Distraction, Speeding, Alcohol Drive Up 2021 Traffic Deaths April 5, 2023 By Tom Krisher Nearly 43,000 people died in U.S. traffic crashes in 2021, the highest number in 16 years with deaths due to...
J&J Unit Files for Second Bankruptcy to Pursue $8.9B Talc Settlement April 5, 2023 By Mike Spector and Dietrich Knauth Johnson & Johnson has agreed to pay $8.9 billion to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits alleging that talc in...
People Moves: WCRI Names Tanabe CEO; Fox Becomes Zurich N.A. CUO; WTW Appoints Bolig Head of P&C for Corp. Risk April 4, 2023 Tanabe to Succeed Ruser as WCRI CEO The Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) has named Executive Vice President Ramona Tanabe...
JPMorgan May Face Expanded Lawsuit Over Jeffrey Epstein Ties April 4, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel The U.S. Virgin Islands wants to expand its lawsuit accusing JPMorgan Chase & Co of aiding in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex...
McDonald’s Risks Employee Ire by Joining Trend of Virtual Layoffs April 4, 2023 By Jo Constantz McDonald’s Corp. is the latest company asking staff to work from home during layoffs, a practice that has sparked criticism...
Viewpoint: Whither War and Cyber Operation Exclusions? April 4, 2023 By Vincent J. Vitkowsky The insurance industry is attempting to modernize war exclusions to address the 21st century risk of state-sponsored cyber operations. It...
Dollar General Targeted for Systemic Work Hazards April 4, 2023 By Brendan Case Dollar General Corp.’s stores are as ubiquitous in small-town America as Starbucks cafes in cities and suburbia. And just like...
Bayer Defeats Merck in Lawsuit Over Talc Liabilities April 4, 2023 By Jonathan Stempel A Delaware judge on Monday dismissed Merck & Co’s lawsuit seeking to hold Bayer AG responsible for more talc-related liabilities...
Jury Orders Tesla to Pay $3.2M to Ex-Worker in Race Bias Case April 4, 2023 By Daniel Wiessner A federal jury in San Francisco on Monday ordered Tesla Inc. to pay about $3.2 million to a Black former...
The U.S. Leads the World in Weather Catastrophes – Here’s Why April 3, 2023 By Seth Borenstein The United States is Earth’s punching bag for nasty weather. Blame geography for the U.S. getting hit by stronger, costlier,...