Law Firms Tracking Wave of COVID-19 Employee v. Employer Litigation July 9, 2020 By Jim Sams A pandemic is no time to play favorites at the workplace, skimp on personal protective equipment or get too stingy... Read More
Chubb Urges U.S. and Insurers to Team Up for Future Pandemic Costs July 9, 2020 By Katherine Chiglinsky Chubb Ltd. proposed that insurers and the U.S. government work together to cover future business-interruption losses from pandemics, as the... Read More
Report of Drone Strike on News Chopper Reveals Other Incidents July 8, 2020 By Charlie Mcgee A small drone was almost certainly the object that damaged a news helicopter flying over Los Angeles last year, and... Read More
13 Hawaiian Airlines Employees Test Positive for Coronavirus July 8, 2020 HONOLULU — Hawaiian Airlines Inc. says 13 of its employees have tested positive for the coronavirus following an annual training... Read More
International News Cannabis Firms See Jump in Insurance Costs to Protect Leaders as Investors Sue July 8, 2020 By Shariq Khan and Nichola Saminather Canadian and U.S. cannabis companies are facing a spike in already high costs of insurance to protect top executives from... Read More
Bayer Puts Part of Roundup Settlement on Hold July 8, 2020 FRANKFURT — Bayer has agreed to delay part of a proposed settlement of allegations that its widely used weedkiller Roundup... Read More
CDC Says COVID-19 Hit Meat, Poultry Plant Workers Hard In April, May July 8, 2020 By Vishwadha Chander The coronavirus outbreak took a heavy toll on workers at U.S. meat and poultry processing facilities, with more than 17,000... Read More
International News Bank of England Worried About Business Interruption Insurance Claims July 8, 2020 By Carolyn Cohn and Huw Jones LONDON — The biggest uncertainty now facing insurers is whether they will have to pay for a raft of business... Read More
East News Movie Theater Chains Sue New Jersey Over Coronavirus-Related Closures July 8, 2020 By Jonathan Stempel Six movie theater chains, including AMC Entertainment, Cinemark and Regal Cinemas, have sued New Jersey Governor Phil Murphy for refusing... Read More
Viewpoint: Nature-Based Flood Mitigation Can Help Mississippi River Farmers July 8, 2020 By Maggie Gonzalez and Samantha Kuzma The 2019 flooding of the Mississippi, Missouri and Arkansas Rivers in the United States impacted 19 states and caused $20... Read More