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J&J Talc/Cancer Trial Verdict Opens New Front in Litigation
A massive California verdict in a lawsuit alleging Johnson & Johnson's talc-based products cause cancer has opened a new front in the litigation, upending the company's hopes that the cases were ...
Telematics Startup Roost Raises $10.4M From Three International Insurance Companies
Roost, a developer of home telematics for property insurance carriers, raised $10.4 million from three international insurance industry companies. Aviva Ventures led the Series B financing; ...
The Latest Launches From XL Catlin, Great American, Marsh and Ironshore
XL Catlin beefed up its professional liability policy for U.S. design professionals with two new enhancements. Great American Insurance Group created a new division focused on the E&S space. ...
Another Lawsuit Accuses Greenpeace of Inciting Eco-Terrorism in Dakota Access Pipeline Case
Energy Transfer Partners LP accused Greenpeace International, Earth First! and other groups of inciting terrorist acts and vandalism to generate publicity and raise money for their causes while ...
Trump’s FEMA Head Backs Reducing Federal Coverage of Flood Costs
President Donald Trump's emergency management director said he's pushing for an overhaul of disaster relief so that states, cities and homeowners bear more of the costs, and less of the risk falls on ...
The Latest Launches From Allianz, Ironshore, Farmers and XL Catlin
Allianz has partnered with Brokerslink to service small and midsize enterprises. Ironshore has launched a Computer Emergency Response Team. Farmers Insurance customers can now ask Amazon Alexa for ...
Industrial and Consumer Robots Are Quite Hackable: Researchers
Some of the most popular industrial and consumer robots are dangerously easy to hack and could be turned into bugging devices or weapons, IOActive Inc. said. The Seattle-based cybersecurity firm ...
Police-Inflicted Taser Deaths Led to at Least 442 Lawsuits: Reuters
In a first-of-its-kind review of court documents, police reports, other public records and news accounts, Reuters compiled the most comprehensive public accounting to date of deaths and litigation ...