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Woman Injured on Harry Potter California Theme Park Ride Awarded $7.25M
A federal jury has awarded $7.25 million to a 74-year-old Arizona woman for a spine injury she suffered in a fall while exiting the Harry Potter and the Forbidden Journey ride at Universal Studios ...
Casualty Reinsurance Capacity Plentiful, But Concerns Over Future Availability Loom
Increasing litigation costs and higher jury awards continue to financially pressure the casualty reinsurance segment, forcing reserve strengthening measures for some carriers and prompting narrower ...
Drivers Want Better Vehicle Safety Systems Over Self-Driving Option: AAA
A new survey highlights drivers' continued safety concerns regarding self-driving features in cars. According to AAA's latest survey on autonomous vehicles, 13 percent of U.S. drivers would trust ...
Western U.S. Avalanches Claim More Lives in Recent Weeks
One person was killed in an avalanche in central Colorado on Saturday, marking just the latest fatality stemming from avalanches in the western U.S. this season. Authorities in Grand County responded ...
U.S. Auto Safety Agency Laid Off 4% of Staff
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration laid off 4 percent of its staff as part of a government-wide trimming of probationary employees, a spokesperson said Monday. The agency has pending ...
EEOC Seeks to Drop Transgender Discrimination Cases
Signaling a major shift in civil rights enforcement, the federal agency that enforces workplace anti-discrimination laws has moved to dismiss six of its own cases on behalf of workers alleging gender ...
What Private Equity Can Teach Executives About Metrics: Fridson
Wall Street is often blamed for reducing corporate managers' understanding of business to a single, gameable measure of success: quarterly earnings versus analysts' consensus forecast. The Making of ...
California Governor Asks Congress for Nearly $40B for LA Wildfire Relief
California Gov. Gavin Newsom has asked Congress to approve nearly $40 billion in aid to help the Los Angeles area recover from January's devastating wildfires, which he said could become the ...