N.Y. High Court: Insurer that Reported Fraud Immune From Defamation Suit November 22, 2019 By Jim Sams A New York City doctor cannot pursue a defamation claim against an insurance company that filed a fraud complaint against...
Russian Hacker Gets 4 Years in U.S. Prison for Malware Attacks November 22, 2019 By Chris Dolmetsch A Russian hacker who admitted to using malicious software known as NeverQuest to steal hundreds of thousands of dollars from...
Feds: Florida Officials Bilked FEMA Out of Hurricane Money November 21, 2019 By Brendan Farrington TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Two former officials of a Florida city are charged with conspiring with two businesses to bilk the...
Senator Says Tesla Needs Safeguards To Prevent Drivers From Sleeping on ‘Autopilot’ November 21, 2019 By David Shepardson Democratic U.S. Senator Ed Markey asked Tesla Inc on Wednesday to disable its “Autopilot” driver-assistance system until it installs new...
Dissatisfied with Claim Delay, Family Protests with Corpse November 21, 2019 By Roxanne Henderson Old Mutual Ltd. is in the spotlight again for all the wrong reasons. The 174-year-old insurer was forced to apologize...
Uber Accused of Cheating the Public in Driver’s Suit Over Pay November 21, 2019 By Joel Rosenblatt Uber Technologies Inc. faces a new legal attack on its refusal to treat drivers as employees that depicts the company...
J&J Found Negligent by Australian Court in Vaginal-Mesh Suit November 21, 2019 By Edward Johnson and Jeff Sutherland Johnson & Johnson lost the latest battle in a string of global lawsuits over its vaginal-mesh products, with an Australian...
McDonald’s Workers Sue Over ‘Daily Risk of Violence’ From Customers November 21, 2019 By Josh Eidelson Current and former workers from 13 Illinois restaurants are suing McDonald’s Corp. for failing to adequately protect employees from customers...
FEMA Urged to Adopt Parametric Insurance and Blockchain to Address Coverage Gap November 21, 2019 By Jim Sams Blockchain technology and parametric insurance should be included in the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s toolbox as it strives to close...
Mexicans Sue Walmart Over Texas Shooting that Left Victims on Both Sides of Border November 21, 2019 Ten Mexican citizens have sued Walmart over the shooting at a store in the U.S. border town of El Paso,...