Chinese online retailer JD.com 9618.HK said on Friday that it won a lawsuit against rival Alibaba 9988.HK, which was fined 1 billion yuan ($140.68 million) for monopolistic practices. The High People’s Court of Beijing ruled that Alibaba Group Holding Limited …
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) – Attorneys for a woman who was denied emergency contraception in 2019 told the Minnesota Court of Appeals Thursday that the pharmacist who refused to fill the prescription discriminated against her on the basis of her sex. But …
Devouring books from a young age, Sheena Almaera Maryam had been excited about her first day of kindergarten near Jakarta. But when she developed a fever in September 2022, the syrup she was prescribed turned out to be toxic. It …
Yes, another year has flown by, and it’s once again time for the top international Insurance Journal stories of 2023. This year, they are a real hodgepodge of topics, ranging from hard market trends, to faulty wind turbines, to the …
With a few days left to go until next year, it can be said that 2023 has officially shattered climate records. A World Meteorological Organization provisional State of the Global Climate report confirmed that 2023 is set to be the …
Auto insurers again in 2023 had a lot of trouble battling several headwinds preventing them from turning a profit. The topic was one of many in which readers of Insurance Journal kept a close eye. Other than the trials of …
Outside of the turbulent state of Florida, the Southeastern U.S. saw its share of insurance issues, from carriers pulling out of Georgia to roof-matching requirements in Kentucky to liquor liability problems in South Carolina and dog bites in Alabama. (See …
It has taken 10 years but the financially troubled Kentucky School Boards Insurance Trust has been fully liquidated. About $1 million will soon be returned to school districts across the state. “It took a long time to get all the …
Insurance Journal Midwest readers in 2023 gravitated to stories on multi-million dollar rulings, policy language disputes and failing mutual insurance companies. Readers were also interested in the fallout of the East Palestine, Ohio train derailment and large court settlements. Top …
Insurance Journal East readers showed keen interest in news about insurance agents’ responsibilities in 2023 including court cases involving an agent’s homeowner client with an unlisted dog; Harvard University’s agency and the school’s admissions fight; and Allstate’s trade secret battle …
