20% of Meat Plant Workers Infected with Covid in Large Exporter Brazil, Union Says August 19, 2020 By Tatiana Freitas One in five workers at Brazil’s meat plants have been infected with coronavirus, according to union estimates. That would make...
UK Working With Heathrow on COVID Testing as Alternative to Quarantine August 19, 2020 Britain is working with London’s Heathrow Airport on a plan to use COVID-19 testing to help shorten quarantine times, in...
North Carolina Lt. Gov Abandons Lawsuit Challenging Virus Orders on Businesses August 19, 2020 By Bryan Anderson North Carolina Republican Lt. Gov. Dan Forest ended a testy legal battle with campaign rival and Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper...
Florida Unveils $10M Loan Program to Aid Hurricane Michael-Ravaged Panhandle August 19, 2020 Gov. Ron DeSantis announced a $10 million housing loan program that could benefit hundreds of home buyers in the Florida...
Mauritius Arrests Captain of Japanese Oil Spill Ship August 19, 2020 By Giulia Paravicini Mauritius has arrested the captain of a Japanese bulk carrier that ran aground off its coast, causing a devastating oil...
Class Action Claims E*Trade Failed to Warn About Risks From Oil Price Crash August 19, 2020 By Catherine Ngai One of the biggest U.S. brokerages has been hit with a class action lawsuit after the oil price crash in...
Constructing a Post-Pandemic Construction Market August 19, 2020 By Andrea Wells The construction industry may emerge from the pandemic strong or relatively unscathed compared to other segments of the economy. But...
States Seek $26.4 Billion From Drug Firms in Opioid Litigation – WSJ August 19, 2020 U.S. states are seeking a combined $26.4 billion from three major drug distributors and Johnson & Johnson to settle opioid...
SCM Insurance Services in California Adds Jetté and Melbon to Ownership Team August 19, 2020 Two owners have been added to in Irvine, Calif.-based SullivanCurtisMonroe’s ownership team: Skip Jetté, who has been with SCM for...
Sompo Global Risk, Marsh & McLennan Launch Commercial Real Estate Market Product August 18, 2020 Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC (MMA) and Sompo Global Risk Solutions (GRS) have launched a new customizable insurance product designed...