Former UPS Driver Wins $238 Million Verdict in Suit Over Firing September 16, 2024 By Andrew Harris A Black UPS driver won a $237.6 million jury verdict in a case in which he alleged he’d been discriminated... Read More
23andMe Settles Data Breach Lawsuit for $30 Million September 16, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel 23andMe will pay $30 million and provide three years of security monitoring to settle a lawsuit accusing the genetics testing... Read More
Editor's Picks Survey: People Open to Higher Premiums to Subsidize Higher-Risk Individuals—Sometimes September 16, 2024 A surprising percentage of people are open to paying higher insurance premiums to subsidize higher-risk individuals, but only when they... Read More
Crawford & Company Names Donnelly Specialty Head September 16, 2024 Crawford & Company named Matt Donnelly head of Specialty Loss Adjusting. Donnelly is Crawford Australia’s Head of Global Technical Services,... Read More
Walgreens Paying $106.8 Million to Settle Prescription Billing Fraud Charges September 16, 2024 By Jonathan Stempel Walgreens Boots Alliance agreed to pay $106.8 million to settle charges it fraudulently billed the U.S. government for prescriptions that... Read More
Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ Is Rip-Off of 2009 Film, Lawsuit Says September 16, 2024 By Chris Dolmetsch Netflix Inc. was accused by an Indian filmmaker of copying his 2009 movie for its popular Squid Game series as... Read More
A Continent Ablaze: South America Surpasses Record for Fires September 13, 2024 By ake Spring and Stefanie Eschenbacher South America is being ravaged by fire from Brazil’s Amazon rainforest through the world’s largest wetlands to dry forests in... Read More
Cooler Weather Helping Fight Large Southern California Wildfire September 13, 2024 Cooler weather is aiding the fight against a large Southern California wildfire, one of three large fires in the region.... Read More
Editor's Picks Hospital to Pay $65M to End Suit Over Cyberattack That Exposed Patients’ Nude Photos September 13, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson Lehigh Valley Health Network has agreed to a $65 million settlement of a class action with patients and employees affected... Read More
Editor's Picks Expert Viewpoints Product Recall Trends: Navigating New Compounding Risks in 2024 September 13, 2024 By Chris Harvey The past quarter alone has been an active season for product recalls in the U.S. From April to June, 254.56... Read More