Utilities’ Extreme Plan to Stop Wildfires: Shut Off the Power October 7, 2024 By Mark Chediak A growing number of utilities are resorting to an extreme measure to prevent their equipment from sparking catastrophic wildfires: turning...
Smith & Wesson Gets Supreme Court Review on Mexico Gun Suit October 4, 2024 By Greg Stohr The U.S. Supreme Court will consider tossing out a Mexican government lawsuit accusing Smith & Wesson Brands Inc. and other...
Becton Dickinson Hernia-Mesh Settlements Will Exceed $1 Billion October 4, 2024 By Jef Feeley Becton Dickinson & Co. will pay more than $1 billion to resolve more than 38,000 lawsuits alleging medical patients suffered...
Texas Attorney General Sues Insulin Makers and Pharmacy Middlemen Over High Costs October 4, 2024 By Puyaan Singh and Mariam Sunny The Texas attorney general has sued leading insulin manufacturers and pharmacy benefit managers (PBMs), accusing them of collaborating to inflate...
Ex-Citi Asia Desk Trader Settles Case After Unfair Dismissal Win October 3, 2024 By Upmanyu Trivedi and Katharine Gemmell Citigroup Inc. settled an employment suit with an ex-trader after judges ruled he was unfairly dismissed by the bank over...
Maui Fire Caused by Broken Power Lines, County and US Find October 3, 2024 By Mark Chediak The fire that razed the historic Maui town of Lahaina last year was caused when Hawaiian Electric Industries Inc. re-energized...
Employer, Workers’ Comp Insurer, Survivor Join Baltimore Bridge Collapse Litigation October 2, 2024 By Andrew G. Simpson The road construction firm that employed six workers who were killed and another who was seriously injured in the collapse...
Global Insurers Fight London Court Battle Over Jets ‘Lost’ in Russia October 2, 2024 By Kirstin Ridley and Sam Tobin Insurers are playing “pass the liability parcel” in a desperate fight against multi-billion dollar claims over aircraft stranded in Russia...
FanDuel Sued by Convicted NFL Executive Over Gambling Habit October 2, 2024 By Chris Dolmetsch FanDuel Inc. was sued by a former Jacksonville Jaguars executive who admitted to stealing more than $22 million from the...
NTSB Chair Blasts FAA Over Response to Boeing 737 Rudder Issue October 2, 2024 By Allyson Versprille The head of the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board criticized U.S. aviation regulators for “downplaying the urgency” of addressing a...