Bayer’s Costs to Fight Future Roundup Lawsuits Climb November 3, 2020 By Tim Loh and Joel Rosenblatt Bayer AG’s legal bills to contain the fallout over the weedkiller Roundup keep rising with costs to handle future lawsuits...
Amazon N.Y. Warehouse Workers’ Covid Suit Tossed by Judge November 3, 2020 By Josh Eidelson A federal judge dismissed New York warehouse workers’ lawsuit against Amazon, ruling that their allegations about the company’s handling of...
Hurricane Eta Lumbers Toward Nicaragua, Bringing Deadly Rain November 3, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan and Mark Chediak Hurricane Eta is battering Nicaragua with violent wind and devastating rain as it lumbers toward shore, threatening to trigger deadly...
McDonald’s Hires Diversity Chief Amid Corporate Turmoil November 3, 2020 By Dee-Ann Durbin McDonald’s is hiring a new chief diversity officer as it struggles with charges of harassment and racism at all levels...
2 Children Pulled Alive in Dramatic Turkey Quake Rescues November 3, 2020 By Mehmet Guzel and Suzan Fraser IZMIR, Turkey — When firefighter Muammer Celik reached a 3-year-old girl trapped for three days under the rubble of a...
Philippines: 20 Dead, Thousands Of Homes Damaged in Typhoon November 3, 2020 By Jim Gomez MANILA, Philippines — At least 20 people were killed as Typhoon Goni lashed the Philippines over the weekend, and about...
Claims People: Sedgwick and Crawford & Co. November 3, 2020 Sedgwick Announces Appointments Sedgwick has appointed a chief client officer, a president for specialty solutions and new claims team members...
Claims Business: Davies, EarthDefine, LexisNexis and AqualisBraemar November 3, 2020 Davies Buys Johnson Claim Service in Okla. Davies, an international financial services firm based in London, is continuing its expansion...
Hurricane Zeta Insured Losses May Surpass $4 Billion November 2, 2020 Insured losses from Hurricane Zeta, which became fifth named storm to strike Louisiana when it made landfall on Oct. 28,...
Eta Ties 2005 for the Most Atlantic Storms in a Single Year November 2, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Tropical Storm Eta formed overnight in the Caribbean, becoming the Atlantic’s 28th storm of 2020 and tying a 2005 record...