Judge Open to ‘Novel’ Idea of Local Government Class for Opioid Settlement Talks June 26, 2019 By Jef Feeley A judge backed a push by U.S. cities and counties suing opioid makers such as Purdue Pharma LP and Johnson...
Senators Eye Making Tech Giants Reveal How Much Customers’ Data Is Worth June 26, 2019 By Marcy Gordon As Congress bears down on big tech companies, two senators want to force giants like Google, Facebook and Amazon to...
Data-Driven Insurance Future Clouded by Data Ownership Uncertainty June 26, 2019 By Jim Sams Insurers need to learn to share their data if they want to take full advantage of the mountain of information...
Porsche Auto Maker Offers Mileage-Based Auto Insurance in 2 States June 26, 2019 Owners of Porsche autos now have their own Porsche auto insurance. The mileage- based coverage is available to all Porsche...
Opioid Lawsuits Unlikely to Top Tobacco Settlements June 25, 2019 By Martin Z. Braun An Oklahoma case, the first of more than 1,600 lawsuits filed by U.S. state and local governments against opioid makers...
Reuters Report: How Judges’ Secrecy Has Added to Toll of Opioids and Other Products June 25, 2019 By Benjamin Lesser, Dan Levine, Lisa Girion and Jaimi Dowdell WELCH, West Virginia —The opioid epidemic that has so far killed half a million Americans is routinely blamed on greedy...
Ironshore Environmental Adds Contractors Pollution Liability Product to Online Portal June 25, 2019 Ironshore Environmental has streamlined its Contractors Environmental Legal Liability (CELL) policy to be underwritten by broker partners through its online...
JetBlue Lawsuit Claims Walmart Violates Its Trademark with Jetblack Service June 25, 2019 By Jonathan Stempel JetBlue Airways Corp. has sued Walmart Inc. for trademark infringement, in an effort to stop the world’s largest retailer from...
Supreme Court to Hear Fight Over $12 Billion Obamacare Payments to Insurers June 25, 2019 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday agreed to decide whether insurers can seek $12 billion from the federal government under...
Supreme Court Offs Ban on Foul Language Trademarks June 25, 2019 By Andrew Chung The Supreme Court on Monday struck down a longstanding U.S. ban on trademarks on “immoral” or “scandalous” words and symbols,...