California Finally Settles Old Public Nuisance Claim for Lead Paint Remediation July 18, 2019 By Joshua Schneyer When Californian counties and cities first sued paint makers in 2000, they wanted the companies to pay billions to remove...
Calif. Employers Still Guessing If Comp Reforms Can Withstand New Governor July 18, 2019 By Jim Sams ANAHEIM, California — Seven months into the administration of Gov. Gavin Newsom, employers in solid-blue California are still waiting to...
U.S. Again Delays Remote Drone Tracking Guidance July 18, 2019 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration has again delayed plans to propose new rules requiring the remote identification of drones, according to...
Feinberg to Administer $50 Million Boeing 737 Crash Victims’ Fund July 18, 2019 By David Shepardson Boeing Co. said on Wednesday it will dedicate half of a $100 million fund it created after two crashes of...
Nursing Home Risks Heightened by Staffing Fluctuations July 18, 2019 Researchers who discovered large daily staffing fluctuations, low weekend staffing and daily staffing levels that often fall well below the...
Seeking to Avoid Escalation, Ships Deploy Unarmed Guards to Navigate Gulf July 17, 2019 By Jonathan Saul LONDON — Shipping companies are hiring unarmed security guards for voyages through the Middle East Gulf as an extra safeguard...
Chinese Drones Banned by Tech Supplier to U.S. Police July 17, 2019 By Joshua Brustein A supplier of drone technology to dozens of state and local law enforcement and public safety agencies, located in the...
Private Insurance Losses from Tropical Storm Barry to Add Up to Nearly $300 Million July 17, 2019 By Stephanie Jones Catastrophe modeling firm, Karen Clark & Co. (KCC), says insured losses from Tropical Storm/Hurricane Barry and its remnants will near...
Google Attacked Over Limits on Internet Company Liability July 17, 2019 By Gerrit De Vynck and Rebecca Kern U.S. senators used a Congressional hearing on Tuesday to push the idea of overhauling a law that protects YouTube, Facebook...
Lessons from Fintech Applied to Insurtech July 17, 2019 By Chris Chen I’ve seen this story before. Having worked in fintech since 2005, I witnessed the fintech wave forming, cresting, and eventually...