Inspector General Finds Trump EPA Officials Improperly Influenced Dicamba Approval May 28, 2021 By Jim Salter Environmental Protection Agency officials improperly influenced a decision to re-approve use of dicamba, a herbicide blamed for crop damage in...
Pennsylvania Drops Legal Action Against Restaurants Over Pandemic May 28, 2021 The Pennsylvania Department of Health has dropped its legal action against more than 40 restaurants that were accused of defying...
New Hampshire Sex Abuse Class-Action Suit Tossed, Individual Claims Stand May 28, 2021 By Holly Ramer A judge on Wednesday dismissed a class action lawsuit involving 300 people who allege decades of abuse at New Hampshire’s...
Woman in Racist Central Park Confrontation Sues Employer Over Firing May 28, 2021 The white woman who was widely condemned and fired after a videotaped dispute with a Black birdwatcher in Central Park...
Internet Groups’ Lawsuit Claims Florida Social Media Law Is Unconstitutional May 28, 2021 By Elizabeth Culliford Two tech trade groups filed a lawsuit against Florida on Thursday over a new law that would fine social media...
Attorney Dershowitz Files $80 Million Defamation Suit Against Netflix May 28, 2021 Attorney and Harvard law professor Alan Dershowitz is suing Netflix for $80 million over his portrayal in the streaming service’s...
India Oil Giant Under Fire for Offshore Disaster During Cyclone Tauktae May 28, 2021 By Debjit Chakraborty When India’s weather office sent out cyclone warnings on May 13 and most vessels moved to safety, one barge working...
Cyber Insurers Seeing Surge in Interest by Energy Companies Since Pipeline Attack May 28, 2021 By Laura Sanicola U.S. energy companies are scrambling to buy more cyber insurance after this month’s attack on Colonial Pipeline disrupted the U.S....
Australia Weighs Capping Fees for Litigation Funders, Lawyers as Class Actions Surge May 28, 2021 By Paulina Duran SYDNEY – Australia is considering capping fees for litigation funders and lawyers, and guaranteeing a minimum rate of return for...
COVID Takes Big Bite from Multiline Insurers’ Earnings, in ‘Manageable’ Event: S&P May 28, 2021 By L.S. Howard The COVID-19 crisis cost 16 global multiline insurers about $8 billion in 2020, although they still reported substantial net profit...