Exploding Pagers Raise Global Supply-Chain Security Concern September 20, 2024 By Peter Martin, Daniel Flatley and Marissa Newman Thousands of pagers and other devices exploding in Lebanon this week mark a new and deadly escalation in the use...
J&J Lifts Baby Powder Settlement Bid to More than $8.2 Billion September 20, 2024 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson has boosted to more than $8.2 billion its offer to settle thousands of lawsuits by people who...
U.S. Warns Allies Russia Seeking to Disrupt Cargo Shipping Firms September 20, 2024 By Alberto Nardelli, Jenny Leonard and Natalia Drozdiak The U.S. has warned its allies that Russia is targeting cargo shipping companies as it seeks to disrupt Ukraine’s partners,...
MrBeast and Amazon Sued by Competitors From His $5M Reality Show for ‘Unsafe’ Conditions September 20, 2024 By James Pollard MrBeast is accused of creating “unsafe” employment conditions, including sexual harassment, and misrepresenting contestants’ odds at winning his new Amazon...
Sharp Increase in Counselor License Protection Claims Highlights Rising Professional Risks September 20, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel License protection adverse incidents and claims against counselors to the Board of Professional Counselors has nearly doubled in the last...
Miami Investment Firm 777 Says Ex-IT Head Stole Data for Lender’s Fraud Suit September 20, 2024 By Jill R. Shah Miami investment firm 777 Partners, which is facing several lawsuits by creditors, hit back with its own suit accusing one...
Boehringer Ingelheim Faces Second Hung Jury in Chicago Zantac Trial September 20, 2024 By Brendan Pierson The latest trial over claims that the discontinued heartburn drug Zantac causes cancer ended with a hung jury on Wednesday,...
Hedge Fund Two Sigma in $100M Settlement Talks With SEC, WSJ Reports September 19, 2024 By Pritam Biswas Hedge fund Two Sigma is likely to have to pay as much as $100 million to resolve a U.S. Securities...
Live Nation Seeks to End U.S. States’ Claim of Damages for Concertgoers September 19, 2024 By Jody Godoy Live Nation Entertainment asked a federal judge in New York on Thursday to dismiss several states’ claims that the live...
More Than 250,000 U.S. Properties Reported to Have Repeated NFIP Claims September 19, 2024 By Ezra Amacher More than a quarter million U.S. properties have repeated claims for federal flood insurance, costing the National Flood Insurance Program...