Texas / South Central News Firefighters at Houston Chemical Disaster Scrambled for Foam April 1, 2019 Firefighters confronted with the worst Gulf Coast industrial disaster in 14 years had to call on outside sources to augment... Read More
Southeast News 9-1-1 System to Increase State and Local Fees in Maryland April 1, 2019 ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Legislation that would increase state and local 9-1-1 fees in Maryland — part of the Next Generation... Read More
More than 1 Million Acres of U.S. Cropland Ravaged by Floods April 1, 2019 CHICAGO/COLUMBUS, Neb. — At least 1 million acres of U.S. farmland were flooded after the “bomb cyclone” storm left wide... Read More
West News Busy Week Brings 3 Guilty Pleas, 2 Arrests for Insurance Fraud April 1, 2019 Three Washington state residents pleaded guilty to charges after investigations by state fraud investigators last week, while two other people... Read More
New Insurer Patents Optimize Commute Routes and Sniff out Road Rage April 1, 2019 As the world awaits the fifth generation of cellular technology, U.S. insurers are investing in telematics to track their policyholders... Read More
International News Teva Wins Patent Case Related to Orexo Opioid-Treatment Drug April 1, 2019 A U.S. jury on Friday rejected a claim by Sweden’s Orexo AB that two generic opioid-addiction treatments created by Teva... Read More
2nd Circuit Uphold’s Defeat of Harassment Suit Against Gay Dating App March 29, 2019 A U.S. federal appeals court refused to hold Grindr liable to a New York man who said his former boyfriend... Read More
N.Y. Accuses Opioid Maker Purdue of Illegal Fund Transfers to Sacklers March 29, 2019 Purdue Pharma LP fraudulently transferred funds to members of the wealthy Sackler family who control the OxyContin maker despite knowing... Read More
International News Boeing Crash Probe Points to Faulty Anti-Stall System, WSJ Says March 29, 2019 The stall-prevention system on a Boeing Co. 737 Max jet automatically switched on before the plane crashed in Ethiopia this... Read More
Bayer Keeps Roundup Faith After Losing Second Trial March 29, 2019 Bayer AG vowed to keep defending its weedkiller Roundup after losing a second trial over claims it causes cancer, indicating... Read More