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US Declares End of Largest Recorded Cyclosporiasis Outbreak
U.S. health authorities on Friday declared the nation’s largest recorded multistate cyclosporiasis outbreak over, after contaminated iceberg lettuce sickened thousands, though the FDA said it was still probing how the parasite entered the food supply. The outbreak, which federal investigators …
Bayer Faces Test of $7.25B Roundup Settlement In Missouri Court
Bayer’s Monsanto unit heads to a Missouri state court on Monday seeking approval of a $7.25 billion settlement that could resolve tens of thousands of U.S. lawsuits alleging that its popular weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. In a pivotal test of …
Fayed Victims Seek Up to $230 Million From Harrods After Abuse
Almost 300 women who say they were sexually abused by former Harrods owner Mohamed Al Fayed want as much as £150 million ($203 million) in compensation from the luxury department store, more than double the amount it’s set aside. The …
Warren Presses Insurance Watchdogs for Answers Amid Walter Probe
U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren is pressing the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to explain how it’s policing Wall Street firms’ influence over insurers and their bets on private credit, saying a probe of Mark Walter’s businesses raises questions about regulatory …
What Do We Remember About 9/11? Whom Do We Remember?
Where were you on September 11, 2001, when you heard that at 8:46 a.m. a hijacked American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the North Tower of the World Trade Center (WTC) in Manhattan? And that minutes later hijackers crashed United …
The Big Data/AI ‘Revolution’ Is Driving Up Verdicts, Settlements as Plaintiffs Buy In
Nick Kosiavelon, an insurance defense attorney in Massachusetts, tells the story about some plaintiffs’ lawyers he faced off against in a recent brain-injury lawsuit. He said within an hour of seeing the list of potential jurors in the jury pool, …
InterDigital Seeks $118 Million from Disney in Patent Fight
InterDigital Inc., a technology and patent licensing company, is seeking €101.7 million ($118 million) from Walt Disney Co. over the alleged unlicensed use of video technology by the Disney+ streaming service, according to people familiar with the matter. The claim …
The Nation’s Insurance Laboratory: What Liability Trends in California Mean for the Rest of the Country
For claims executives and insurance company leaders, one jurisdiction consistently demands disproportionate attention: California. The Golden State has long functioned as the nation’s bellwether for the liability trends, regulatory frameworks and legal doctrines that eventually ripple across the rest of …
VW Signals Rugged SUVs and Pickups Will Power Its US Turnaround
Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Officer Oliver Blume sees rugged SUVs and pickups like the Jeep Wrangler and Ford F-150 as a way to boost its flagging U.S. business, with the automaker considering new VW and Audi models tailored to American …
