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Gunmaker Remington to Pay $73M to Sandy Hook Families
Remington Arms will pay $73 million to the families of five adults and four children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School massacre, the families said on Tuesday, marking the first time a ...
Judge Blocks Biden Order on Calculating Climate Risks in Government Decisions
A federal judge on Friday blocked for now the Biden administration from restoring Obama-era values for calculating the cost of climate change in the government's permitting, investment and regulatory ...
Inspector General Says Counterfeit Parts in Nuclear Plants Raise Safety Concerns
Many counterfeit parts have been discovered in U.S. nuclear plants, potentially increasing the risk of a safety failure, the inspector general of the federal nuclear industry regulator said in a ...
Hamilton Launches U.S. E&S Insurer
Hamilton Insurance Group has launched a U.S. excess and surplus lines insurer. The new company, Hamilton Select Insurance Inc., has received a financial strength rating of "A-" (Excellent) from A.M. ...
Bipartisan Report Calls for New Strategy, Cabinet Post to Fight Opioid Epidemic
The U.S. needs a nimble, multipronged strategy and Cabinet-level leadership to counter its festering overdose epidemic, a bipartisan congressional commission advises. With vastly powerful synthetic ...
Another Big Insurer Stops Writing Florida Homeowners
The Florida property insurance market is showing more signs of trouble, with one of the state's largest carriers deciding to stop writing new homeowners business in the state—while also asking for ...
Windstorm Coverage Doesn’t Include Flood Damage: 5th Circuit
An insurance policy that lists named windstorms among the covered perils doesn't cover flood damages caused by Hurricane Harvey even though flooding wasn't specifically excluded, a panel of the 5th ...
Reuters Report: J&J Crafts Secret Plan to Cap Litigation Payouts to Cancer Victims
Johnson & Johnson created a plan last year to limit the financial bleeding from billions of dollars in jury awards to plaintiffs who alleged the company's Baby Powder and other talc products ...