Nonprofit Opening Flood Risk Model to Researchers and Public January 14, 2020 A nonprofit flood risk research organization is offering the first publicly available flood risk model that predicts the probability of...
Harvard Professor Takes Aim at ‘Clickbait’ With Defamation Suit Against New York Times January 14, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson A Harvard University professor known as an expert in intellectual property is suing the New York Times for its publication...
P. Barrett Brown Named President of Brown & Brown Retail Business January 14, 2020 Insurance broker Brown & Brown announced the appointment of P. Barrett Brown as an executive vice president and president of...
FDA Report Cites Health Complaints About Juul E-Cigarettes January 14, 2020 By Lauren Etter Juul Labs Inc. received roughly 2,600 complaints about adverse health effects related to its e-cigarette during its first three years...
Supreme Court Shows Interest in Child Slavery Appeals by Nestle, Cargill January 14, 2020 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court signaled interest in giving companies a broader shield from lawsuits by victims of overseas atrocities, asking...
Kemper Gains $142 Million Arbitration Award Against Computer Firm January 13, 2020 The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit has upheld a $141.7 million arbitration award in favor of the...
Trump Administration Issues New Rule on Joint Employer Liability January 13, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson The Trump Administration announced a final rule setting forth standards for determining joint employer status under the Fair Labor Standards...
U.S. Panel Backs Tougher Asbestos Testing Standards for Cosmetics January 13, 2020 By Chad Terhune and Lisa Girion An expert panel formed by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has endorsed asbestos testing standards for cosmetics that reject...
Jury Orders Wells Fargo to Pay $102.8 Million in USAA Mobile Deposit Patent Case January 13, 2020 By Susan Decker and Dennis Robertson Wells Fargo & Co. was told to pay $102.8 million after a federal jury in Texas said in infringed United...
Lawsuits Over Missing Malaysia Plane Belong in Malaysia, Not U.S., Court Affirms January 13, 2020 By David Shepardson A U.S. appeals court on Friday upheld a lower court decision to dismiss nationwide litigation over the disappearance of Malaysia...