UK Working With Heathrow on COVID Testing as Alternative to Quarantine August 19, 2020 Britain is working with London’s Heathrow Airport on a plan to use COVID-19 testing to help shorten quarantine times, in...
Business, Insurers Face Survival Showdowns Over Pandemic Coverage August 18, 2020 By Emma Rumney and Noor Zainab Hussain PILANESBERG NATIONAL PARK, South Africa— Wynand du Toit’s safari camp in South Africa’s Pilanesberg National Park lies abandoned, its tents...
Federal Judge Advances Business Interruption Dispute Between Law Firm, Travelers August 17, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson A federal judge in California disappointed a law firm suing Travelers Insurance over coronavirus lockdown related business interruption claims in...
OSHA Defends Inspector Calling Ahead to Pennsylvania Meat Plant Before Visiting August 17, 2020 A federal safety inspector tipped off a coronavirus-tainted Pennsylvania meatpacking plant before visiting the next day — then failed to...
Judge Tosses Texas Barbershops’ Suit Against Insurer Over Coronavirus Losses August 16, 2020 By Stephanie K. Jones A federal judge has agreed with an insurer that a group of barbershops in the San Antonio, Texas-area have no...
Drugmakers Shielded from COVID Vaccine Liability But Funds for Injury Claims in Doubt August 14, 2020 By Valerie Bauman and Susan Decker Americans who suffer adverse reactions to coronavirus vaccines that the U.S. is racing to develop will have a hard time...
Disney World Settles With Actors Over COVID-Testing August 13, 2020 By Lisa Richwine Walt Disney World actors, who argued that the Florida theme park’s proposed coronavirus safeguards were inadequate to protect them, have...
Judge Allows Businesses’ Lawsuits Against Insurer Over Coronavirus Losses August 12, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge in Missouri said on Wednesday a group of hair salons and restaurants can sue their insurance carrier...
McConnell’s Coronavirus Liability Shield Could Be Bargaining Chip in Relief Negotiations August 11, 2020 By Billy House Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell’s insistence that legal liability protections for businesses, schools and colleges be included in any new...
U.S. Drug Regulator Vows Outside Review of Any COVID-19 Vaccines August 11, 2020 The United States will need to have independent experts review COVID-19 vaccine candidates before approval, the country’s top drug regulator...