East News New York City Task Force Targets Construction Industry Fraud New York’s building boom has spurred the formation of a task force to probe corruption in the construction industry after... Read More
News Auto Losses to Continue to Dampen Insurer Profits The property/casualty insurance industry has made money on its personal lines underwriting since 2013 but that is likely to change... Read More
News Most Railroads Won’t Make Safety Technology Deadline Set by Congress Only a small number of U.S. railroads will meet the Dec. 31 deadline for implementing new train safety technology that... Read More
News Uber Driver Court Case Challenges Independent Contractor Business Model The most serious challenge to Uber Technologies Inc.’s “Be your own Boss” business model might also present an early test... Read More
News Eli Lilly Cleared of Claims in First Trial Over Antidepressant Cymbalta Eli Lilly on Friday was cleared of liability in the first trial involving claims that its antidepressant Cymbalta caused severe... Read More
News Close Encounters of the Drone Kind On Rise, Raising Concerns A significant increase in close encounters between passenger aircraft and drones is prompting demands from U.S. lawmakers for tighter regulation... Read More
Midwest News Nebraska Medical Tort Cap Could Face Test with $17M Jury Award A federal jury has awarded a 2-year-old girl a staggering $17 million, finding that subpar care at a Bellevue hospital... Read More
News Allstate Sees Auto Claims Rise Allstate Corp. reported net income fell to $355 million in the second quarter, down from $645 million, as the insurer... Read More
News Forecasters Affirm Below-Normal Atlantic Hurricane Season The U.S. Climate Prediction Center’s updated 2015 Atlantic Hurricane Season Outlook calls for a 90 percent chance of a below-normal... Read More
Midwest News Victim Advocates Unhappy With Milwaukee Archdiocese Settlement Plan The Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Milwaukee would pay $21 million to more than 300 victims of clergy abuse in a... Read More