Threat of Sick Workers at U.S. Meat Plants Forces Policy Changes March 20, 2020 By Deena Shanker and Lydia Mulvany In shelter-in-place America, people have been filling their freezers full of meat just in case. Meanwhile, at the plants where...
PG&E Glides Toward Bankruptcy Exit Now That State Is Focused on Virus March 20, 2020 By Mark Chediak and Jeremy Hill The deepening coronavirus crisis has shifted nearly all attention away from what had been one of California’s most pressing issues:...
‘Run Toward the Crisis’: Some Employers Balk at Remote Work March 19, 2020 By Polly Mosendz The 2,400 employees at MicroStrategy Inc. make and sell analytics software from the publicly traded company’s offices in Tysons Corner,...
Don’t Be Tricky With Virus Claims, Watchdog Warns U.K. Insurers March 19, 2020 By Lucca de Paoli and Franz Wild The U.K. regulator has a message for insurers facing a likely deluge of coronavirus-related claims: play fair. Customers have found...
FDA Urges Virtual Patient Visits as Coronavirus Disrupts Clinical Trials March 18, 2020 By Manas Mishra and Saumya Joseph The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday recommended switching to virtual patient visits instead of in-person monitoring for clinical...
Viewpoint: In Case You Were Wondering, It’s Legal to Close State Borders March 18, 2020 By Stephen L. Carter As national travel bans and local restrictions aimed at curtailing the spread of Covid-19 pile up, including an order for...
Carnival’s Princess Sued by Passengers Over Virus Cruise March 10, 2020 By Jonathan Levin and Joel Rosenblatt A Florida couple aboard the ship that docked in California Monday with 21 confirmed coronavirus patients is suing Carnival Corp.’s...
Virus Threatens to Unleash Lawsuits Against Global Business March 9, 2020 By Bob Van Voris, Chris Dolmetsch, Edvard Pettersson and Hugo Miller The coronavirus has upended markets, disrupted supply chains and forced quarantines. It’s all fertile ground for lawsuits. Hospitals, restaurants, day...
Mixed Messages, Test Delays Hamper U.S. Coronavirus Response March 2, 2020 By Julie Steenhuysen, Andrew Hay and Brad Brooks Even as U.S. officials warn of an inevitable outbreak of coronavirus in the United States, and are alerting Americans to...
Catastrophe Bonds Signal Coronavirus Nearing Pandemic Status February 27, 2020 By Tasos Vossos The World Health Organization says the coronavirus isn’t yet a global pandemic. Bonds that insure against just such a catastrophe...