5th Circuit Reasserts That Bad Faith Not Necessary to Win Interest Penalty Against Texas Insurers September 18, 2020 By Jim Sams A Houston plaintiff’s attorney defeated State Farm Lloyd’s for the fourth time on the same issue, this time coming away...
Businesses Call On U.S. Insurers to Ditch Fossil Fuel Underwriting September 18, 2020 By Noor Zainab Hussain A group of about 60 American businesses on Thursday urged their insurers to stop providing coverage to and investing in...
NTSB Says Boeing 737 MAX Safety Upgrades Are ‘Positive Progress’ September 18, 2020 By Tracy Rucinski, Eric M. Johnson and David Shepardson CHICAGO/SEATTLE/WASHINGTON — The U.S. air accident investigator said on Thursday that proposed safety upgrades in the Boeing Co 737 MAX...
Federal Appeals Court Questions Asian-American Bias Claims Against Harvard September 17, 2020 By Nate Raymond BOSTON — A federal appeals court on Wednesday appeared skeptical of arguments that Harvard discriminates against Asian-American applicants, a claim...
How a ‘Hillbilly Brigade’ Saved an Oregon Town From Raging Wildfires September 17, 2020 By Brad Brooks MOLALLA, Ore. — Nicole West steered her bulldozer through the smoldering forest, pushing logs into the underbrush and away from...
House Lawmakers Seek Review of Delayed Auto Safety Rules September 17, 2020 By David Shepardson WASHINGTON — Three senior Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday asked government auditors to study why U.S....
Seeping Under Doors, Bad Air From West’s Fires Won’t Ease Up September 17, 2020 By Sara Cline and Gillian Flaccus PORTLAND, Ore. — Dangerously dirty air spewing from the West Coast wildfires is seeping into homes and businesses, sneaking into...
Nothing Left in The Bucket’: Wildfire Resources Run Thin September 17, 2020 By James Anderson And Matthew Brown Justin Silvera came off the fire lines in Northern California after a grueling 36 straight days battling wildfires and evacuating...
Tropical Storm Sally Drenches South With ‘Historic’ Flooding September 17, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Sally unleashed “historic” flooding across Florida and Alabama, where it made landfall earlier Wednesday, and will likely cause...
Dunkin’ Donuts Parent Settles New York Cyberattack Lawsuit, is Fined September 17, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK — The parent of Dunkin’ Donuts on Tuesday agreed to upgrade its security protocols and pay $650,000 in...