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Australian Ports Shut in Advance of Storm; Intensifying to Yasi Strength
Residents of Australia's Queensland state sought refuge in evacuation centers and stocked up on provisions ahead of the strongest storm since Cyclone Yasi flattened homes and downed power lines in ...
CO2 Won’t Replace Fracking Water Anytime Soon, GE Research Says
Carbon dioxide, used for years to force crude oil out of old wells, likely will not replace water in fracking anytime soon because of technical challenges and limited infrastructure, says General ...
Instagram, Crowdsourcing and the New Risks of Emerging Technology
At its peak in 1996, Kodak—then the world's largest camera maker and photo film supplier—had revenues in excess of $16 billion and employed more than 145,000 people. But after 130 years in ...
Bank of America to Pay $228M to Settle Forced-Place Insurance Claims
Bank of America Corp. agreed to pay $228 million to settle claims the bank overcharged for insurance homeowners were forced to accept when their regular policies lapsed. The amount was disclosed in a ...
Dismissal of Hebrew National Lawsuit Not Kosher: Appeals Court
A year after ConAgra Foods Inc won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming that its Hebrew National hot dogs were not kosher, a higher authority has given the case new life. A federal appeals court in ...
AIG Challenges New York Regulator’s Authority Over Sales to Multinationals
American International Group Inc. sued to block New York's top financial regulator, Benjamin Lawsky, from fining it over marketing insurance overseas without a state license, claiming it would be ...
Chevron Can Bring Fraud Claims Against Patton Boggs, NY Judge Rules
A New York judge has allowed Chevron Corp to sue Patton Boggs over claims that the Washington law and lobbying firm engaged in fraud while trying to enforce a multibillion-dollar environmental ...
TWIA Sued Over Post-Hurricane Ike Policyholder Costs
A Corpus Christi man is suing the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association (TWIA) for hundreds of millions of dollars because he says it improperly passed on costs to policyholders like him after ...