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Who Pays? UCLA Sorting Out Pipe Break Claims; Cities Vulnerable
Hundreds of cars submerged below murky water. A landmark basketball court, newly refurbished, showing signs of buckling. Soaked and stained carpets. An athletic track coated in mud. Damage costs had ...
GM Compensation Fund Opens; Hundreds of Claims Expected
Lawyers say several hundred claims are expected to be filed at the start of a GM-financed program, which launched Friday to compensate victims of a faulty ignition switch on some of its vehicles. ...
UnitedHealth’s $173M Fine May Be a Warning to P/C Insurers
A decision by California Insurance Commissioner Dave Jones to fine UnitedHealth Group $173.6 million for violations having to do with the Unfair Business Practices Act, the Unfair Insurance Practices ...
McDonald’s Corp. Risks Liability in Employee Complaints, NLRB Rules
McDonald's Corp, not just its franchisees, can be held liable in complaints that the company violated employee rights, an official at the U.S. National Labor Relations Board said in a letter made ...
Regulators Quiz Google on Actions Related to Privacy Ruling
Google's handling of "right to be forgotten" requests from European citizens came under fire by regulators after the search engine company restricted the removal of Internet links to European sites ...
Latest El Niño 2014 Forecast: Weak and Late
El Niño will probably develop as a weak event in late summer or early fall in the Northern Hemisphere, according to MDA Weather Services, while Commodity Weather Group LLC said it may be delayed for ...
Congress Urged to Help Miners with Black Lung Disease
A retired coal miner who suffers from black lung disease urged Congress last week to help clear a backlog of claims of fellow miners who have the disease. "I look to y'all to help us to get that ...
Air Crashes Set Year on Course to Be Deadliest Since 2005
Three fatal airline crashes in a week mean 2014 is shaping up to become the worst year in almost a decade for passenger fatalities. The crash of a McDonnell Douglas MD-83 aircraft on the fringes of ...