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Former Executive Alleges Gender Bias, Retaliatory Firing by NEXT Insurance

A former chief corporate officer for NEXT Insurance is accusing the company and its chief executive officer of gender and disability discrimination in the workplace and of firing her in retaliation for her request for medical leave for cancer surgery. …

Chicago Tribune Staffers’ Unequal Pay Lawsuit Claims Race And Sex Discrimination

The Chicago Tribune is being sued by some of its staffers, who say they and other women and Black journalists are being paid less than their white male counterparts. The complaint filed in federal court in Chicago also names Tribune …

GSK Faces Whistleblower Suit From Lab That Found Zantac Risk

GSK Plc is facing a whistleblower lawsuit that could potentially cost it billions of dollars from the laboratory that revealed the presence of a probable carcinogen in Zantac, the heartburn medication that the UK drugmaker invented and turned into a …

Staffing Shortages, Reduced Safety Training Fuel Risks for Company Drivers

Increased distractions, staffing shortages, and safety risks mean that 60% of company drivers are worried about their personal safety and liability behind the wheel. Over half have been involved in or witnessed an accident in the past year. According to …

U.S. Studying If Other Bridges at Risk After Baltimore Collapse

The U.S. Coast Guard said it is evaluating whether other bridges nationwide are at risk after a cargo ship crashed into the Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore in March, killing six people and destroying the Patapsco River crossing. Coast …

Study Shows Longer Freight Trains Have Higher Risk of Derailment

The longer the freight train, the greater the risk of derailment, new research from the Society for Risk Analysis shows. The study draws on the example of the February 2023, East Palestine, Ohio derailment, in which 38 cars from a …

Exxon Hit With $726 Million Verdict Over Benzene and Cancer

A jury in Philadelphia found Exxon Mobil Corp. liable for $725.5 million in damages due a former mechanic who claimed its petroleum products exposed him to benzene that caused his cancer, according to his lawyers. The jury found that the …

GM’s Cruise Pays More Than $8 Million in Robotaxi Settlement

General Motors Co.’s autonomous-car unit reached an $8 million to $12 million settlement with a pedestrian who was dragged by one of its vehicles in San Francisco, according to a person familiar with the situation. The settlement was struck earlier …

Boeing at Risk of Prosecution for Breaking Deal Over Crashes

Boeing Co. faces possible criminal prosecution after the US Justice Department found the company violated a deferred-prosecution agreement tied to two fatal crashes half a decade ago, intensifying the crisis engulfing the embattled US planemaker. The company breached the $2.5 …

‘Judge Judy’ Sheindlin Sues for Defamation over National Enquirer, Intouch Weekly Stories

“Judge Judy” Sheindlin sued the parent company of the National Enquirer and InTouch Weekly for a story that she said falsely claimed that she was trying to help the Menendez brothers get a retrial after they were convicted of murdering …