Bayer’s Roundup-Cancer Settlement Plan Hits Snag July 7, 2020 By Jef Feeley Bayer AG’s plan for handling future Roundup cancer claims hit a snag when the judge asked to oversee the yet-to-be... Read More
International News Toyota, Others Seeing Prolonged Disruption From Heavy Rains July 7, 2020 By Nao Sano and Tsuyoshi Inajima Toyota Motor Corp. will extend its factory stoppage through part of Wednesday as the impact of heavy rains in southern... Read More
Dakota Pipeline Investors Could Face Major Hit After Adverse Ruling July 7, 2020 By Tim McLaughlin and Liz Hampton BOSTON/DENVER — Large investors in the Dakota Access Pipeline, including Phillips 66, could be on the hook for hundreds of... Read More
West News California Crews Scramble to Douse Blazes From Fireworks July 7, 2020 SAN FRANCISCO — Firefighters scrambled to douse grass and structure fires sparked by illegal Fourth of July fireworks across California.... Read More
Southeast News Tree Falls on Garage, 19 Sent to Hospitals July 7, 2020 PASADENA, Md. — A large tree toppled onto a detached garage in a Maryland neighborhood where people attending a child’s... Read More
Federal Biz Interruption Bill Backed by Plaintiffs Group Introduced July 7, 2020 By Susanne Sclafane Last week, a U.S. lawmaker introduced a bill that would allow insurers to voluntarily pay certain COVID-related business interruption claims... Read More
Employers Find Testing Employees More Trouble Than It’s Worth July 7, 2020 By Emma Court, Christopher Palmeri and Angelica LaVito From nursing homes in New York and a landfill in Utah to Disney World and the Las Vegas Strip, employers... Read More
Michigan Judge Rejects Restaurants’ COVID-19 Business Interruption Claim July 7, 2020 By Jim Sams A trial court judge in Lansing, Michigan handed a victory to insurers in what may be the nation’s first final... Read More
Southeast News COVID-19 Immunity Proposal Flounders in Tennessee July 6, 2020 By Jonathan Mattise and Kimberlee Kruesi NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Just a few weeks ago, Tennessee looked like a sure bet to become the latest state to... Read More
Family Files Discrimination Lawsuit Against Hampton Inn July 6, 2020 WILSON, N.C. — A Black family has filed a federal lawsuit against the parent company of Hampton Inn and others... Read More