Brazil Judge Orders Vale to Pay Damages to Families of Victims of 2019 Mining Disaster June 11, 2021 BRASILIA – A regional labor judge has ordered Brazilian miner Vale SA to pay 1 million reais ($197,240) in compensation...
South Carolina High Court Nixes Felony ‘Step-Down’ Provisions in Auto Insurance June 11, 2021 By Jim Sams A South Carolina Supreme Court opinion published last week nullifies auto insurance policy provisions that “step down” the maximum payout...
NFL Offering $1 Million for Research Into Opioid Alternatives Including Cannabis June 11, 2021 By Tiffany Kary The NFL says it plans to fund research into alternative pain medications to opioids, including potential studies on whether cannabis...
EPA to Revisit Health Standards for Harmful Soot From Industrial Plants, Cars June 11, 2021 By Valerie Volcovici and Eric Beech The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) said on Thursday it would re-examine health standards for harmful soot that the previous...
Road Work Started Wildfire in Arizona Mining Town, Sheriff Says June 11, 2021 A May 27 wildfire that destroyed or damaged 24 homes and threatened many other structures in the remote mining town...
Settlement in Longtime Contamination Suit Reached Between Montana Residents, ARCO June 11, 2021 A civil lawsuit between Montana residents and an oil company that dragged on for more than a decade has ended...
Crest Acquires SJS Insurance in Arizona June 11, 2021 Crest Insurance has acquired SJS Insurance LLC in Arizona. Owner and CEO Jason Sheahan, and Chad Suter, owner and president,...
Texas Grape Growers Sue over Damage from Cotton Herbicide June 10, 2021 Wine grape growers in Texas and surrounding states have filed a lawsuit against drug maker Bayer-Monsanto and chemical giant BASF...
Deloitte Sued for Allegedly Failing to Find ‘Irregularities’ in Audits of Singapore Oil Trader June 10, 2021 By Chanyaporn Chanjaroen A failed oil trader in Singapore that owes creditors more than $3.5 billion is suing Deloitte & Touche LLP, alleging...
Hot Chickens in Disabled Semi Get Help from Suburban Chicago Fire Crew June 10, 2021 A load of 14,000 chickens that were stranded in suburban Chicago when the semitrailer they were in lost a wheel...