January 24, 2017
Pacific Gas & Electric Co. says it is prepared to pay the maximum fine of $3 million after a jury convicted the company of deliberately violating pipeline safety regulations before a deadly natural gas pipeline explosion in the San Francisco …
January 24, 2017
Bridgit Simmons and her family had heard storm warnings all day Sunday, but that afternoon it all happened so fast as storms that killed at least 18 over the weekend moved across the Deep South. She along with her parents, …
January 24, 2017
The parents of an 18-year-old who was killed in a crash want legislation passed that requires drug or alcohol testing for drivers involved in collisions where people are seriously injured or killed. Steve and Tana Smith say they hope other …
January 24, 2017
It was the battery, after all. In a presentation and news conference on Monday that lasted more than two hours, Samsung Electronics Co. detailed the results of its investigation into Note 7 smartphones that overheated and burst into flames last …
January 24, 2017
Uber Technologies Inc. is asking a California judge to confirm what it says is the first ruling by an arbitrator denying a driver’s bid to be treated as an employee. The company is seeking a court stamp of approval on …
January 24, 2017
As the American population gets older and fatter, the crash test dummies used to test the cars people drive are changing, too. Recently, engineers at manufacturer Humanetics created dummies that reflect today’s drivers: a 273-pound obese dummy that is 106 …
January 23, 2017
Private U.S. property/casualty insurers suffered a $1.7 billion net underwriting loss in the first nine months of 2016-following a $7.3 billion net underwriting gain in nine-months 2015-and experienced a drop in net income after taxes to $31.8 billion from $44.1 …
January 23, 2017
In the rarefied world of high-end bong makers, Roor glass water pipes have long been smoked to impress. The status symbols are so sought after that some models command prices of $1,000. There’s even a diamond-studded, gold-gilded Roor that goes …
January 23, 2017
New fire safety rules have come to Dubai after a series of skyscraper fires that marred its futuristic skyline, but authorities offered few details Sunday about how they’ll force owners to replace flammable siding with better material. Most of the …
January 23, 2017
To remain competitive in the marketplace, all workers’ compensation carriers will need to adopt some form of analytics, according to Rob Lewis, president of ISO Claims Partners. Lewis outlined the benefits of using predictive analytics in all stages of a …