Jury Orders Johnson & Johnson to Pay $40M in Latest Talc Trial
A California jury on Friday awarded $40 million to two women who said Johnson & Johnson's baby powder was to blame for their ovarian cancer.
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Insurance Covers Settlement Paid by Stocks Instead of Money: Delaware High Court
A settlement paid by stocks rather than money is a covered loss that must be paid by an insurer, the Delaware Supreme Court has affirmed. The state's high court agreed with a lower court's ruling ...Washington Faces Historic Floods That Have Washed Away Homes, Stranded Families
Days of torrential rain in Washington state caused historic floods that have stranded families on rooftops, washed over bridges and ripped at least two homes from their foundations, and experts ...
Truckers Who Fail English Tests Are Pulled Off Roads in Crackdown
Truck drivers are encountering a new risk on the highway: Law enforcement officers are empowered by the Trump administration to pull them off the road if they fail an English test. The government ...
Industry Trade Associations Throw More Support Behind FEMA Reform
The American Property Casualty Insurance Association and the National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies were among a handful of organizations to send a letter to federal lawmakers in support ...
Archdiocese of New York Pledges $300M to Mediate Clergy Sex Abuse Claims
The Archdiocese of New York announced it is establishing a $300 million fund that it intends to use to pay for a global settlement of most of the 1,300 lawsuits it still faces from victims of clergy ...
Trump Ban on Wind Energy Projects Ruled Illegal by Federal Judge
Less than a year after President Donald Trump banned new wind projects, a federal judge ruled the president's executive order was illegal. US District Judge Patti Saris said Monday the order is ...
Trump to Issue Order Creating National AI Rule
President Donald Trump said on Monday he would sign an executive order this week that he said would create a single national rule for artificial intelligence, which the industry has said is necessary ...
Water Leaks, Frozen Pipes Top List of Small Business Claims: The Hartford
Damage from water leaks and frozen pipes are the most common insurance claims for small-business owners, while fire claims are the most expensive, according to an analysis of The Hartford's ...