The Supreme Court let stand Monday the dismissal of lawsuits by Vietnamese nationals and U.S. military veterans against Dow Chemical Co, Monsanto Co and other chemical makers over the use of the herbicide Agent Orange during the Vietnam War. Without …
Electric utilities smacked by two of the worst power outages in Kentucky history will have more bad news for weary customers: higher electric bills and no promises that it can’t happen again. Power companies were forced to spend millions on …
Internal AstraZeneca reports and e-mails written by company officials show they knew a decade ago that their psychiatric drug Seroquel caused diabetes and major weight gain, plaintiffs’ lawyers said Friday after releasing dozens of the previously sealed documents. “They not …
Police in Rochester and Somersworth, New Hampshire are looking for vandals who have shot the windows out of dozens of vehicles with BB pellets. Police say at least 43 vehicles have been hit this week. Rochester police say someone has …
Relatives of a passenger killed when a commuter plane crashed on a house in New York state are suing Continental Airlines and the flight’s operators. The suit filed Thursday claims the plane had inadequate deicing equipment and an improperly trained …
A Pomfret, Connecticut man was so engrossed with the tunes on his iPod that he didn’t realize his house was on fire — until his alarm company called. Pomfret Assistant Fire Chief Edward Bates says Andrew Riley told him he …
Standard & Poor’s Ratings Services has stated that its ratings and outlook on Germany’s Allianz SE (AZSE – rated AA/Stable/A-1+) and various core operating entities “are unaffected by the group’s announcement of a €2.4 billion [$ 3.023 billion] net loss …
American International Group Inc. posted a $61.7 billion fourth-quarter loss — its fifth consecutive quarterly loss and the biggest quarterly loss in corporate history. The quarter’s net loss of $61.7 billion compared to a 2007 fourth quarter net loss of …
Marsh’s London office reports that the insurance broker and risk adviser has appointed Paul O’Keefe as Global Claims Leader for its Global Energy Practice. In the newly created role he will co-ordinate all energy claims globally, while retaining his current …
A teenager accused of setting a fire in an arson-plagued community in southeastern Pennsylvania will remain in federal custody until his trial. A federal judge ruled Friday there is enough evidence for the case against 19-year-old Mark Gilliam to continue. …