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Roundup Weed Killer, Not Hepatitis, Caused Plaintiff’s Cancer, Argues Lawyer

A lawyer representing a man who claims Bayer AG’s Roundup weed killer caused his cancer urged jurors to imagine the scales of justice ever so slightly tilted in his favor, as if weighted by a feather, and said that would …

U.S. FAA Reaffirms Safety of Boeing 737 Max as Groundings Continue Across Globe

U.S. aviation regulators reiterated that they see no safety issue with the beleaguered Boeing Co. 737 Max jetliner that warrants grounding the plane despite a pair of deadly crashes and the move by more than 40 other nations to temporarily …

CRC Group Launches Insurisk Brand, Partners with AMRISC on Property Products

CRC Group has launched Insurisk, a new brand name for its products. Additionally, CRC Group has formed an exclusive partnership with AMRISC, LLC to build new property products under the Insurisk name. Accirdubg to Dave Obenauer, CRC Group’s CEO, Insurisk …

Honda to Re-Recall 1 Million Cars in U.S. to Replace Faulty Air Bag Parts

Honda Motor Co. will recall more than a million vehicles in the U.S. to replace a batch of faulty air bag parts that were installed as part of the largest auto safety recall in history. A driver in Maryland was …

Wells Fargo CEO Grilled at Congressional Hearing Probing Customer Abuse Scandal

Democratic and Republican lawmakers on Tuesday pressed Wells Fargo & Co Chief Executive Tim Sloan for proof the bank has put a string of consumer abuse scandals behind it at a tense congressional hearing that saw Sloan firmly on the …

Federal Flood Insurance Premiums Could Rise in Flood-Prone Areas Under Trump Plan

Flood insurance premiums could rise and property values fall in the most deluge-prone areas under a plan the Trump administration intends to roll out in coming weeks to change the way risk is calculated under the National Flood Insurance Program. …

FAA Signals Confidence in Airworthiness of Boeing 737 MAX After 2nd Deadly Crash

U.S. aviation regulators signaled their confidence in the safety of Boeing Co.’s embattled 737 MAX jetliner, issuing a global notice of “continued airworthiness” a day after the model’s second deadly crash in less than five months. There isn’t conclusive evidence …

Mississippi, Ohio River Communities, Businesses Brace for Spring Floods

High water on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers is snarling barges loaded with grain, chemicals and fuel, and forecasters are worried things will get worse once the snow starts to melt. The looming U.S. spring could bring a sudden rise …

Before Heading to Prison, Attorney Apologizes for Major Workers’ Comp Fraud

Sean Enrique O’Keefe said he started out as a “humanistic attorney,” but he became a mercenary and then a criminal who netted $700,000 a year by sending San Diego workers’ compensation claimants to dirty medical providers. O’Keefe last Wednesday morning …

Trump’s Proposed 2020 Budget Includes School Safety, Paid Family Leave

The Trump Administration’s proposed 2020 budget includes $2.7 trillion in spending cuts. As part of these cuts, nondefense program spending is reduced by 5 percent. At the same time, the budget includes $750 billion for national defense. The budget identifies …

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