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NYC Suit Against Oil Companies Over Climate Change Damage Faces Uphill Battle
New York City's effort to hold oil and gas producers responsible for costs related to the environmental effects of their products faces an uphill battle as it tries to stretch current law to address ...
Wildfires, Trump Tax Cuts to Cause XL Group Some Q4 Pain
Fourth-quarter natural catastrophes took a toll on XL Group Ltd.'s bottom line, and the new Trump tax cuts will also cause some temporary pain, based on revised estimates from the Bermuda-based ...
Truck Owners Sue Ford, Alleging Diesel Emissions Were Rigged
Ford Motor Co. rigged at least 500,000 heavy-duty trucks to beat emissions tests, drivers claimed in a lawsuit, adding to the tally of carmakers linked to diesel-cheating allegations worldwide that ...
Ex-Google Engineer Axed Over Gender Memo Sues For Discrimination
A former Google engineer fired after he asserted in a memo that biological causes were behind tech industry gender inequality sued his former employer on Monday, saying he was discriminated against ...
FEMA Expands Private Sector Flood Reinsurance Program for 2018
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has completed a reinsurance placement with 28 private reinsurers to help the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP) recover losses it may have to pay ...
For the First Time in Years, A.M. Best Boosts Its Commercial Lines Insurance Outlook
Analysts at A.M. Best have been sufficiently impressed by commercial lines insurers' pricing, underwriting and resilience in recent years to boost their outlook on this segment of the U.S. ...
Churches Now Eligible for FEMA Aid
The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) announced that private nonprofit houses of worship are now eligible for disaster assistance as community centers, without regard to their secular or ...
Patches Pitched to Address Cyber Hacking Risks Created by Intel Chip Flaws
Security issues with Intel Corp microchips are only slowing computers slightly, technology companies said, as researchers played down the need for mass hardware replacements to protect millions of ...