Bayer to Pay $1.6 Billion to End 90% of U.S. Claims for Essure Birth Control Device August 21, 2020 By Tom Sims German drugs and pesticides group Bayer said on Thursday it will pay around $1.6 billion to settle the majority of...
Brazilian Court Orders JBS to Require Worker Distancing After COVID Outbreak at Plant August 21, 2020 By Ana Mano A Brazilian court this week ordered JBS SA to impose a 1.5-meter (5-feet) distance between workers in the production line...
U.S. Charges Uber’s Ex-Security Chief With Deliberately Concealing 2016 Hacking August 21, 2020 By Joseph Menn and Jonathan Stempel In an unprecedented case, a former chief security officer for Uber Technologies was criminally charged on Thursday with trying to...
Alera Group Acquires Banasky Insurance in Utah August 21, 2020 Alera Group has acquired Banasky Insurance Inc., which has locations in Price and Draper, Utah. Terms of the deal were...
Michigan Governor Assessing Risk of Reopening Long-Closed Businesses August 20, 2020 By David Eggert Gov. Gretchen Whitmer said that her administration is assessing the risk of reopening Michigan businesses that have been closed for...
Iowa’s Mandate to Reopen Schools Causing Chaos August 20, 2020 By Ryan J. Foley An aggressive push by Iowa’s pro-Trump governor to reopen schools amid a worsening coronavirus outbreak has descended into chaos, with...
California Says Fire Evacuees May Be Eligible for Reimbursement from Insurer August 20, 2020 California residents who have been ordered to evacuate due to the hundreds of wildfires burning across the state my be...
California Court Ruling Offers Way for Voters to Stave Off Shutdown of Uber, Lyft August 20, 2020 By Tina Bellon and Norma Geleana A California appeals court ruling on Thursday avoided a shutdown of ride-hailing services Uber and Lyft in the state, effectively...
$300 Jobless Aid Starts Next Week in Louisiana; Bar Owners Appeal Closure Ruling August 20, 2020 Louisiana should start issuing checks for $300 in weekly federal coronavirus unemployment aid next week, but as many as 87,000...
Michigan Farmers to Have Access to State Weather Data Viewer August 20, 2020 Michigan’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development is making data on programs related to weather conditions available to farmers. The...