Monthly Archives: <span>February 2019</span>

FTC Privacy Settlement With Facebook Could Set Record

Facebook Inc. is in talks with U.S. regulators over alleged privacy violations that could force the social-media giant to pay billions of dollars in a record-breaking settlement, according to two people familiar with the matter. The U.S. Federal Trade Commission’s …

Rail Tank Car Leak Injuries Lead to Safety Recommendations

The National Transportation Safety Board has issued five safety recommendations following completion of its investigation of the Aug. 27, 2016, chlorine release from a ruptured rail tank car near New Martinsville, West Virginia. There were eight injuries reported in connection …

Mother Loses Claim Against Pennsylvania School Over Daughter’s Disappearance

A federal judge has dismissed an eastern Pennsylvania mother’s argument that a school should be held responsible for psychological harm and bad publicity over her teenage daughter’s disappearance to Mexico with a married man. The suit alleged that Lehigh Valley …

Supreme Court to Hear Case That Could Limit Water Pollution Claims

The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday agreed to consider limiting the scope of a landmark law aimed at curbing water pollution in a dispute pitting environmentalists against local authorities in Hawaii over a wastewater treatment plant. The justices agreed to …

Jurors Told Bribes, Music Videos Used to Boost Opioid Sales

Employees at a drug company accused of bribing doctors rapped and danced around a person dressed as a bottle of the highly addictive fentanyl spray in a video meant to motivate sales reps into getting patients on higher doses. The …

Texas Eyes Penalties for Denying Responders’ Workers’ Compensation Claims

A bill recently filed in the Texas House of Representatives would penalize insurers that illegally deny Texas first responders access to medical treatment for line-of-duty injuries covered under state workers’ compensation laws. According to one of the authors of House …

No More Nuts at the Ballpark for Kids’ Sake

Kerry Adamowicz hoped that a meeting with Hartford Yard Goats officials might lead to a few peanut-free days or maybe a peanut-free section at the team’s Double-A baseball stadium, so her son and other children with food allergies could enjoy …

California May Seek Insurance Policy to Help Cover Wildfire Costs

California should get insurance to help cover taxpayers’ costs in bad wildfire seasons, a solution that could help stem losses as climate change contributes to more destructive blazes, two state officials said. The most populous state should follow the lead …

Correction: Marietta Bans Electric Scooters

Correction: The original headline incorrectly said Atlanta had banned scooters. Claims Journal regrets the error. An Atlanta-area city council has voted to ban sharable electric scooters. News outlets report the Marietta city council unanimously voted Wednesday to prohibit companies from …

Californians Lose Homes, Cars to Mudslides, Floods from Winter’s Wettest Storm

Motorists swam for their lives and residents were rescued from homes sliding downhill as the wettest winter storm of the year triggered floods and mudslides across California on Thursday. In Sausalito, just across the Golden Gate Bridge from San Francisco, …