Drug Addicts Can Sue Pharmacies, Doctors: West Virginia Supreme Court May 22, 2015 By John Raby Pharmacies and doctors who negligently prescribed pain medication can be sued for enabling people’s addictions, the West Virginia Supreme Court...
Fire Risk Prompts Widening Ban on Smartphone Batteries Shipped Via Passenger Jets May 22, 2015 By David Fickling Replacing your smartphone battery just got harder. Fearing cargo fires like one that caused a United Parcel Service Inc. freighter...
UN Official Says Building Codes Need to be Enforced in Nepal May 22, 2015 By BINAJ GURUBACHARYA Nepal must take lessons from earthquake-hit countries such as Mexico and strictly enforce existing building laws as it prepares to...
West Virginia Will Get Federal Disaster Aid for April Storms May 22, 2015 West Virginia has received approval for federal disaster assistance in 12 counties to help recovery efforts from severe storms in...
Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Appoints Emerson to Lead Liability Claims in Canada May 22, 2015 Boston-based Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance named Paul Emerson as head of Liability Claims in Canada. Emerson comes to BHSI from...
Connecticut Court Denies Personal Injury Claim in IBM’s Loss of Computer Tapes May 21, 2015 By Young Ha The Connecticut Supreme Court this week upheld a lower court’s ruling that Federal Insurance Co. and Scottsdale Insurance Co. are...
BP Settles Gulf Oil Spill Cross Claims with Transocean, Halliburton May 21, 2015 BP Plc has settled with oilfield services provider Halliburton Co. and contract driller Transocean Ltd. cross claims related to the...
Lack of Air Bag Replacement Parts to Prolong Takata Recall May 21, 2015 By Ben Klayman Takata Corp’s record U.S. recall of potentially deadly air bag inflators could take years to complete, industry experts and safety...
Latest Travelers Business Risk Index Reveals Increased Worries About Cyber Threats May 21, 2015 Cyber risks, medical cost inflation, and legal liability are among the top concerns for American businesses of all sizes, according...
Hacker’s Claims Spotlight Vulnerabilities of Jetliners’ Systems May 21, 2015 Even as the U.S. questioned a computer researcher’s claims of tampering with a jetliner in flight, his account spotlighted possible...