East News Nisource Unit to Plead Guilty After U.S. Probe into Mass. Gas Explosions February 26, 2020 BOSTON — A subsidiary of utility operator NiSource Inc has agreed to pay $53 million and plead guilty to breaking... Read More
International News Bayer’s Chairman to Leave as Company Fights Roundup Suits February 26, 2020 Bayer AG Chairman Werner Wenning will step down as the German drug and chemicals company wrestles with the growing fallout... Read More
Drugmaker’s Opioid Settlement Offer Gains Ground With States February 26, 2020 Opioid makers and distributors who proposed paying almost $50 billion to resolve U.S. lawsuits over the addictive drugs are drawing... Read More
International News Viewpoint: The Coronavirus May Be Worse Than a Natural Disaster February 26, 2020 Everyone is wondering when China will return to work. While it may be tempting to consider past epidemics or labor... Read More
East News Carrier Can Deny Widow’s Claim Because Heart Disease Contributed to Crash Victim’s Death February 26, 2020 Zurich American Insurance Co. concluded that heart disease killed Joseph Arruda, not the spine fracture he suffered after his vehicle... Read More
Tesla’s Autopilot, Cell Phone Use Blamed in 2018 Fatal Crash February 26, 2020 U.S. crash investigators faulted Tesla Inc.’s Autopilot system and the driver’s distraction by a mobile device for a fatal accident... Read More
Texas / South Central News 2nd Person in Days Killed by Mardi Gras Float in New Orleans February 25, 2020 NEW ORLEANS — A man was struck and killed by a Mardi Gras float during a raucous weekend street parade... Read More
Mallinckrodt Agrees to $1.6 Billion Opioid Settlement, Unit to File Chapter 11 February 25, 2020 Mallinckrodt Plc said on Tuesday its specialty generic unit would file for bankruptcy after agreeing to pay $1.6 billion over... Read More
U.S. Labor Board Limits Companies’ Liability for Franchisee Labor-Law Violations February 25, 2020 A U.S. labor board on Tuesday finalized a rule that will make it more difficult to hold companies liable for... Read More
Lawyer Who Helped Musk Beat Defamation Suit Takes on Tesla’s Investors February 25, 2020 A Manhattan trial lawyer who helped Elon Musk defeat a defamation lawsuit by a British caver is now set to... Read More