Altamont Capital Partners Agrees to Acquire Topa Insurance Group August 7, 2019 Altamont Capital Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Calabasas, Calif.-based Topa Insurance Group from its long-time owner, Topa...
Tesla Under U.S. Scrutiny Over Safety Claims August 7, 2019 By Supantha Mukherjee and David Shepardson Tesla Inc. received a cease-and-desist letter last year from the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) for making misleading...
Court Revives Sarah Palin Defamation Claim Against New York Times August 7, 2019 By Chris Dolmetsch New York Times Co. must face a defamation lawsuit by former Alaska governor Sarah Palin over an editorial that linked...
Genstar Capital to Succeed Lovell Minnick as Investor in Worldwide Facilities August 7, 2019 Los Angeles, Calif.-based national wholesale insurance broker Worldwide Facilities has signed an agreement with Genstar Capital, a San Francisco-based private...
Specialty Insurer Kinsale Capital Plans Public Offering August 7, 2019 Richmond, Virginia-based specialty insurer Kinsale Capital Group said it intends to offer 530,000 shares of common stock in a public...
How VW Emissions Scandal Hurt Other German Car Makers’ Reputations and Profits August 7, 2019 The fallout from Volkswagen’s 2015 emissions scandal cost other German car makers billions of dollars in sales, according to new...
Judge Leans in Favor of Broad Opioid Settlement Opposed by Municipalities, Drug Firms August 7, 2019 By Nate Raymond A federal judge on Tuesday expressed support for a novel plan by lawyers representing cities and counties suing drug companies...
IICF Promotes Myatt to VP, Chief Program Officer August 7, 2019 The Insurance Industry Charitable Foundation (IICF) has promoted Betsy Myatt to vice president, chief program officer, effective Aug. 1. In...
Judges May Be Reaching Limit with Copyright Profiteering by Pornography Sellers August 6, 2019 By Susan Decker and Christopher Yasiejko Pornography producers and sellers account for the lion’s share of copyright-infringement lawsuits in the U.S. — and judges may have...
It’s Not Easy to Pin Identity Theft on a Specific Data Breach August 6, 2019 By Anick Jesdanun Equifax 2017. Marriott 2018. Capital One 2019. Data breaches through hacking attacks are distressingly common these days, and personal details...