Vale to Pay $7 Billion for One of Worst Ever Mine Disasters February 5, 2021 By James Attwood Vale SA reached a settlement agreement with Brazilian authorities for a dam collapse that killed 270 people and led to...
U.S. Senators Propose Limiting Liability Shield for Social Media Platforms February 5, 2021 By Nandita Bose and Chris Sanders WASHINGTON — Three Democratic U.S. senators introduced a bill that would limit Section 230, a law that shields online companies...
Walmart Lawsuit Against U.S. Over Opioids Is Dismissed February 5, 2021 By Jonathan Stempel A federal judge has dismissed Walmart Inc’s lawsuit seeking to preemptively block the U.S. government from blaming the world’s largest...
Irish Pubs Win Test Case Over Lockdown Insurance Claims February 5, 2021 By Padraic Halpin DUBLIN — Ireland’s High Court ruled on Friday that four pubs insured by FBD were entitled to be indemnified for...
Lawmakers in Mo., Ala. Advance COVID-19 Liability Protection Bills February 5, 2021 State senators in Missouri and Alabama advanced bills that would shield businesses and health care providers from lawsuits over alleged...
Michigan Task Force Set to Make Dam Safety Recommendations February 5, 2021 By Anna Liz Nichols LANSING, Mich. (AP) — A group responsible for offering new safety measures after two Michigan dams failed last summer destroying...
Alaska Supermarket Damaged by Rockslide to Close Permanently February 5, 2021 KETCHIKAN, Alaska (AP) — The owners of an Alaska supermarket that was severely damaged by a rockslide plan to permanently...
As Criminals Innovate, ATM Thefts Becoming a Growing Source of Insurer Loss February 5, 2021 By Jim Sams Convicted bank robber Willie Sutton, when asked why he robbed banks, famously said, “because that’s where the money is.” In...
AI Is Becoming a New Weapon in the Battle Against Crop Pests February 4, 2021 By Andrew Noël and Agnieszka de Sousa Artificial intelligence already is making strides in the development of new drugs, and now the pesticide industry wants in on...
Canada’s Suncor Energy Reviews Mining Safety After Three Workers Killed February 4, 2021 By Rod Nickel Canada’s second-biggest oil company, Suncor Energy Inc, said on Thursday it had started a third-party safety review, after three contract...