Texas / South Central News Chemical Leak Set Off Fire that Shut Houston Shipping Channel October 31, 2019 HOUSTON — The U.S. Chemical Safety Board said on Wednesday a fuel leak, possibly due to open valves and a... Read More
New Appointments: Beazley, Thomas Miller, Ascot and Crawford & Co. October 31, 2019 Beazley Names Successor after Hobkinson Retires Beazley Group announced that its head of third-party complex claims, Beth Diamond, will succeed... Read More
Carmakers and Repair Shops Clash as Automation Upends Aftermarket October 30, 2019 By Tina Bellon The rapid rise of crash-avoidance technology has set carmakers and repair shops on course for a collision that could determine... Read More
Southeast News Georgia Plant Agrees to Close in Fight Over Gas Emissions October 30, 2019 By Sudhin Thanawala ATLANTA — Georgia officials reached an agreement Monday to temporarily shut down a medical sterilization facility that uses a gas... Read More
Bayer’s Roundup Headache Grows as Plaintiffs Pile Into Court October 30, 2019 By Tim Loh Bayer AG faces a surge in lawsuits from people alleging that its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer, ratcheting up the legal... Read More
West News As PG&E Blackouts Ebb, Southern California Wind Risk Surges October 30, 2019 By David R. Baker, Mark Chediak and Brian K. Sullivan As Northern California residents began to get their power back, people in the Southern part of the state were facing... Read More
Global Web of Drug Suppliers Challenges FDA as Safety Fears Rise October 30, 2019 By Michelle Fay Cortez Regulators want to reduce U.S. dependence on foreign-made pharmaceutical ingredients, as a wave of recalls has raised questions about the... Read More
J&J Says New Tests Find no Asbestos in Same Baby Powder Bottle that Sparked Recall October 30, 2019 By Carl O'Donnell and Lisa Girion Johnson & Johnson said on Tuesday that 15 new tests found no asbestos in a bottle of baby powder that... Read More
International News After Boeing Crashes, Jet Design Rules to Get Tougher for All October 30, 2019 By Marcelo Rochabrun and Tim Hepher Planemakers worldwide face tougher scrutiny and changes in the way aircraft are certified in the aftermath of two fatal crashes... Read More
Oregon Latest State to Eye Abuses with Photo Estimates for Auto Claims October 30, 2019 By Jim Sams Oregon state regulators say insurance carriers are too often using photo estimates as a means of making low-ball settlement offers... Read More