Regulator Says Mine Safety Improved in Past 5 Years Assistant Secretary of Labor for Mine Safety and Health Joseph A. Main told members at the annual convention of the... Read More
Graco to Pay $10M for Delayed Reporting of Seat-Buckle Complaints Graco has agreed to pay a $3 million fine to the government for being too slow to report complaints about... Read More
Number of Courts Rejecting Insurance Adjuster Negligence Claims Grows The majority of courts that have considered the question of whether an independent insurance adjuster can be held liable for... Read More
Companies Agree to Payments, Procedures Over New Jersey Blast Two companies have agreed to pay New Jersey a total of $1.6 million and implement safety procedures for problems found... Read More
Chemical Regulation Overhaul Bill Faces Opposition in Senate A bipartisan bill that would update regulation of harmful chemicals for the first time in nearly 40 years is drawing... Read More
Target Plans to Settle Data Breach Claims That Impacted 100M Target Corp. agreed to settle with more than 100 million customers whose personal information may have been breached in a... Read More
Hedge Funds Betting on Lawsuits Growing Trend For better or worse, the lawsuit-finance market continues to grow. Hedge funds and others speculating on litigation are making more... Read More
Researchers Developing Slip Resistant Winter Footwear Canadian researchers are developing less expensive ways to embed glass fibers in a stretchy elastomer that could one day be... Read More
Lead Lawyers Appointed for Federal Takata Airbag Cases Four plaintiffs’ lawyers, including high-profile attorney David Boies, were appointed by a federal judge on Tuesday to lead civil litigation... Read More
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