Analysis: Mississippi Pump Proposal Evokes Strong Reactions November 16, 2020 By Emily Wagster Pettus JACKSON, Miss. — Farmers, rural shopkeepers and Mississippi politicians from both major parties are speaking out to support a proposed...
State Farm Pilot Uses Sensors to Detect Wiring Defects That Can Cause Fires November 16, 2020 By Jim Sams State Farm is sending sensors that can detect hazards in electric wiring to 40,000 homeowners in California, Arizona and Texas...
Zurich Insurance Plays Down Impact of COVID-19 Claims November 13, 2020 By Michael Shields and Paul Arnold ZURICH — Zurich Insurance Group does not expect property claims triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic to materially affect the group,...
Parents Say Employers Are Illegally Firing Them During Pandemic November 13, 2020 By David Yaffe-Bellany Parents who’ve lost their jobs during the pandemic are driving a surge of litigation, alleging their employers discriminated against them...
Outdoor Dining Tents Raise Questions of Virus Safety as Winter Nears November 13, 2020 By Kristen V Brown and Emma Court As temperatures cool, many of the outside dining options that have sprung up across the U.S. in reaction to pandemic...
Iota Set to Become 30th Named Storm in Historic Hurricane Season November 13, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan A system swirling across the central Caribbean is expected to become Tropical Storm Iota Friday as it heads toward hurricane-ravaged...
Appeals Court Clears Harvard of Racial Bias in Admissions November 13, 2020 By Collin Binkley BOSTON — A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling clearing Harvard University of discrimination against Asian American applicants....
Kentucky High Court Upholds Governor’s Powers To Fight Virus November 13, 2020 By Bruce Schreiner FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s Supreme Court on Thursday upheld the governor’s authority to issue coronavirus-related orders putting restrictions on businesses...
5th Circuit: Oil Platform Worker’s Longshore Act Claim Barred by Exclusive Remedy November 13, 2020 Exclusive remedy bars a lawsuit filed by a mechanic against the owner of an offshore oil platform where he worked,...
Fired Amazon Worker Files Discrimination Lawsuit Over Pandemic Conditions November 12, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK — A former Amazon.com Inc worker who protested conditions at his New York City fulfillment center sued the...