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Widows Claim Railroad Knew of Track Tech Defect Before Texas Parade Crash
Intensive care nurse Angie Boivin had just tended to a woman whose leg was severed near the hip when she saw her husband Larry lying nearby under an American flag blanket. She says that she was with ...
Rudder System Failure Behind AirAsia 8501 Crash
AirAsia Flight 8501's pilots effectively wrestled each other at the controls as they sought to fight off an electronics-system failure, dooming the plane and the lives of all 162 people on board last ...
Uber Risks Wider Exposure as U.S. Drivers Demand 57.5 Cents Per Mile
Fifty seven and a half cents for every mile logged. That's the latest demand from Uber Technologies Inc. drivers in California suing to be treated like employees. Whether the drivers can pursue pay ...
Allstate’s October Pre-Tax Cat Losses Hit $172M
Allstate Corp. reported $172 million in estimated pre-tax catastrophe losses for October, stemming in part from higher than anticipated reported claims during the winter in early 2015. Broken down, ...
European Insurers Hit with Highest Tianjin Explosion Losses
Insurer Talanx AG's $122 million loss from port explosions at Tianjin, one of China's worst industrial disasters, takes the net hit incurred by insurers across Europe, the U.S., Bermuda and Asia to ...
For-Profit College Operator Must Pay $95.5M to Settle Recruitment Violation Suit
Education Management Corp., an operator of for-profit colleges, agreed to settle a whistle-blower lawsuit for $95.5 million. The accord was announced Monday by the U.S. Justice and Education ...
2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season Below Average But Deadly
The 2015 Atlantic hurricane season may end up being remembered for a subpar number of storms, even though the total still beat early forecasts and more than 50 people died. The season, which also ...
Insurers Could Pay Up to $600M in Brazilian Dam Burst
Insurers covering risks for a Brazilian mine where two dams burst last week, killing at least six people, could pay up to $600 million in claims, a source with direct knowledge of the matter said on ...