News State Law to Reduce $750 Million Jury Order Against J&J in Baby Powder Case February 7, 2020 Johnson & Johnson was ordered on Thursday by a New Jersey state jury to pay punitive damages of $750 million... Read More
Texas / South Central News Daughter of Worker Killed in Texas Oil Well Blast Sues Chesapeake Energy, Other Firms February 7, 2020 Chesapeake Energy Corp. and three oilfield service firms were sued by the daughter of a worker who suffered fatal injuries... Read More
International News China’s Coronavirus Deaths, Rise; Supply Chains, Production, Travel Disrupted February 7, 2020 WUHAN, CHINA– China’s fast-moving coronavirus spread among passengers of a quarantined Japanese cruise liner on Thursday and dragged down production... Read More
East News Connecticut Reports Increase in Workplace-Related Deaths February 7, 2020 The number work-related deaths in Connecticut in 2018 was the highest it’s been since 2010, according to the state Department... Read More
East News Student Suing Virginia Military Institute Alleges Hazing February 7, 2020 A former Virginia Military Institute student is suing the school, alleging he was waterboarded, assaulted and forced to wrestle another... Read More
News Business News: Tristar, George Hills, RiskStream Collaborative, Verisk February 7, 2020 Tristar Buys RMS Tristar Insurance Group, a privately owned third-party claims administrator based in Long Beach, Calif., has agreed to... Read More
Midwest News Michigan To Educate Drivers About New Personal Injury Protection Law February 6, 2020 LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s top insurance regulator said the state is committed to helping drivers navigate a new law that... Read More
Midwest News Daughter of Duck Boat Accident Victim Slams Missouri Bill February 6, 2020 JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — A woman whose father was among the 17 people who died after a tourist duck boat... Read More
News Satellites Are Helping the Municipal-Bond Market Assess Climate Risk February 6, 2020 The $3.8 trillion municipal-bond market has found a new tool in its effort to understand the impact of climate change:... Read More
International News Viewpoint: How to Build a Morally Ethical Self-Driving Car February 6, 2020 Not too long ago, tech enthusiasts were telling us that by 2020, we’d see self-driving cars hit the mainstream, with... Read More