East News Mass. Holds the Line on Reimbursement for Marijuana, but Some States Pushing Further October 29, 2020 By Jim Sams Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Tuesday that a workers’ compensation insurer cannot be required to reimburse a claimant for the cost... Read More
CoreLogic to Hold Takeover Talks With CoStar, Warburg October 28, 2020 By Scott Deveau CoreLogic Inc. is in discussions with CoStar Group Inc. and a consortium consisting of Warburg Pincus and GTCR about a... Read More
Businesses Splurge on Insurance to Protect Against Post-Election Chaos October 28, 2020 By Suzanne Barlyn Retailers, pharmacies, liquor stores and other merchants across the United States are gobbling up insurance that protects buildings from damage... Read More
EPA Approves Use of Bayer Weed Killer For Five Years October 28, 2020 By Tom Polansek CHICAGO — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said on Tuesday it will allow farmers to spray crops with weed killers... Read More
Tesla Autopilot ‘a Distant Second’ To GM’s Super Cruise In Hands-Free Test October 28, 2020 By Paul Lienert DETROIT — General Motors Co’s Super Cruise once again edged Tesla’s Autopilot in an evaluation of 17 vehicles equipped with... Read More
Spy Agency Ducks Questions About ‘Back Doors’ in Tech Products October 28, 2020 By Joseph Menn SAN FRANCISCO — The U.S. National Security Agency is rebuffing efforts by a leading Congressional critic to determine whether it... Read More
Zeta Threatens to Hit New Orleans With Powerful Wind, Floods October 28, 2020 By Brian K. Sullivan Hurricane Zeta is strengthening as it whirls across the Gulf of Mexico, threatening to slam the Louisiana coast south of... Read More
West News Utility Says its Equipment May Have Sparked California Blaze October 28, 2020 By Christopher Weber and Olga R. Rodriguez LOS ANGELES — Southern California Edison said its equipment may have sparked a fast-moving wildfire that forced evacuation orders for... Read More
West News Defamation Costs Allstate $4M, Even After Court Erases Wrongful Termination Verdict October 28, 2020 By Jim Sams Allstate Insurance Co. was within its rights to fire Michael A. Tilkey from his $200,000-a-year job as a broker after... Read More
International News Arctic Headache for Ship Insurers as Routes Open Up October 27, 2020 By Jonathan Saul LONDON — When Captain Will Whatley guides a ship through Arctic waters, he is starkly aware of what can go... Read More