Taiwan Golf Ball Maker Fined After Fatal Fire for Storing 30 Times Limit for Hazardous Material September 26, 2023 TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Taiwan authorities fined a golf ball manufacturer 2.4 million New Taiwan dollars ($75,000) on Monday and...
Hertz to Settle Most False-Arrest Claims for $168 Million December 6, 2022 By Steven Church Hertz Global Holdings Inc. will spend $168 million to settle hundreds of claims that it falsely reported rental customers to...
Gas Driller Pleads no Contest to Polluting Town’s Water December 1, 2022 By Michael Rubinkam MONTROSE, Pa. (AP) — Pennsylvania’s most active gas driller pleaded no contest Tuesday to criminal charges, capping a landmark environmental...
Judge Dismisses Charges for Duck Boat Tragedy April 7, 2022 GALENA, Mo. (AP) — A judge on Tuesday dismissed criminal charges against three men prosecuted after a tourist boat sank...
Sex Abuse Victim Can’t Challenge Ruling that Insurer Had No Duty to Defend March 31, 2022 By Jim Sams A victim of childhood sexual abuse cannot challenge a trial court’s decision that an insurer had no duty to defend...
Russian Agents Charged With Targeting US Nuclear Plant, Saudi Oil Refinery March 25, 2022 By Sarah N. Lynch and Raphael Satter WASHINGTON —U.S. and British officials on Thursday accused the Russian government of running a years-long campaign to hack into critical...
Insurers Applaud Charges Against Fla. Contractors in ‘Free Roof’ Scheme March 17, 2022 By William Rabb The recent arrest of two men associated with a large Florida roofing company, on charges of offering “free roofs” and...
‘No Contest’ Plea Doesn’t Trigger Criminal Exclusion in Home Policy: Connecticut Court March 8, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson An insured’s plea of nolo contendere to criminal charges does not trigger a criminal acts exclusion in a homeowners insurance...
Purdue Pharma, US States Agree to New Opioid Settlement March 4, 2022 By Geoff Mulvihill and John Seewer OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma reached a settlement Thursday over its role in the nation’s deadly opioid crisis that includes virtually...
PG&E’s Criminal Probation to End Amid Ongoing Safety Worries January 25, 2022 By Jim Sams SAN FRANCISCO (AP)–Pacific Gas & Electric is poised to emerge from five years of criminal probation, despite worries that nation’s...