Moody’s to Weigh City Efforts to Cope with Climate Change in Bond Ratings October 15, 2019 By Romy Varghese For Moody’s Investors Service, it’s no longer enough for cities to have plans addressing their risks from climate change. The... Read More
J&J Says No Legal Reserves Needed Amid Wave of Lawsuits October 15, 2019 By Riley Griffin Johnson & Johnson won’t set aside any legal reserves for the more than 100,000 lawsuits it faces across its portfolio... Read More
West News Edison Report Ties Equipment to a Deadly Los Angeles Wildfire October 15, 2019 By David R. Baker and Mark Chediak California utility giant Edison International has sent state regulators a report on a deadly wildfire that broke out last week... Read More
Midwest News Adjuster’s Comment About ‘Homeys’ Enough to Allow Discrimination Claim to Proceed October 15, 2019 By Jim Sams A claims adjuster’s comments about “homeys” and “you people” when talking to a South Chicago property owner were enough to... Read More
West News Homeless Campers not Told of Toxic Chemicals Found at Site October 15, 2019 By Sidney Brownstone, Scott Greenstone And Vianna Davila SEATTLE — This past summer, city of Seattle officials sent a warning to about 60 of its employees: They may... Read More
Pregnancy Discrimination Continues, 41 Years After Banned by Federal Law October 14, 2019 By Dee-Ann Durbin For 41 years, federal law has banned pregnancy discrimination in the workplace. But the stories tumbling out this week show... Read More
Southeast News Disney World Workers Endure Tourists Who Punch, Yell, Grope October 14, 2019 By Gabrielle Russon ORLANDO, Fla. — Disney World employees are easy targets. Tourists scream at them, sexually harass them and in the most... Read More
Southeast News Florida Timber Farmers Face Tough Choices Year After Michael October 14, 2019 By Bobby Caina Calvan BLOUNTSTOWN, Fla. — The sunsets are a sight to behold in Joe Leonard’s neck of the woods these days. A... Read More
J&J Faces 100,000 More Damage Claims After Taking $8 Billion Hit October 14, 2019 By Jef Feeley and Riley Griffin Johnson & Johnson has taken some costly beatings in court this year. And it could get worse. Just last week,... Read More
Purdue Judge Halts Government Opioid Suits Against Drugmaker October 14, 2019 By Steven Church and Erik Larson Purdue Pharma LP and its billionaire owners won a temporary reprieve from nearly 2,700 opioid lawsuits, giving the bankrupt drugmaker... Read More