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EEOC Says No Need to Pause Lawsuit Against Tesla for Race Bias
A U.S. anti-discrimination agency has asked a federal judge to reject Tesla Inc's bid to pause a lawsuit alleging widespread racial bias at the electric carmaker's flagship Fremont, California, ...
Reports of Shoplifting in 2023 16% Higher Than in 2019
An increase in reported shoplifting incidents appear to be higher, in part, due to a rise of such crimes in New York City, posits a new report by the Council on Criminal Justice. Reported shoplifting ...
EPLI Claims Trends to Watch in 2024
Looming post-pandemic lawsuits, more marijuana-related legislation, age discrimination and retaliation claims are the top concerns in Employment Practices Liability (EPL) insurance, according to a ...
California’s Below-Normal Snowpack Start for the Year a Cause for Concern
California is beginning 2024 with a below-normal mountain snowpack a year after it had one of its best starts in decades, and officials said Tuesday that the weather whiplash has made the outcome of ...
AIG Leads Policy for Japan Airlines Plane Involved in Collision
U.S. insurer AIG was the lead insurer on a $130 million "all-risks" policy for the Japan Airlines airplane which collided with another plane at Tokyo's Haneda airport, two insurance industry sources ...
States, Congress Wrestle With Cybersecurity at Water Utilities
The tiny Aliquippa water authority in western Pennsylvania was perhaps the least-suspecting victim of an international cyberattack. It had never had outside help in protecting its systems from a ...
Florida Suit Over Charged Lemonade Death Puts New Focus on Energy Drink Safety
Panera Bread Co. must face a lawsuit over a death allegedly linked to its new line of "charged" lemonades, which have thrust the company into the spotlight and brought a renewed focus on the safety ...
Gallatin Point Capital Acquiring Majority Stake in AmFam’s TRUE, Serving Cat Zones
Gallatin Point Capital and American Family Insurance Group announced that funds managed by Gallatin will invest over $1.25 billion from the attorney-in-fact for a reciprocal insurer set up by ...