Students’ Concussion Suits Against NCAA, Unlike NFL Suits, Defy Grouping December 6, 2013 By Andrew Harris Ex-football players’ head-trauma lawsuits against the National Collegiate Athletic Association, unlike National Football League cases consolidated by federal judges and...
Connectivity in Cars Raises Cyber Attack Questions: Senator December 6, 2013 By Jim Finkle A U.S. senator has asked 20 of the world’s biggest automakers for information on how they secure their vehicles from...
House Passes Bill to Curb Patent Lawsuits December 5, 2013 By Derek Wallbank and Susan Decker The U.S. House passed legislation to rein in some patent lawsuits that technology companies say could reduce the time they...
Liberty Mutual Launches Foreign Package Policy for U.S. Companies December 5, 2013 Liberty Mutual’s Commercial Insurance strategic business unit has expanded its foreign package policy offering by introducing a new product, and...
Argo Surety to Issue Surety Bonds in Europe for U.S. Clients December 5, 2013 Argo Surety, a division of Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd., now has the capability to issue surety bonds throughout the...
Nordquist to Lead Wells Fargo Insurance Small Business, Personal Lines Unit December 5, 2013 Wells Fargo & Co. promoted Laurie Nordquist to head of the unit providing insurance to individuals and small businesses, replacing...
Lawsuits Challenging Obamacare Cite Religion, Tax Issues December 5, 2013 By Andrew Harris and Andrew Zajac Hours after the University of Notre Dame filed a religious challenge to the U.S. health-care overhaul in Indiana federal court,...
Anadarko, BP Seek Reversal of Oil Spill Clean Water Act Ruling December 5, 2013 By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Daniel Lawton Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and BP Plc asked an appeals court to throw out a judge’s finding that both companies were...
Court Shields Developers From Terrorism-Related Damages in 9/11 Case December 5, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court in New York has given developers and builders of high-rises and other buildings added protection from...
Flood of Regulations Coming from Obama Administration December 5, 2013 By Brian Wingfield Over the next 12 months, the Obama administration is due to issue regulations governing everything from e-cigarettes to smoke-stack emissions...