Uber Can’t Avoid Driver Classification Lawsuit, Says Supreme Court May 18, 2021 By Andrew Chung The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away Uber’s bid to avoid a lawsuit over whether drivers for the ride-hailing...
Retired Black Players Fight NFL Brain Injury Payout Algorithm Based on Race May 18, 2021 By Maryclaire Dale and Michelle R. Smith Thousands of retired Black professional football players, their families and supporters are demanding an end to the controversial use of...
Buffett’s Berkshire Hathaway Takes Big Stake in Aon May 17, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel Berkshire Hathaway Inc. said on Monday it has taken a $943 million stake in insurance brokerage Aon Plc and sold...
Supreme Court Backs Challenge to IRS Micro-Captive Reporting Rule May 17, 2021 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Supreme Court has allowed a challenge to an Internal Revenue Services (IRS) requirement for firms to report micro-captive...
Law Firms and Their Insurers Feel the Pain of Bigger Malpractice Claims May 17, 2021 Even as law firms made adjustments to sustain their operations through the COVID-19 pandemic, they were unable to avoid the...
Setting the Stage for Thousands of Opioid Lawuits, Potentially Years of Litigation May 17, 2021 By Geoff Mulvihill A corner of West Virginia wrenched by opioid addiction is getting the chance to argue in a courtroom that some...
Appeals Court Rejects Bayer Appeal of $25M Roundup Cancer Verdict May 17, 2021 By Tom Hals A federal appeals court on Friday upheld a $25 million judgment and trial verdict finding Bayer’s Roundup caused a California...
Pipeline Ransomware Attack Stirs Debate on Whether Insurance Attracts Hackers May 17, 2021 By Katherine Chiglinsky and Jamie Tarabay The ransomware attack on Colonial Pipeline Co. that caused gasoline shortages along the U.S. East Coast also sparked a debate...
Under Pressure, Ransomware Gangs Claim They’re Shutting Down May 17, 2021 By Joseph Menn Multiple ransomware groups claimed they were shutting down or scaling back operations on Friday as the U.S. government ramped up...
BriteCo Launches Online Jewelry Insurance Program May 17, 2021 BriteCo jewelry insurance has launched a program to insure fine jewelry and watches that can be quoted and bound online...