Viewpoint: A Solution to the COVID-19 Liability Problem April 28, 2020 By Noah Feldman Whenever we’re ready to re-open Covid-closed businesses, we’ll have to resolve some important questions about how to do so safely....
California Virus War Slams Into Its Other Crisis: Wildfires April 28, 2020 By David R Baker and Mark Chediak A crisis California didn’t foresee — the Covid-19 pandemic — is complicating preparations for one that arrives with a vengeance...
New York AG Raises Concerns About Amazon’s Pandemic Safety Practices April 28, 2020 By Kanishka Singh and Aakriti Bhalla Amazon.com Inc may have violated safety measures and labor practices amid the coronavirus pandemic as it fired a warehouse protest...
World’s Mine Workers Resist Quick Restart Amid Coronavirus April 28, 2020 By Tanisha Heiberg, Helen Reid and Marco Aquino JOHANNESBURG/LIMA — As mining heavyweights South Africa and Peru move to lift coronavirus lockdowns, workers in deep mines are resisting...
Judge Orders W. Va. Gov’s Coal Companies To Pay Fines, Fees April 28, 2020 By John Raby CHARLESTON, W.Va. — A federal judge in Kentucky has ordered companies owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice to pay...
Notre Dame Cathedral Worksite Refitted For Virus Safety April 28, 2020 PARIS — Workers are refitting the construction site at fire-damaged Notre Dame Cathedral to protect staff from the virus and...
NCCI: COVID-19 Will Cost Billions Even With Modest Infection Rates April 28, 2020 By Jim Sams If only 10 percent of health care workers contract COVID-19 and all of their claims are deemed compensable, workers’ compensation...
U.S. Judge Rules Talc Lawsuits Against J&J Can Proceed, Testimony Limited April 28, 2020 By Brendan Pierson Thousands of plaintiffs who say that Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder and talc products caused cancer can go forward with...
British Insurers to Pay $1.5 Billion in Virus Claims, ABI Says April 27, 2020 By Sid Verma British insurers are on the hook for more than 1.2 billion pounds ($1.5 billion) in claims from businesses and individuals...
Major Retailers Call on States to Adopt Uniform Reopening Plans April 27, 2020 By Naomi Nix and Ben Brody The top two trade groups representing major retailers such as Walmart Inc., Target Corp. and Best Buy Co. are calling...