N.J. Judge Clears Path for COVID-19 Business-Interruption Suit September 21, 2020 By Jim Sams A second judge has ruled that a policyholder’s COVID-19 business-interruption claim should proceed, marking an uncommon procedural win for business...
Sri Lanka Names Captain of Oil Tanker a Suspect In Fire September 18, 2020 By Bharatha Mallawarachi COLOMBO, Sri Lanka — A Sri Lankan magistrate on Thursday ordered the captain of an oil tanker that caught fire...
No Emergency Training for Crew on Boat Where Fire Killed 34 September 18, 2020 By Stefanie Dazio and Tom Krisher LOS ANGELES — Crew members on a dive boat say they were never instructed on emergency procedures before a predawn...
Push by Feds to Investigate Violent Demonstrators Nets 300 Arrests So Far September 18, 2020 By Michael Balsamo, Alanna Durkin Richer And Colleen Long WASHINGTON — In a private call with federal prosecutors across the country, Attorney General William Barr’s message was clear: aggressively...
Colorado Workers Protest Covid-19 Fine Issued to Meat Plant September 18, 2020 By Patty Nieberg DENVER — A union representing workers at a Colorado meatpacking plant where six workers died of COVID-19 and hundreds more...
More Than 20 Workers Hurt in Crane Accident In Austin, Texas September 18, 2020 By Paul J. Weber AUSTIN, Texas — Two cranes collided Wednesday at a construction site in Austin, Texas, causing one of them to partially...
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...