Esports Giant Riot Settles Discrimination Case for $100M December 29, 2021 LOS ANGELES (AP)–Riot Games, the publisher behind esports giant “League of Legends,” agreed Monday night to pay $100 million to... Read More
Expect More Shipping Chaos as Omicron Forces Transport Workers to Quit December 28, 2021 By K. Oanh Ha and Ann Koh From seafarers refusing to get back on ships to truck drivers whose concern over Covid-related border closures trumps the lure... Read More
Flooding Projected to Cost Businesses $13.5B Next Year December 28, 2021 A new report estimates that U.S. businesses could spend about $13.5 billion in 2022 to repair or replace flood-damaged commercial... Read More
US Steps Up Probe Into Hyundai-Kia Engine Failures and Fires December 28, 2021 By Tom Krisher DETROIT (AP)–U.S. auto safety regulators have stepped up a series of investigations into engine fires that have plagued Hyundai and... Read More
Two More Circuit Courts Reject COVID-19 Business-Interruption Claims December 28, 2021 By Jim Sams The 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals ruled Monday that the coronavirus did not cause a direct physical damage or loss... Read More
$475M Settlement Proposed in Longest-Running US Oil Spill December 27, 2021 By Janet McConnaughey NEW ORLEANS (AP)–A New Orleans-based oil company has agreed to turn over a $432 million cleanup trust fund and pay... Read More
EPA Reviews Bayer Herbicide Blamed For Widespread US Crop Damage December 23, 2021 By Tom Polansek CHICAGO–The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is assessing whether the weed killer dicamba can be sprayed safely on soybean and cotton... Read More
Tornadoes Push 2021 Insured Losses Over $105B as Climate Change Impact Grows December 21, 2021 By Noor Zainab Hussain and Carolyn Cohn Devastation from tornadoes that slammed parts of the United States this month will push the insurance industry’s 2021 bill for... Read More
Sackler Ruling Could Delay Purdue’s Payment of Billions by Years December 21, 2021 By Tom Hals OxyContin-maker Purdue Pharma could be years away from paying billions of dollars to address the U.S. opioid crisis after a... Read More
Some Experts Say Too Many Work Comp Claims Are Litigated December 21, 2021 By William Rabb Employers may be warming up to the idea that fighting some workers’ compensation claims and medical treatments can be counterproductive,... Read More