West News Wine ‘Smoke Taint’ Disputes Linger 2 Years After Wildfires January 31, 2020 Recent wildfires in California Wine Country, particularly those that devastated parts of Napa and Sonoma counties in October 2017, have... Read More
Viewpoint: Does Artificial Intelligence Know Who’s Barn is the Next to Burn Down? January 31, 2020 I shudder at the thought that an algorithm developed by artificial intelligence will allow the insurance industry to no longer... Read More
U.S. Refiners, Chemical Makers Pare Insurance Coverage as Accidents Boost Costs January 31, 2020 U.S. refineries and petrochemical plants are cutting back on insurance because several years of severe accidents have driven up the... Read More
J&J Ordered to Pay $344 Million Over Vaginal-Mesh Marketing January 30, 2020 Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $344 million for misrepresenting the risks of vaginal-mesh implants to consumers in California,... Read More
Texas / South Central News CEO Walks Back Pledge to Fix Homes Damaged in Houston Blast January 30, 2020 HOUSTON — The head of a company involved in a massive explosion in Houston that killed two workers and injured... Read More
Texas / South Central News Company Found Partly Responsible for Oklahoma Rig Explosion January 30, 2020 McALESTER, Okla. — An Oklahoma jury has found a Houston-based company 10% responsible for a January 2018 explosion and fire... Read More
International News Mag 7.7 Quake Hits Between Cuba and Jamaica, but no Injuries January 30, 2020 HAVANA — A powerful magnitude 7.7 earthquake struck in the Caribbean Sea between Jamaica and eastern Cuba on Tuesday, shaking... Read More
International News Fraudsters Posing as Art Dealer Got Gallery to Pay Millions January 30, 2020 Hackers posing as a veteran London art dealer tricked a Dutch museum buying a John Constable painting into paying 2.4... Read More
KKR-Led Funding Round Gives $100 Million to Startup Policygenius January 30, 2020 Online insurance startup Policygenius raised $100 million from investors including KKR & Co. and venture capital operations backed by Axa... Read More
Lindsey Graham Proposal Could Expose Apple, Facebook to Lawsuits January 30, 2020 Senator Lindsey Graham, a top Trump ally, is targeting giant internet platforms with a child protection measure that could threaten... Read More