Cox Communications Found Liable for $1 Billion for Infringing Music Copyrights December 23, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson A U.S. District Court jury last Thursday found telecom company Cox Communications Inc. liable to pay $1 billion to music...
U.S. Government Backs Bayer in Bid to Overturn Roundup Cancer Verdict December 23, 2019 By Andrew G. Simpson The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Justice Department said a federal appeals court should reverse a lower court verdict...
Tennessee Approves 7% Decrease for Workers’ Comp Rates December 23, 2019 Workers’ compensation rates in Tennessee will go down again next year, marking the seventh consecutive year of decreases, according to...
BRP Group to Acquire Lanier Upshaw of Florida December 23, 2019 BRP Group, Inc., an independent insurance distribution firm based in Florida, announced that Baldwin Krystyn Sherman Partners, LLC, a subsidiary...
PG&E Creditors Sweet Offer to California Wildfire Victims With $13.5 Billion Upfront December 22, 2019 By Kanishka Singh PG&E Corp.’s creditors have sweetened their offer to California wildfire victims, saying they are now prepared to pay $13.5 billion...
Minnesota Intensifying Enforcement of New Wage Theft Law December 20, 2019 Two Minnesota agencies are ramping up their efforts to root out wage fraud by adding staffers to enforce a new...
Company Fined $26K for Fatal Dallas Crane Collapse December 20, 2019 A federal agency has imposed a $26,000 fine against the owner of a crane that slashed through an apartment building...
Transgender Woman in Oregon Sues Miss United States of America Pageant December 20, 2019 An Oregon transgender woman is suing Miss United States of America pageants, saying its rule that limits competition to “natural...
Insurance Protections Expanded in California Wildfire Areas December 20, 2019 More than a million California homes are now protected under a new state order that temporarily bans insurance companies from...
California Earthquake Warning App Sends 1st Public Alert December 20, 2019 California’s new earthquake early warning cellphone app issued its first public alert when a modest tremor occurred this week in...