Litigation Funders Are Fueling a Rise in UK Class Actions August 10, 2022 By Katharine Gemmell Financiers are helping to fuel a rise in U.S.-style class-action lawsuits in the UK courts, lured by the promise of...
Biden Approves Disaster Declaration for St. Louis Flooding August 10, 2022 President Joe Biden approved Governor Mike Parson’s request August 8 for a major disaster declaration for Missouri in response to...
5th Circuit: Employer Fired for Sleepwalking Loses ADA Case August 10, 2022 By Ezra Amacher An employee fired for unsolicitedly sleepwalking into a colleague’s hotel room during an out-of-town conference has no disability discrimination claim,...
Louisiana Policyholders Recover $129 Million August 10, 2022 Commissioner Jim Donelon announced the Louisiana Department of Insurance (LDI) recovered funds of $129 million in addition to the original...
Worst Storm in Century Floods Seoul, Killing at Least 9, With More Rain Expected August 10, 2022 By Jeong-Ho Lee and Sangmi Cha South Korean repair crews took advantage of a lull in torrential rainfall to drain flooded train stations and fix damages...
Ex-Workers at Malaysia Supplier Sue Kimberly-Clark, Ansell Over Alleged Forced Labor August 10, 2022 By A. Ananthalakshmi KUALA LUMPUR – Former workers at Malaysian rubber glove maker Brightway Holdings filed a lawsuit in the United States against...
UK Financial Services Firms Suffer From Record Skills Shortage August 10, 2022 By Olivia Fletcher UK finance firms are struggling with its worst job vacancy rates on record, underlining the skills shortage caused by digitization...
Taylor Swift Says She Couldn’t Plagiarize a Song She Never Heard August 10, 2022 Taylor Swift says she couldn’t have ripped off the lyrics to her hit “Shake It Off” from a song she’d...
Majority of Young Homeowners Expect Their Homes to Be Damaged by Extreme Weather in Next 30 Years August 10, 2022 Young homeowners are more concerned about the damage climate change-related extreme weather could do to their homes, according to a...
Tennessee Launches its Own Captive Insurance Company for Cyber, Property August 10, 2022 Tennessee regulators, who for years have touted the state as a comfortable home for captive insurance companies, have announced that...