West News California May Go Dark This Summer, and Most Aren’t Ready May 13, 2019 A plan by California’s biggest utility to cut power on high-wind days during the onrushing wildfire season could plunge millions... Read More
Texas / South Central News La. Supreme Court Upholds Forum Selection Clause in Insurance Contract May 13, 2019 About the photo: The Juban Crossing shopping center occupies 1.2 million square feet in Denham Springs, off of Interstate 12... Read More
Prevent Runaway Jury Verdicts by Neutralizing the Reptile Theory: Viewpoint May 10, 2019 We see the frequent headlines: A plaintiff is awarded millions of dollars in damages for a physical or emotional injury... Read More
Thought Leadership The Adjuster Tenure Problem Presented by SiftMed Insurance has a talent problem. The challenge runs deeper than a staffing shortage: experienced professionals are leaving while new adjusters...
East News Three Mile Island Plant, Site of Nuclear Accident, to Close May 10, 2019 HARRISBURG, Pa. — Three Mile Island, site of the United States’ worst nuclear power accident, will begin a planned shutdown... Read More
Following Opioid Suits, Family Behind Deadly OxyContin Squabbles May 10, 2019 NEW YORK (Reuters) – A united front among members of the billionaire Sackler family behind painkiller OxyContin is showing signs... Read More
Texas / South Central News Heavy Rain and Widespread Power Outages Hit Southeast Texas, Louisiana May 10, 2019 Hailstones the size of golf balls accompanied by as much as four inches of rain pelted the U.S. Gulf coast... Read More
East News NYC Leaves Billions in Sandy Aid Unspent, Adding to Risks May 10, 2019 New York City has only spent 54% of the $14.7 billion in already-approved U.S. funds for recovery and storm-protection following... Read More
J&J’s Talc Defense Gets Harder After Cases Kept in State Courts May 10, 2019 Johnson & Johnson failed to get 2,400 state-court cancer lawsuits tied to its baby powder immediately transferred to a federal... Read More
Boeing Sends 737 Max to Brand Rehab to Avoid Fate of Ford Pinto May 10, 2019 Boeing Co.’s 737 Max is about to join the list of brands trying to come back from ignominy. Analysts are... Read More
Insurers Dabbling with Smart Home Tech, but No Winning Model has Emerged May 10, 2019 An instinct for self-preservation has carriers dipping their toes into the smart home technology space, but no U.S. insurer has... Read More