GM Recalling Nearly 69K Bolt Electric Cars Due to Fire Risk DETROIT — General Motors is recalling nearly 69,000 Chevrolet Bolt electric cars worldwide because the batteries have caught fire in... Read More
State Farm Pilot Uses Sensors to Detect Wiring Defects That Can Cause Fires State Farm is sending sensors that can detect hazards in electric wiring to 40,000 homeowners in California, Arizona and Texas... Read More
Zurich Insurance Plays Down Impact of COVID-19 Claims ZURICH — Zurich Insurance Group does not expect property claims triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic to materially affect the group,... Read More
Parents Say Employers Are Illegally Firing Them During Pandemic Parents who’ve lost their jobs during the pandemic are driving a surge of litigation, alleging their employers discriminated against them... Read More
Outdoor Dining Tents Raise Questions of Virus Safety as Winter Nears As temperatures cool, many of the outside dining options that have sprung up across the U.S. in reaction to pandemic... Read More
Iota Set to Become 30th Named Storm in Historic Hurricane Season A system swirling across the central Caribbean is expected to become Tropical Storm Iota Friday as it heads toward hurricane-ravaged... Read More
Appeals Court Clears Harvard of Racial Bias in Admissions BOSTON — A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld a ruling clearing Harvard University of discrimination against Asian American applicants.... Read More
5th Circuit: Oil Platform Worker’s Longshore Act Claim Barred by Exclusive Remedy Exclusive remedy bars a lawsuit filed by a mechanic against the owner of an offshore oil platform where he worked,... Read More
Fired Amazon Worker Files Discrimination Lawsuit Over Pandemic Conditions NEW YORK — A former Amazon.com Inc worker who protested conditions at his New York City fulfillment center sued the... Read More
‘It’s Crushing’: Survivors React to McCarrick Abuse Report RICHMOND, Va. — Men who have come forward with allegations of abuse by former Cardinal Theodore McCarrick expressed disgust, frustration... Read More