South Carolina’s Greenville Eyes Driver Cellphone Ban December 5, 2013 Greenville, South Carolina is considering a ban on any use of a cellphone in a driver’s hand. The city has...
Lawsuits Challenging Obamacare Cite Religion, Tax Issues December 5, 2013 By Andrew Harris and Andrew Zajac Hours after the University of Notre Dame filed a religious challenge to the U.S. health-care overhaul in Indiana federal court,...
Analysis: 2 Factors Key to Lawsuits Over New York Train Crash December 5, 2013 By Andrew Longstreth For lawyers preparing to sue over Sunday’s deadly New York commuter rail accident, their success in court may depend largely...
Anadarko, BP Seek Reversal of Oil Spill Clean Water Act Ruling December 5, 2013 By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Daniel Lawton Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and BP Plc asked an appeals court to throw out a judge’s finding that both companies were...
Court Shields Developers From Terrorism-Related Damages in 9/11 Case December 5, 2013 By Jonathan Stempel A federal appeals court in New York has given developers and builders of high-rises and other buildings added protection from...
Tokio Marine Europe to Combine Operations with Kiln Group December 5, 2013 Tokio Marine Europe and Kiln, both of which are part of the Tokio Marine Group, announced their intention yesterday to...
INTERVIEW-Greece, BlackBerry, Ireland – ‘Cautious’ Bets for Canada’s Fairfax December 5, 2013 By Laura Noonan Bets on debt-ravaged Greece or ailing phone maker BlackBerry would make many investors flee, but for Prem Watsa both are...
Cyber Experts Uncover 2 Million Stolen Passwords to Global Web Accounts December 5, 2013 Security experts have uncovered a trove of some 2 million stolen passwords to websites including Facebook, Google, Twitter and Yahoo...
Zurich Insurance Lowers Profit Target; Signals Business Sale December 5, 2013 By Carolyn Bandel Zurich Insurance Group AG, Switzerland’s largest insurer, lowered its profit goal as Chief Executive Officer Martin Senn signaled he’s ready...
Aon Ex-Executive Chilton Joins Gallagher in Reinsurance Venture December 5, 2013 By Noah Buhayar Grahame Chilton, who helped build Benfield Group Ltd. before selling it to Aon Plc in 2008, has formed a partnership...