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Berkshire Hathaway Accused of ‘Reverse Ponzi Scheme’ in Workers Compensation Suit
Berkshire Hathaway Inc. duped a New York bicycle courier company into paying for a workers' compensation plan that diverted premiums into the insurer's own subsidiaries in violation of state laws, ...
Over 80% of Homes Damaged in Louisiana Storms Lack Flood Insurance: Impact Forecasting
Extreme August flooding in Louisiana and the Midwest took its toll in August, causing between $10 billion and $15 billion in economic losses, according to Aon Benfield's Impact Forecasting. Public ...
46M People Could Benefit From $19B UK Suit Alleging Excessive Mastercard Fees
Some 46 million people in Britain could potentially benefit from a legal case brought against Mastercard demanding 14 billion pounds ($19 billion) in damages for allegedly charging excessive fees, ...
Longtime VW Engineer Pleads Guilty to Charge in U.S. Emissions Probe
A veteran Volkswagen AG engineer pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud U.S. regulators and customers, the first criminal charge in the Justice Department's year-long investigation into the ...
Ex-AIG Chairman Greenberg Seeks Vindication in 11-Year Lawsuit Battle
Even at 91, former American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice "Hank" Greenberg isn't ready to quit fighting. Greenberg scrapped with regulators and the Internal Revenue Service and beat the ...
Drone Racing Broadcast on TV Could be Europe’s Next Big Thing
Europe's leading pay-TV group Sky, known for splashing out billions of pounds on coverage of glamorous sports to keep an edge over its rivals, said on Wednesday it had identified the next big thing: ...
Willis Towers Watson Will Pay $120M to Settle Stanford Ponzi Scheme Suit
The insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson Plc has agreed to pay $120 million to settle litigation accusing it of helping now-imprisoned Texas financier Allen Stanford run a $7.2 billion Ponzi ...
Employer Cash Flow Affects Workplace Safety: Study
More than 3.5 million workplace injuries and illnesses occur each year in the United States, costing an estimated $250 billion annually. It turns out employer cash flow affects whether those costs go ...