Hurricane Barry Cost Economy $600M, Insurers $300M: Aon Catastrophe Report August 9, 2019 Total economic losses, largely flood-driven, were expected to exceed US$600 million, while public and private insurers paid out nearly US$300...
Lawsuit Says Manufacturer, Rancher Caused Oregon Wildfire August 9, 2019 A lawsuit says a rancher, workers and the John Deere farm equipment company are at fault for a wildfire that...
University of California Regents to Pay $1.5M in Hostile Work Environment Case August 9, 2019 A Los Angeles jury has ordered the University of California Board of Regents to pay $1.58 million to a woman...
PG&E Posts $2.6B Loss Stemming From California Wildfires, Bankruptcy August 9, 2019 By Mark Chediak PG&E Corp. reported a $2.6 billion loss for the second quarter as costs from devastating wildfires in 2017 and 2018...
Coinbase Must Face Buyers’ Negligence Claims Over ‘Hasty’ Launch of Its Bitcoin Cash August 9, 2019 By Joel Rosenblat Coinbase Inc. must face a negligence lawsuit for allegedly botching the launch of its digital currency bitcoin cash, or BCH,...
Study Links Cheating on Spouse with Professional Misconduct August 9, 2019 People who cheat on their spouses are a lot more likely to engage in misconduct in the workplace, according to...
Senators’ Pitch to Major League Baseball: Report Data on Fan Injuries August 9, 2019 By Ben Nuckols Two U.S. senators continued their pressure campaign on Major League Baseball to be more proactive about fan safety at ballparks,...
Bayer Proposes to Settle U.S. Roundup Lawsuits for $8 Billion: Bloomberg August 9, 2019 By Jef Feeley, Joel Rosenblatt and Tim Loh Bayer AG is proposing to pay as much as $8 billion to settle more than 18,000 U.S. lawsuits alleging its...
Remote Workers Can Be Big Cyber Risk for Small Businesses August 9, 2019 Remote employees place businesses at risk, yet many small business owners are not properly mitigating potential cyberthreats, nor are they...
China Braces for Typhoon Lekima as Strongest Storm to Hit Region in 2019 August 9, 2019 By Samson Ellis Flights and high-speed train services were canceled in Shanghai as the strongest typhoon to hit the region this year swept...