Sex Abuse Lawsuits at 400 and Counting as New York Law Takes Effect August 16, 2019 By David Klepper ALBANY, N.Y. — The Roman Catholic Church, the Boy Scouts, schools and hospitals, the late financier Jeffrey Epstein are some...
Government Moves Toward Easing Drive-Time Rules for Truckers August 16, 2019 By Richard Lardner WASHINGTON — The Trump administration took a key step Wednesday toward relaxing federal rules that govern the length of time...
FDA Proposes Graphic Warnings on Cigarette Packs, Advertisements August 16, 2019 By Manas Mishra The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has proposed that cigarette packs carry graphic new health warnings including pictures and text...
`Back-Loaded’ Hurricane Season Bearing Down on U.S. Coast August 16, 2019 By Brian K. Sullivan Don’t be lulled by a quiet June and July, the real Atlantic hurricane season is about to kick off. The...
PG&E Took 8 Months to Prune a Tree at Risk of Catching Fire August 16, 2019 By Peter Blumberg and Joel Rosenblatt It was on July 12 — only after an inspector raised the alarm — that PG&E Corp. finally pruned a...
Edison to Face First Trial Over Woolsey Wildfire Claim in April August 16, 2019 By Erik Larson The first trial to determine if Edison International’s Southern California utility is liable for damages from the Woolsey wildfire that...
Business News: Baron Weather, Root and Verisk, Aerie and Ventiv Technology August 16, 2019 Root Joins Verisk Data Exchange Verisk, a data analytics provider, announced that Root Insurance has joined the Verisk Data Exchange....
Arbella, QBE, West Bend and Attom Announce Appointments August 16, 2019 Arbella Appoints Senior Vice President of Claim Arbella Insurance Group announced the promotion of Joe Salerno to senior vice president...
Flooded Mississippi a Threat as Hurricane Season Heats Up August 15, 2019 By Jeff Martin and Janet McConnaughey NEW ORLEANS — The river that drains much of the flood-soaked United States is still running far higher than normal,...
Capital One Accused Hacker May Have Hit 30 Other Companies August 15, 2019 By Erik Larson The Seattle woman accused of hacking into Capital One Financial Corp.’s cloud and stealing personal information on more than 100...