Vehicle Cloning on the Rise March 16, 2016 By Denise Johnson Since 2001, the incidence of vehicle cloning – when a vehicle identification number (VIN) on a legally owned vehicle is...
BP Avoids Lawsuits Over Oil Drilling Ban That Followed Gulf Spill March 16, 2016 By Margaret Cronin Fisk and Laurel Brubaker Calkins BP Plc won’t have to face lawsuits by energy and oilfield service companies over losses they blamed on the U.S....
Ex-Worker Suit Alleges Volkswagen’s U.S. Unit Destroyed Evidence March 16, 2016 By Margaret Cronin Fisk Personnel at Volkswagen AG’s U.S. unit in Michigan destroyed evidence after the U.S. announced last year that the company had...
Young Adults Trip and Fall More Than the Elderly March 16, 2016 Young adults fall more frequently than expected, and most falls occur during everyday activities such walking and talking, according to...
Another GM Ignition Switch Trial Set to Start March 16, 2016 By LARRY NEUMEISTER Weeks after the first New York trial over General Motors’ faulty ignition switch controversy ended prematurely, a new one is...
Thousands of Louisiana, Mississippi Homes Damaged by Flooding March 16, 2016 By CAIN BURDEAU Widespread flooding in Louisiana and Mississippi has damaged thousands of homes, and the risk of rising water prompted additional evacuations...
Taiwan Launches Database to Track Areas Vulnerable to Quake Damage March 16, 2016 Taiwan launched a database Monday to inform residents about which areas might be susceptible to creating potentially catastrophic sinkholes in...
People News March 15, 2016 Chubb Announces Retirement of Rees Fletcher, Chairman of Bermuda Insurance Rees Fletcher, chairman of its Bermuda-based insurance operations, will retire...
Washington High Court Decides What Constitutes ‘Use’ for UIM Coverage Attachment March 15, 2016 By Steven Plitt In certification from the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in Heidi Kroeber v. GEICO Ins....
Louisiana and Mississippi Hit With Unusually Widespread Flooding March 15, 2016 By EMILY WAGSTER PETTUS As the Leaf River rose north of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 26-year-old Rebecca Bruce and her fiancé grabbed what they could and...