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Flurry of Briefs Filed Supporting, Opposing OSHA COVID-19 ETS in U.S. Supreme Court
With the January 7, 2022, oral argument over the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) Vaccine or Test Emergency Temporary Standard (ETS) in the U.S. Supreme Court fast-approaching, ...
KCC Estimates $1B in Insured Losses From Colorado Wildfire
Catastrophe modeling firm KCC estimates the insured loss from the recent Colorado wildfire could be $1 billion. With nearly 1,000 structures destroyed, KCC said the Marshall Fire is the most ...
D&O Insurance Specialist IDs a Fourth Variant of COVID Shareholder Suits
Even over a holiday weekend, alerts were hitting the newswires in advance of Jan. 3—the deadline for shareholders of ON24 to apply for lead plaintiff status in a lawsuit against the online event ...
Workplace Fatalities Fell 10.7% in 2020, While Severe Illness Cases Rose
Worker deaths decreased by 10.7 percent in 2020 compared to 2019, with 4,764 fatal workplace injuries, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics in its annual report on workplace fatalities for ...
Businesses Can Expect to Spend $13.5B on Repairs Due to Flooding in 2022
A new report estimates that U.S. businesses could spend about $13.5 billion in 2022 to repair or replace flood-damaged commercial buildings. The same report finds that businesses could lose more than ...
Comma-tose: Coverage Case Hinged on Punctuation Question
Coverage disputes often hinge on the exact wording of an insurance policy. In a case in federal court in South Florida, the issue came down to not only the wording but the punctuation — namely, a ...
Pandemic Lockdowns Only Work for a Limited Time, Study Finds
As the world struggles to contain the spread of COVID-19, many countries grapple with the possibility of imposing more lockdown measures, like those widely used in the spring of 2020. But how well do ...
AT&T, Verizon CEOs Reject Request to Delay 5G Deployment
The chief executives of AT&T and Verizon Communications rejected a request to delay the planned Jan. 5 introduction of new 5G wireless service over aviation safety concerns but offered to ...