Virus Unleashes Wave of Fraud in US Amid Fear and Scarcity May 13, 2020 WASHINGTON — A 39-year-old former investment manager in Georgia was already facing federal charges that he robbed hundreds of retirees... Read More
Language in Emergency Orders Gives Ammo to Plaintiffs in Business-Interruption Suits May 13, 2020 Cities and counties across the country may have handed plaintiff’s attorneys an argument to use in lawsuits against insurers that... Read More
Viewpoint: To Restart Business, Protect Workers May 12, 2020 States that are reopening their economies even as cases of Covid-19 are still rising are threatening their own residents and... Read More
International News Major Insurers Increase Cover For Trans Mountain Oil Pipeline – Filings May 12, 2020 Major insurers Zurich, Chubb increased their insurance cover for a Canadian oil sands pipeline over the last year, Canadian regulatory... Read More
West News U.S. Pipeline Regulator Strikes Down Washington State’s Crude-by-Rail Safety Limits May 12, 2020 WASHINGTON — The U.S. pipeline regulator late on Monday blocked an effort by Washington state to tighten vapor pressure restrictions... Read More
International News Russia to Investigate Safety of Ventilators After Hospital Fire Kills Patients May 12, 2020 Russian authorities said they would look into the safety of artificial lung ventilators being used at two hospitals after a... Read More
Midwest News In Midst of Pandemic, Resorts Prepare For Summer Guests May 12, 2020 RICHMOND, Minn. — Families are waiting to see what their summer vacations will look like in the midst of a... Read More
Infections Near U.S. Meat Plants Rise at Twice National Rate May 12, 2020 The coronavirus spread at more than twice the national rate in U.S. counties with major meatpacking plants in the first... Read More
East News Meat Giant Sued for Worker’s Covid-19 Death in Philadelphia May 12, 2020 The family of a beef plant worker who died because of the coronavirus has brought a wrongful death lawsuit in... Read More
Texas / South Central News Southwest Jet Hits, Kills Man While Landing on Texas Runway May 11, 2020 Authorities are investigating how a man managed to get onto a runway at the airport in Austin, Texas, where he... Read More