Airline Weather Shocks Come Faster Than Ever as Climate Changes December 11, 2019 By Mary Schlangenstein Extreme weather is no longer exceptional, and that’s forcing changes at some of the world’s most diligent storm trackers: airlines.... Read More
Home Depot Links Thefts to Opioid Crisis December 11, 2019 By Matthew Boyle Home Depot Inc. executives said the nation’s opioid crisis could be contributing to an unexpected surge in thefts from its... Read More
Policy Limit Doesn’t Bar Claim for Loss From $1.7M Phishing Scam December 11, 2019 By Jim Sams A $1.7 million email phishing fraud that included phone calls with a fake lawyer and an intervention by a Wells... Read More
Drug-Plant Inspections Ebbed as Tainted Pills Flowed to U.S. December 11, 2019 By Timothy Annett, Michelle Fay Cortez and Jacquie Lee Inspections of foreign drug manufacturers by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration have fallen in recent years despite increasing worry... Read More
Top Hotels Sued for ‘Industry-Wide Failures’ to Prevent Sex Trafficking December 10, 2019 By Matthew Lavietes New York — Landmark U.S. legal action was filed on Monday accusing several major hotel groups of profiting from sex... Read More
Bike-Sharing Company Wheels Offers Shareable Helmet to Cut Injuries December 10, 2019 By Joe White DETROIT — Electric bike-sharing startup Wheels said on Tuesday it will begin offering its riders shareable helmets in response to... Read More
Exxon Prevails Over New York in Climate Accounting Case December 10, 2019 By Erik Larson Exxon Mobil Corp. won a closely watched securities-fraud trial that delved into its internal accounting for the financial risks of... Read More
J&J CEO Spurns U.S. Congressional Hearing on Carcinogens in Talc Products December 10, 2019 By Lisa Girion and Carl O'Donnell Johnson & Johnson Chief Executive Officer Alex Gorsky has declined to appear at a U.S. congressional hearing set for Tuesday... Read More
Supreme Court Rejects Arizona Opioid Case Against Purdue, Sackler Family December 9, 2019 By Nate Raymond The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday turned away a novel case by Arizona seeking to recover billions of dollars that... Read More
FAA Seeks $3.9M Fine from Boeing for Defective Parts on 737 NG Planes December 9, 2019 By David Shepardson The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) said on Friday it seeks to impose a $3.9 million fine on Boeing Co, alleging... Read More