A Community Ponders Role of Drugmakers in Opioid Struggle July 22, 2019 By Angie Wang and John Minchillo JACKSON, Ohio — The numbers are staggering: An average yearly total of 107 opioid pills per resident were distributed over...
Fraud Alleged After Carrier Included Case Management Fees in Subrogation Lien: Viewpoint July 22, 2019 By Gary L. Wickert In addition to paying for medical expenses, death benefits, funeral costs and/or indemnity benefits for lost wages resulting from a...
Valen Analytics, Drone Base and CNA Pitch Products July 22, 2019 Valen Analytics Predicts Comp Risks with no Loss History Workers’ compensation carriers can now accurately score a policy even where...
Kinder Morgan Pipeline Faces Opposition in Texas July 22, 2019 A Kinder Morgan Inc.-led natural gas conduit is getting blowback in a place that’s so far been a refuge for...
Nuclear Industry Push for Reduced Oversight Gaining Traction July 19, 2019 By Ellen Knickmeyer WASHINGTON — Fewer mock commando raids to test nuclear power plants’ defenses against terrorist attacks. Fewer, smaller government inspections for...
Apparent Decline in Overdose Deaths Reverses Long-Running Trend July 19, 2019 By Mike Stobbe NEW YORK — U.S. overdose deaths last year likely fell for the first time in nearly three decades, preliminary numbers...
Heat Wave Broils Eastern, Central U.S., Utilities Poised for Demand July 19, 2019 By Barbara Goldberg NEW YORK — A massive heat wave that has enveloped the U.S. Midwest pushed into the Northeast on Friday, ushering...
Trump EPA Allows Use of Controversial Pesticide July 19, 2019 By Valerie Volcovici The Environmental Protection Agency on Thursday said it will not ban the use of the pesticide chlorpyrifos, which has been...
California Cities Ask Newsom to Remove Hurdles for PG&E Assets July 19, 2019 A new California law, a win for Governor Gavin Newsom, is intended to help utilities cover wildfire liabilities. But it’s...
Boeing to Take $4.9 Billion Charge on 737 Max Fallout July 19, 2019 By Julie Johnsson Boeing Co. said it would report a $4.9 billion accounting charge related to its beleaguered 737 Max jetliner, and downplayed...