Monthly Archives: <span>March 2015</span>

New Rules For Ridesharing Firms OKd by Arizona House

The Arizona House has approved an overhaul of regulations for ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft. Republican Rep. Karen Fann unveiled details of a deal she’s negotiated between taxi firms, ride-hailing companies and insurers on Wednesday. The House then voted …

Despite Collision, Closure, Business Continues on Houston Ship Channel

Goods are being unloaded and commerce traded along the Houston Ship Channel, even though part of the waterway remained closed on March 11 amid cleanup efforts following a collision that spilled a flammable chemical. About a 4-mile to 8-mile stretch …

Woman in California Discrimination Suit to be Questioned by Jury

Jurors will have an opportunity to pose their own questions today to the ex-partner who filed a sexual discrimination case against Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers, which could reveal their impressions in the third week of trial. Ellen Pao has …

Safety an Issue as Oilfield Companies Cut Costs During Downturn

A deadly oil well explosion in Texas’ Permian Basin this week offers a cautionary note of the industry’s challenges as companies cut costs during a market downturn. Even as deaths in the industry have climbed much less than the breakneck …

Man Accused of Stealing Injured Indiana Child’s Insurance Settlement

A northern Indiana man faces theft charges for allegedly stealing more than $612,000 from an insurance settlement awarded to an injured child. Fifty-three-year-old Clark W. Holesinger pleaded not guilty to two felony theft charges ahead of his April 22 trial …

HCC Specialty Partners with Weather Analytics

Specialty insurance underwriter HCC Specialty has formed a strategic alliance with Maryland-based Weather Analytics, a provider of precision climate, and weather data and analytics. Through this strategic alliance, HCC Specialty will have access to historical and real-time global hourly data …

GM Settles Original Ignition Switch Death Claim

General Motors Co. settled a lawsuit over the death of a 29-year-old woman that helped trigger the recall of 2.59 million cars with faulty ignition switches, lawyers for her family said. Brooke Melton, 29, died in a March 2010 crash …

Lockton Hires Appaneal as VP in Philadelphia Office

Insurance broker Lockton hired Michael Appaneal as vice president in the Philadelphia office.

North Carolina Fines Duke Energy $25M over Coal Ash Pollution

North Carolina environmental officials are fining Duke Energy $25 million over pollution that has been seeping into groundwater for years from a pair of coal ash pits at a retired power plant. The state Department of Environment and Natural Resources …

Viacom to Pay $7.2M to End Wage Lawsuit by Thousands of Interns

Viacom Inc agreed to pay $7.21 million to settle a class-action lawsuit by thousands of former interns who said the owner of Comedy Central, MTV and Nickelodeon did not pay them, despite their having done work similar to paid employees. …