More Research Needed Into How Crash Risk Is Related to Roadway Design October 15, 2019 How dangerous is travel in the United States? It depends on how the question is framed. If it’s risk per...
Price Forbes Launches U.S. Healthcare Practice Headed by JLT Hires October 15, 2019 London-based specialty broker Price Forbes has launched a U.S. healthcare practice headed by market veterans Paul Voller and David Fairbank,...
Behind the Foggy Curtain: A Peek Into Secret U.S. Cybersecurity Operation October 15, 2019 By Alyza Sebenius The National Security Agency is normally so secretive that its creation was classified, leading to the nickname “No Such Agency.”...
Auto Insurance Customer Loyalty Is Declining. Here’s Why. October 15, 2019 By Tom Super Last year more than $6 billion in advertising was pumped into the marketplace to encourage consumers to shop and switch...
Does the Cloud of Vaping-Related Injuries Portend a Storm of Litigation? – Cannabis Industry Alert October 15, 2019 By J. Mark Adams Jr., Whitt Steineker and Alexander Thrasher Electronic cigarettes and vaping have been heralded by many as a safer alternative to smoking traditional cigarettes. A recent outbreak...
Walmart Balks at $5.2 Million Damages Claim for Disability Bias Against Employee October 14, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson A jury last week found that Walmart violated federal law for failing to accommodate the disabilities of a longtime employee...
Facebook Loses Backers for Its Libra Digital Currency But Could Still Proceed October 14, 2019 By Barbara Ortutay Facebook faces a rough road ahead with Libra, but defections by high-profile partners are still unlikely to spell the end...
J&J’s Legal Beating May Only Get Worse with Baby Powder, Opioid, Hip and Other Claims October 14, 2019 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson has taken some costly beatings in court this year. And it could get worse. Just last week,...
Critics Hit SEC Revamp of Wall Street Whistleblower Program October 14, 2019 By Marcy Gordon A federal agency is moving with little fanfare to revamp one of the most successful whistleblower programs in the government,...
Berkshire’s MedPro Acquires Swiss Re Corporate Health Care Liability Business October 14, 2019 Berkshire Hathaway health care liability insurance unit MedPro Group has agreed to acquire the healthcare professional liability business of Swiss...