Tort Reformers Proclaim Top 10 ‘Judicial Hellholes’ for 2020 January 21, 2020 It’s out: the annual report by tort reform advocates of what they say are the nation’s worst local courts and...
New Minority-Led Broker Protecdiv Shoots for $100M Within 5 Years, Record Diversity January 21, 2020 A minority-led insurance and reinsurance broker has launched with ambitious goals of achieving $100 million in revenue within five years...
Tesla Pushes Back on Call for Probe; Denies Unintended Acceleration in Vehicles January 21, 2020 Tesla Inc. said on Monday there was no unintended acceleration in its vehicles, as it responded to a petition to...
Judge Cuts Johnson & Johnson Damages in Risperdal Case From $8 Billion to $6.8 Million January 21, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A Pennsylvania judge on Friday slashed to $6.8 million from $8 billion a punitive damages award against Johnson & Johnson...
Airbnb Stresses Safety, Accountability in Governance Changes January 21, 2020 By Olivia Carville Airbnb Inc. is laying the groundwork for a public market debut later this year, announcing a new corporate governance strategy...
Court Dashes Teens’ Hopes, Says Suit Can’t Force Climate Action by Government January 20, 2020 By Edvard Pettersson, Andrew Harris, Bloomberg and Kartikay Mehrotra Climate change should be addressed by Congress and the electorate, not the courts, a federal appeals panel ruled in ending...
Boeing Employees’ Emails on Pilot Training Could Boost Crash Victim Claims January 17, 2020 By Edvard Pettersson Internal emails from Boeing Co. employees could strengthen the legal case for families claiming the company’s push to minimize the...
Aon’s Quintal Jumps to Marsh’s Financial Institutions Practice January 17, 2020 Insurance broker Marsh announced the appointment of Jacqueline Quintal as a managing director in its U.S. Financial Institutions Practice. In...
P/C Insurers Boosted Underwriting Profit, Surplus in 2019’s First 9 Months January 17, 2020 The private U.S. property/casualty insurance industry saw its net underwriting gains increase to $5.4 billion in the first nine months...
Supreme Court Says State Universities Not Immune to Patent Challenges January 17, 2020 By Susan Decker The U.S. Supreme Court refused to shield state-run universities from having to appear before a federal administrative body to defend...