Uber Insists If Arbitration Pact Is Nixed, $100M Driver Settlement Is Dead August 1, 2016 By Joel Rosenblatt Uber Technologies Inc.’s message to the judge who must approve its $100 million settlement with drivers is clear: take it...
Sports-Related Brain Injuries Are Emerging Risk for US & UK Insurers: S&P Report August 1, 2016 Sports-related brain injuries are one of the top emerging insurance claims in the U.S. and the U.K., according to a...
Driver’s Response to GPS Turns Car On End August 1, 2016 Police in Vermont say a car ended up almost vertical when the driver swerved quickly in response to her GPS...
Fosun Plans to Sell as Much as $6 Billion in Assets to Raise Credit Rating August 1, 2016 Fosun Group, one of China’s most acquisitive conglomerates, is preparing to sell as much as 40 billion yuan ($6 billion)...
Sompo Canopius Appoints Kedney as Chief Commercial Officer August 1, 2016 Sompo Canopius* AG has appointed Paul Kedney as chief commercial officer. Kedney will join the group’s executive committee and work...
New Jersey Sisters Awarded $9.5M for Boat Accident August 1, 2016 Two sisters from New Jersey have received a $9.5 million jury award stemming from a 2009 boat collision that left...
Controversial Red Light Cameras Save Lives: IIHS August 1, 2016 By Joan Lowy Red-light cameras are widely hated, but a new study says getting rid of them can have fatal consequences. Traffic deaths...
Judge Denies Uber Bid to Enforce Arbitration in Consumer Suit August 1, 2016 By Bob Van Voris and Joel Rosenblatt Uber Technologies Inc. can’t require a Connecticut customer accusing the company of price-fixing to resolve the fight in arbitration, a...
Insurer Not Liable for Defense of NASCAR’s Stewart in Ward Death August 1, 2016 A federal judge ruled Friday that the insurance carrier for NASCAR driver Tony Stewart does not have to defend or...
FAA Rejected Advice for Hot Air Balloon Safety Rules 2 Years Ago July 31, 2016 By Joan Lowy Warning about potential high-fatality accidents, safety investigators recommended two years ago that the Federal Aviation Administration impose greater oversight on...