Investor Suit Alleges Pharma Company Made False Claim of COVID-19 Vaccine March 18, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson Pennsylvania-based Inovio Pharmaceuticals is the target of a planned class action lawsuit alleging it falsely claimed it has developed a...
Study Finds Bias Against Job Candidates Motivated by Pay, Benefits March 18, 2020 By Andrew G. Simpson People with work they are passionate about say it doesn’t even feel like a job. But that doesn’t have to...
Uber, Lyft to Halt Shared Rides to Help Limit Coronavirus Spread March 17, 2020 By Tina Bellon Uber Technologies Inc. and Lyft Inc. Tuesday began suspending shared rides on their ride-hailing platforms in the United States and...
U.S. Agency Rewrite of Rules Will Speed Up Arrival of Self-Driving Cars March 17, 2020 By David Shepardson The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said Tuesday it was proposing sweeping changes to U.S. safety requirements to speed...
Innovation, Economic Growth Depend on Taking Risks, Tolerating Failure: Viewpoint March 17, 2020 While concerns loom over an impending recession caused by the spread of COVID-19, policymakers and business leaders have implemented radical...
Watch Out for Virus-Tied Cyber Attacks on Remote Workers, Warns Tech Professor March 17, 2020 By David Simpson The heightened fear and anxiety that COVID-19 is causing people worldwide brings vulnerable targets for cyber hackers. “We are living...
Virus Impact on Workers’ Compensation Limited But Some Workers May Be Covered March 17, 2020 By Jim Sams The outbreak of coronavirus has already resulted in some workers’ compensation claims and more are expected. But whether those claims...
Meetings Update: Target Markets Mid-Year Called Off; RIMS Cancels Conference March 16, 2020 The Target Market Program Administrators Association has become the latest insurance organization to cancel a meeting. TMPAA Executive Director Ray...
Insurers Win Antitrust ‘Steering’ Lawsuits Filed by Body Shops March 16, 2020 By Jim Sams A federal appellate court threw out most of the claims by automotive body shops in Indiana, Utah and Mississippi that...
Toys ‘R’ Us Creditors’ Lawsuit Accuses Directors, Private-Equity Owners of Fraud March 16, 2020 By Lauren Coleman-Lochner Toys “R” Us Inc. creditors filed a lawsuit accusing the defunct retailer’s executives and private-equity owners of fraud and breach...