June 11, 2024
A woman who claimed in a lawsuit that GSK’s discontinued heartburn drug Zantac caused her breast cancer dropped her case shortly before it was set to go to trial in Illinois state court on Monday, the company announced. GSK said …
June 11, 2024
The cost of owning a home in the US has increased 26% since 2020, as expenses including taxes, insurance and utilities all soared during a period of high inflation across the economy. The average annual outlay for owning and maintaining …
June 11, 2024
A contractor cannot be the public adjuster on a claim and cannot advertise itself as an insurance claims negotiator if it does not hold an adjusters’ license, the Texas Supreme Court decided in a case that could give support to …
June 11, 2024
CSAA Insurance Group named Jeff Huebner executive vice president of commercial insurance. Huebner is responsible for the distribution of commercial insurance under the Mobilitas brand. Huebner has been with CSAA Insurance Group for more than 22 years and has more …
June 11, 2024
A police investigator concluded no criminal charges were warranted after a lobster-themed monster truck clipped a power line, causing some scary moments with live wires falling to the ground. Two people were taken to hospitals. Several people were injured Saturday …
June 11, 2024
Uber can require that a passenger seriously injured in a crash involving an Uber driver go to arbitration over his $63 million damages claim without a trial, the highest court in Massachusetts has ruled, overturning a lower court. The Massachusetts …
June 11, 2024
Retail giant Walmart says it is against putting panic buttons in stores – a move that the New York legislature wants to require under a new law aimed at keeping retail workers safe. On Friday, the New York State Senate …
June 11, 2024
The city of Baltimore has reached a $45 million settlement with Allergan Financet to resolve the city’s claims in ongoing litigation against opioid distributors and manufacturers related to the nation’s opioid epidemic. The settlement comes after the city opted out …
June 11, 2024
A U.S. appeals court on Monday rejected a bid by Uber and subsidiary Postmates to revive a challenge to a California law that could force the companies to treat drivers as employees rather than independent contractors who are typically less …
June 11, 2024
Is it nuts to assume a scoop of pistachio ice cream should contain actual pistachios? Or how about real butter in a dish of butter pecan? Such weighty questions about a favorite summertime confection could soon be decided by the …