Buffett’s Oregon Fire Costs Grow as He Sours on Utilities March 6, 2024 By Rachel Graf Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s PacifiCorp was hit with at least another $29.3 million in damages for Oregon’s 2020 Labor Day fires,...
Jury Awards $72.5M to Woman Paralyzed When Struck by New York City Bus March 5, 2024 A Florida woman who says she was struck and dragged by a New York City bus and left partially paralyzed...
Volkswagen Faces Pair of Lawsuits Over Claim Porsche EV Battery Sparked Ship Fire March 5, 2024 By Karin Matussek Volkswagen AG faces a pair of lawsuits in Germany over claims it was the battery in a Porsche electric vehicle...
Xcel Energy Is Sued Over Worst Wildfire in Texas History March 4, 2024 By Mark Chediak and Jef Feeley A unit of Xcel Energy Inc. was sued over claims that broken power equipment started the worst wildfire in Texas...
Fidelity Investigations: A Guide to Successful Claims Outcomes March 4, 2024 By Peter Fogarty, Natalie Lewis and Stephen O'Malley Editor’s note: This is the first of a two-part article. Fidelity/crime/financial institution bonds, in a general sense, cover an insured...
Drugmaker Endo Reaches $465M Bankruptcy Settlement With US March 1, 2024 By Dietrich Knauth Bankrupt drugmaker Endo International will pay up to $465 million to settle the federal government’s law enforcement, tax, and healthcare...
Europe’s Biggest Pork Producer Loses in Greenwashing Case March 1, 2024 A high court in Denmark ruled that Europe’s biggest pork producer misled consumers by advertising its meat as “climate-controlled” in...
Billions Awarded in Indian Brothers’ LA Real Estate Feud March 1, 2024 By John Gittelsohn An obscure 21-year legal feud involving five brothers from India who’ve amassed a fortune in diamonds and Los Angeles real...
GSK Settles Another Zantac Cancer Lawsuit in California February 29, 2024 By Marthe Fourcade GSK Plc settled a US lawsuit set to start in California over the UK drugmaker’s blockbuster heartburn medication Zantac, the...
Forecast Calling for Blizzard Conditions That Could Bury California Mountain Towns in Feet of Snow February 29, 2024 Snow was expected to pick up across portions of Oregon, Northern California and northwestern Nevada by Wednesday night, according to...