Recalled Apple MacBook Laptops Banned from Flights Due to Batteries August 14, 2019 By Mark Gurman and Alan Levin U.S. airline safety regulators banned select MacBook Pro laptops on flights after Apple Inc. recently said that some units had...
Nissan Settles Suit Over South Carolina Teen Crash Death for $1.5M August 14, 2019 Nissan Motor Co. has agreed to pay $1.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed by the estate of an 18-year-old...
Commentary: As Flood Threat Grows, Florida Must Mandate Flood Risk Disclosure August 14, 2019 By Guy McClurkan The climate is changing, and it has become abundantly clear that Florida is going to be badly damaged in the...
Disaster Declaration Granted to West Virginia for June Floods August 14, 2019 President Donald Trump has granted a disaster declaration request for flooding in portions of West Virginia in late June. Gov....
Ex-St. Louis County Exec, Stenger, Gets Nearly 4 Years in Prison for Fraud Scheme August 13, 2019 By Jim Salter Steve Stenger, once among the most powerful elected officials in Missouri, has been sentenced to nearly four years in prison...
New Louisiana Injured Worker Compensation Weekly Amounts Effective Sept. 1 August 13, 2019 The Louisiana Workforce Commission’s Office of Workers’ Compensation Administration has published the new weekly minimum and maximum compensation rates for...
Female Customers Sue Lyft Alleging Sexual Assaults by Drivers August 13, 2019 By Robert Burnson Lyft Inc.’s image as the “woke” ride-hailing company faces a new challenge from a rash of lawsuits filed by women...
Earthquakes Rattle Parts of Oklahoma August 13, 2019 No damage has been reported following a series of earthquakes that rattled parts of Oklahoma. The U.S. Geological Survey says...
21% of U.S. Workers Over 40 Claim They Have Experienced Age Bias, Insurer Says August 13, 2019 Age discrimination affects more than one-fifth of U.S. workers over the age of 40, a particular number of which are...
AIG CEO Duperreault ‘Encouraged’ by Hardening Market, Plans Operational Overhaul August 13, 2019 By Mark Hollmer AIG President and CEO Brian Duperreault said that the evolving, hardening market is sustainable and dovetailing nicely with the insurer’s...