Underwriting Profit, Surplus in 2019’s First 9 Months January 17, 2020 The private U.S. property/casualty insurance industry saw its net underwriting gains increase to $5.4 billion in the first nine months...
Supreme Court Says State Universities Not Immune to Patent Challenges January 17, 2020 By Susan Decker The U.S. Supreme Court refused to shield state-run universities from having to appear before a federal administrative body to defend...
Reuters Report: How Secrecy in Courts Stymies Safety Regulators January 17, 2020 By Mike Spector, Jaimi Dowdell and Benjamin Lesser LEBANON, Ohio — Something wasn’t right with the Rhino. Reports started trickling in to the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)...
Liberty Mutual Surety Launches Product Line for Small, Mid-Size Contractors January 17, 2020 Liberty Mutual Surety has launched a new product line dedicated to contract transactional and small- to mid-sized surety business. Liberty...
Global Cannabis Revenue Pushed by Sales Doubling in Some U.S. States January 16, 2020 By Don Jergler The green rush in the global cannabis market continued in 2019, with sales doubling in seven U.S. states as well...
Recreational Cannabis Impairs Driving Even When Driver Not High: Harvard Research January 16, 2020 Recreational cannabis use affects driving ability even when drivers are not intoxicated by marijuana, according to a study from a...
Citing Safety Concerns, 16 States Oppose Trump Plan to Ship Natural Gas by Rail January 16, 2020 By Timothy Gardner Attorneys general from 16 U.S. states have opposed a Trump administration proposal to ship liquefied natural gas (LNG) by rail,...