Wall Street Firms to Pay $470M to Settle With Regulators Over Texting August 15, 2024 By Chris Prentice and Douglas Gillison Another group of broker-dealer and investment advisers have agreed to pay over $470 million to U.S. regulators to settle civil...
Second U.S. Judge Blocks FTC Ban on Worker Noncompete Agreements August 15, 2024 By Daniel Wiessner A federal judge in Florida has temporarily blocked a U.S. Federal Trade Commission rule that would ban agreements commonly signed...
First Street Finds Most Debby-Damaged Homes Outside Flood Zone, Without Coverage August 15, 2024 More than three-fourths of properties flooded by Hurricane Debby were outside a designated flood hazard area and were likely to...
Court Upholds Blockbuster $267M Legal Fee Award in Dell Lawsuit August 15, 2024 By Tom Hals Five law firms should receive $267 million in legal fees for obtaining a $1 billion settlement for shareholders of Dell...
Fitch Ratings: U.S. Auto Insurer Strong Performance Recovery to Continue Through 2025 August 15, 2024 More favorable mid-year 2024 results of U.S. personal auto insurers are likely to continue through the end of 2024 and...
Moody’s Estimates U.S. Private Market Insured Losses for Debby Won’t Exceed $1.5B August 14, 2024 Moody’s RMS Event Response estimates U.S. private market insured losses from Hurricane Debby won’t exceed $1.5 billion, which represents insured...
J&J Near Disclosing Support for Talc Settlement, Sources Say August 14, 2024 By Mike Spector Johnson & Johnson is preparing to unveil widespread support in coming days for a $6.48 billion offer to settle tens...
Health Systems Increasingly Targets of Cyberattacks But They Can be Ready August 14, 2024 By William Rabb Just as a Southeastern U.S. blood center tries to recover from another cyberattack on a health system, others who have...
Tropical Storm Ernesto Drenches Puerto Rico on Path North August 14, 2024 By Brian K. Sullivan About 375,000 homes and businesses were in the dark in Puerto Rico after Tropical Storm Ernesto brushed past early Wednesday,...
Ford, Mazda Advise Against Driving Certain Models Over Takata Airbag Concerns August 14, 2024 By Nathan Gomes Ford Motor and Mazda issued advisories to drivers of certain vehicles still affected by faulty Takata airbags and inflators that...