JBS Reopens Pork Plant to Put Down Pigs, Dispose Of Carcasses, Not Produce Meat April 30, 2020 By Tom Polansek CHICAGO, April 29 — Meat producer JBS said on Wednesday it was reopening a Minnesota pork plant shuttered by the...
Claims Shops Offer New Services to Help Businesses Reopen April 30, 2020 By Jim Sams As businesses begin to reopen after weeks-long closures to slow the spread of coronavirus, claims management companies have adjusted their...
Legal Protections Make Class-Action Suits Against Cruise Lines an ‘Uphill Battle’ April 29, 2020 After two passengers on their luxury cruise tested positive for Covid-19 in March, Emilio and Barbara Hernandez were so frantic...
Companies Seek to Limit Legal Liability For Virus Infections April 29, 2020 By Anne D'Innocenzio and Eric Tucker As companies start planning their reopenings, business groups are pushing Congress to limit liability from potential lawsuits filed by workers...
Pandemic Exposes Gaps in Travel Insurance Coverage April 29, 2020 By Ben Finley NORFOLK, Va. — For many people, travel insurance has been little more than a box that pops up on a...
Barges Hit Mississippi Bridge, Some Drift Into 2nd Bridge April 29, 2020 VICKSBURG, Miss. — Barges hit a 90-year-old railroad bridge over the Mississippi River, and some broke away and drifted back...
Insurers Want Taxpayers to Back Pandemic Coverage For Businesses April 29, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn The U.S. insurance industry is promoting the idea of an insurance plan backed by the federal government that would help...
Amazon Turns to Chinese Firm on U.S. Blacklist to Meet Thermal Camera Needs April 29, 2020 By Krystal Hu and Jeffrey Dastin NEW YORK/SAN FRANCISCO — Amazon.com Inc has bought cameras to take temperatures of workers during the coronavirus pandemic from a...
2nd Circuit Throws Out $64 Million Jury Award Against Fireman’s Fund April 29, 2020 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court on Tuesday overturned a jury’s award of $64 million against Fireman’s Fund Insurance Co. for allegedly...
Trump Order for Meat Processing Plants to Stay Open Eases Plant Owner’s Liability Fears April 29, 2020 By Jeff Mason WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump plans to order U.S. meat processing plants facing concerns about coronavirus outbreaks to stay open...