A construction company whose barges came loose from their moorings during Hurricane Sally and damaged the Pensacola Bay Bridge will have to cope with some 900 claims by businesses and other parties that say they suffered economic damages while the …
GENEVA (AP) – The economic damage of weather- and climate-related disasters continues to rise, even as improvements in early warning have helped reduce the human toll, the U.N. weather agency said Monday. The World Meteorological Organization, in an updated report, …
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — People who get hurt because of a doctor’s negligence in California could soon get a lot more money in malpractice lawsuits under an agreement reached Wednesday that — if approved by the state Legislature — would …
Chubb Ltd. has no duty to defend Rite Aid Corp. against lawsuits filed by two Ohio counties that allege the drug store chain’s failure to identify suspicious orders contributed to an oversupply of opioids that forced the plaintiffs to pay …
The aftermath of super storm Sandy is costing New York City up to $200 million a day in permanently lost economic activity, including everything from the sale of pizza slices to corporate mergers and other Wall Street deals, the city’s …
Massive storm Sandy could slow growth in the already weak U.S. economy to as little as 1 percent in the fourth quarter. But the wide range of forecasts from analysts reflected how hard it is to gauge Sandy’s impact on …
California’s highest court has ruled that accident plaintiffs may only recover economic damages equal to the amount paid by their insurer and not the higher amount billed. The opinion stated that “the negotiated rate differential is not a benefit provided …
Oil giant BP has agreed to pay $30 million to seven Florida Panhandle counties for tourism promotion over the next three years. Gov. Rick Scott joined BP executive Luke Keller on Monday to announce the grant. It’s designed to help …