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J&J’s Controversial Prison Testing Resurfaces in Baby Powder Lawsuits
More than 50 years ago, nearly a dozen men incarcerated outside of Philadelphia enrolled in an experiment funded by Johnson & Johnson, according to unsealed documents. Now, those studies have ...
U.S. Supreme Court Spurns Google Bid to Avoid Shareholder Lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear Alphabet Inc's attempt to nix a lawsuit by shareholders accusing the Google parent company of fraudulently concealing a security glitch that left ...
Insurers Refuse to Pick Up Bill for Billions in Opioid Claims
A multibillion-dollar bill is coming due for the U.S. opioid epidemic, and insurers for some of the largest drug makers, distributors and pharmacies are refusing to help pay for it. A Delaware ...
UN Report Details Extent of Climate Change on Gulf Coast
Hurricane Harvey dumped more than 50 inches of rain on parts of the Texas coast in 2017. Then in 2020, ferocious winds from Hurricane Laura destroyed homes across coastal Louisiana. Hurricane Ida hit ...
Biden Ends Forced Arbitration for Sexual Assault, Harassment
President Joe Biden on Thursday gave victims of workplace sexual assault or harassment the right to seek recourse in a court of law instead of through forced arbitration proceedings. Biden signed ...
APCIA: Inflation Outpacing Premium Increases for Auto and Homeowners
U.S. insurers, already hammered by extraordinary losses caused by natural disasters, are also failing to raise premiums at a pace that matches an historic inflation rate, the American Property ...
Researchers Say New FEMA Flood Maps Underestimate Flood Risk
Researchers have used artificial intelligence to predict where flood damage is likely to happen in the continental United States. The findings suggest that recent flood maps from the Federal ...
APCIA Joins Group Pushing for Reforms on Litigation Funding
A new advocate group in New York that counts the American Property Casualty Insurance Association (APCIA) as a member is looking to crack down on the practice of litigation funding. The Consumers for ...