Pa. Court Loosens Rules on Where Malpractice Cases Can Be Filed August 30, 2022 By Mark Scolforo HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s highest court on Thursday reversed its own two-decade-old rule that required medical malpractice cases to...
Federal Jury Awards $100M in Stun Gun Fall Paralysis Lawsuit August 30, 2022 ATLANTA (AP) — A federal jury in Atlanta has awarded $100 million to a panhandler who fell and broke his...
Major Boston Suburb Finds ‘Forever Chemicals’ in its Water August 30, 2022 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. (AP) — The city of Cambridge is temporarily switching the source of its drinking water after finding elevated...
UN Appeals for $160M to Help Pakistan amid ‘Epochal’ Floods August 30, 2022 By Jibran Ahmad and Asif Shahzad CHARSADDA, Pakistan —The United Nations appealed on Tuesday for $160 million to help Pakistan as army helicopters rescued stranded families...
Mississippi Residents Brace for Flood as River Reaches Crest August 30, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — People in and around Mississippi’s capital city were bracing for possible flooding as the Pearl River...
Floods, Other Water-Related Disasters Could Cost Global Economy $5.6 Trillion by 2050 August 30, 2022 By Gloria Dickie Worsening droughts, storms and torrential rain in some of the world’s largest economies could cause $5.6 trillion in losses to...
Viewpoint: Calculating Business Interruption Costs in Cyber Claims August 30, 2022 By Peter Hagen and Troy Bates While cyber was incorporated in some general liability policies (GL) of the 1980s, the first cyber standalone policy was written...
Calif. Emission-Free Mandate Presents New Risks for Auto Insurers August 30, 2022 By Jim Sams A state mandate in California that will require all cars sold after 2035 to be emission free presents a formidable...
Miss. Gov. Declares Emergency Ahead of Expected Flooding August 29, 2022 JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A state of emergency is in effect in Mississippi as officials anticipate potentially massive flooding from...
Oregon Wildfire Grows Rapidly, Destroys Several Structures August 29, 2022 MERLIN, Ore. (AP) — A wildfire in remote southwest Oregon continued its rapid spread through a rural area and destroyed...