International News Google Faces iPhone Privacy Lawsuit After Court Reinstates Case October 2, 2019 By Jonathan Browning and Ellen Milligan A U.K. lawsuit filed against Google by millions of iPhone users over data-collection claims was given the go-ahead by London... Read More
J&J Avoids Risky Opioid Trial With ‘Chump Change’ Ohio Deal October 2, 2019 By Jef Feeley Johnson & Johnson agreed to pay more than $20 million to avoid the first federal trial in which it faced... Read More
Walmart Suspends Sales of Zantac as Tainted-Pill Worries Grow October 2, 2019 By Timothy Annett Walmart Inc. plans to suspend the sale of all over-the-counter versions of Zantac, becoming the latest retailer to take such... Read More
Insurance Innovation Will be Shaped by Regulators October 2, 2019 By Mark Hollmer It’s no secret: Innovators and regulators often clash. But both are needed to help enable a dynamic, consumer-friendly property/casualty industry... Read More
How Drones Are Accelerating Digital Transformation in the Insurance Industry October 2, 2019 By Michael Park Somewhere in central Michigan, a pickup truck drives into a sleepy suburban neighborhood. An autonomous drone takes flight off the... Read More
East News State Protects Abusers, Women Harassed in Public Jobs Say October 2, 2019 By David Klepper ALBANY, N.Y. — He was accused of calling his female co-workers “whores,” grabbing one woman’s head and forcing it between... Read More
Business News: Carpe Data, Betterview and Synpulse, Aon Make Announcements October 2, 2019 Carpe Data Launches Data Set for Carriers Carpe Data announced the launch of a new commercial data set that it... Read More
EagleView Wins $125M Patent Infringement Award, Sales Halt Against Verisk October 1, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson A New Jersey jury last week ordered insurance data services firm Verisk to pay $125 million to aerial imaging firm... Read More
Southeast News U.S. Utility That Overcharged $380 Million Wants to Spend It October 1, 2019 By David R. Baker Dominion Energy Inc., the U.S. utility giant that came under fire for overcharging its customers by almost $380 million, wants... Read More
International News Tropical Storm Narda Drenches Mexican Pacific Resorts Before Weakening October 1, 2019 MEXICO CITY — Tropical Storm Narda caused heavy rains and some flooding in the resort of Zihuatanejo and other spots... Read More