Seattle Schools Sue Tech Giants over Social Media Harm January 9, 2023 By Gene Johnson SEATTLE (AP) — The public school district in Seattle has filed a novel lawsuit against the tech giants behind TikTok,...
Ship Insurers to Cancel War Cover for Russia, Ukraine from Jan. 1 December 28, 2022 By Carolyn Cohn and Jonathan Saul LONDON —Ship insurers said they are canceling war risk cover across Russia, Ukraine and Belarus, following an exit from the...
US Maritime Liability Rules Changed after 2019 Boat Fire December 28, 2022 By Stefanie Dazio LOS ANGELES (AP) — Federal lawmakers have changed 19th-century maritime liability rules for accident victims and their families in response...
3M Will Stop Producing ‘Forever Chemical’ PFAS by End of 2025 December 20, 2022 By Tiffany Kary and Ryan Beene 3M Co., confronting regulatory pressure and lawsuits that threaten billions of dollars in damages, will stop making so-called forever chemicals...
No Uninsured Motorist Coverage for Horse-Drawn Buggy, Delaware Ct. Rules December 13, 2022 By Andrew G. Simpson Delaware courts have never before been asked whether a horse-drawn buggy is a motor vehicle. Now a state court has...
Massachusetts Settles With Walmart Over Workers’ Compensation Drug Prices December 8, 2022 By Insurance Journal staff Retail pharmacy Walmart has agreed to pay $500,000 to Massachusetts after allegedly failing to follow the state’s prescription pricing procedures...
Smithfield Foods to Pay $75M in Pork Price-Fixing Settlement September 28, 2022 By Jonathan Stempel Smithfield Foods Inc has agreed to pay $75 million to settle a lawsuit by consumers who accused the meat producer...
Sheriff Must Pay $15M for Death of Florida Teen Outside Fair September 26, 2022 TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida sheriff has been ordered by a jury to pay $15 million to the parents...
3M Combat Earplug Lawsuits to Proceed, Judge Rules, Despite Bankruptcy Case August 27, 2022 3M Co. must face more than 230,000 lawsuits accusing it of selling defective earplugs to the U.S. military, after a...
Lawsuit Alleges Ambassador Captive Used to Create Fake Insurance Policies August 19, 2022 By William Rabb The owners of one of the oldest insurance agencies in Texas must have felt pretty surprised when they were named...