District of Columbia Sues 4 Oil Majors for Misleading Consumers on Climate Change June 26, 2020 By Valerie Volcovici The attorney general for the District of Columbia on Thursday filed a lawsuit against Exxon Mobil Corp, BP Plc, Chevron...
Lenders With the Best Climate Data Will Be in a Position to Discriminate: Viewpoint June 26, 2020 By Kate Mackenzie, Bloomberg Opinion We now live in a world where climate gentrification exists: People and institutions are starting to assess and appraise properties...
Canadian Privacy Panel Finds LifeLab’s Data Breach Was One of Biggest June 26, 2020 By Moira Warburton Canadian laboratory testing company LifeLabs failed to adequately protect sensitive health information of millions of people, resulting in one of...
SoftBank May Sue Wirecard Accountant EY; EU Probes Germany’s Regulator June 26, 2020 By Jan Strupczewski and Huw Jones The European Union is investigating Germany’s financial regulator over the collapse of payments company Wirecard in a rare move that...
Trump Administration Backs GOP Governors’ Supreme Court Bid to Repeal Obamacare June 26, 2020 By Kanishka Singh President Donald Trump’s administration has asked the U.S. Supreme Court to invalidate the Obamacare law introduced by his predecessor that...
Mississippi Lawmakers Seek to Limit COVID-19 Liability to Businesses June 26, 2020 By Leah Willingham The Mississippi Senate is working to limit lawsuits by customers who say they were exposed to the new coronavirus at...
Washington Firefighters Prep for Wildfire Season Amid Pandemic June 26, 2020 Washington state firefighters are preparing for a season of potential summer wildfires while adopting new health safety measures amid the...
California Adopts Workplace Safety Standards Protecting Nighttime Ag Workers June 26, 2020 California has adopted new workplace safety standards to protect agricultural employees who work at night. These are reportedly the first...
Municipal Bond Insurance Industry Busier Than Ever After Decade-Long Slump June 26, 2020 By Danielle Moran As the coronavirus pandemic rips through the finances of state and local governments, municipal-bond insurers are busier than they’ve been...
Even With $11 Billion Settlement, Bayer Still Has 30,000 Claims to Roundup June 26, 2020 By Jef Feeley, Tim Loh and Tim Bross While Bayer AG said it took a major step toward wrapping up litigation over its Roundup weedkiller with a settlement...