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U.S. Supreme Court Sides With Doctors Challenging Opioid Convictions

Jun 27 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court on June 27 made it harder for prosecutors to win convictions of doctors accused of running “pill mills” and excessively prescribing opioids and other addictive drugs, by requiring the...

U.S. Supreme Court Again Nixes Bayer Challenge to Weedkiller Suits

Jun 27 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected another Bayer AG bid to dismiss litigation alleging that its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer as the German pharmaceutical and chemical giant tries to avoid potentially billions of...

People Moves: Miller Expands Into Media & Entertainment; Aon Re Names Carpenter’s Toffanello Head of Italy; SiriusPoint’s Sawyer Rejoins AXA XL for U.S. Casualty Re

Jun 27 2022 // This edition of International People Moves details appointments at insurance broker Miller, Aon Reinsurance Solutions in Italy, and AXA XL.A summary of these new hires follows here. Miller Expands Into Media &...

Legal Clashes Await U.S. Companies Covering Workers’ Abortion Costs

Jun 27 2022 // A growing number of large U.S. companies have said they will cover travel costs for employees who must leave their home states to get abortions, but these new policies could expose businesses to lawsuits and even potential...

US Supreme Court Declines to Review Minnesota Ruling on Marijuana Use in Workers’ Comp

Jun 27 2022 // The US Supreme Court on Tuesday declined to review a pair of decisions by the Minnesota Supreme Court that held employers cannot be required to reimburse workers for marijuana used to treat on-the-job injuries because the...

New Research Reveals U.S. Gas Pipeline Leaks Have Not Improved

Jun 23 2022 // Over 2,600 hazardous gas pipeline leaks in the United States caused more than $4 billion in damages and emergency services, killed 122 people, and released 26.6 billion cubic feet of fuel as methane or carbon dioxide,...

Russian Hackers Also Focused on US and NATO Since Invasion

Jun 23 2022 // Russia is expanding its espionage and influence operations against Ukraine and its allies, including malicious cyber activity that requires a coordinated, robust response, Microsoft Corp said in a report published...

Corporate America Looks for Leeway on U.S. Climate Disclosures

Jun 22 2022 // Business associations for top U.S.-listed companies have pushed back against a landmark proposal by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to make corporate America disclose a range of greenhouse gas emission...

U.S. Solar Developers to Spend $6 Billion to Boost Domestic Supply Chain

Jun 22 2022 // A group of U.S. solar energy project developers on Tuesday said they would jointly spend about $6 billion to support expansion of the domestic solar panel supply chain.The U.S. Solar Buyer Consortium, which includes...

EU Balks at U.S. Plan to Use Insurance to Cap Russian Oil Prices

Jun 22 2022 // European officials are skeptical of a U.S. push to set a price cap on Russian oil by potentially easing an EU ban on insurance for the transportation of crude and petroleum products from Russia, according to people...

Bayer Rejected by US Supreme Court in Bid to End Roundup Suits

Jun 21 2022 // The US Supreme Court rejected a multibillion-dollar appeal from Bayer AG, refusing to shield the company from potentially tens of thousands of claims that its top-selling Roundup weedkiller causes cancer.The justices,...

U.S. Supreme Court Refuses to Hear COVID Business Interruption Case

Jun 20 2022 // The U.S. Supreme Court decided on June 6 that it will not hear an appeal of a decision that denied coverage for losses caused by COVID-19 shutdown orders, effectively closing the last door for such claims in the federal...

Intact Acquires Illinois-Based Tokio Marine Highlands US Construction Division

Jun 17 2022 // Tokio Marine Kiln reached an agreement with Intact Insurance Group USA LLC for the sale of Tokio Marine Highland’s (TMH) US construction division. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals and is...

Porsche to Pay $80 Million to Resolve Fuel Economy Claims on U.S. Vehicles

Jun 17 2022 // Volkswagen AG and its Porsche AG unit have agreed to a class-action settlement worth at least $80 million to resolve claims it skewed emissions and fuel economy data on 500,000 Porsche vehicles in the United States, court...

China’s Zero-COVID Policies Prompt U.S. Firms in Shanghai to Cut Forecasts: Survey

Jun 15 2022 // SHANGHAI – Over 90% of U.S. multinational firms surveyed by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham) in Shanghai have cut their annual revenue projections in the wake of the city’s grueling two-month lockdown, the...

Insurers Increasingly Concerned for Western U.S. Wildfire Season

Jun 14 2022 // As Western wildfires force evacuations in Arizona and California – on the heels of an early and severe wildfire season in New Mexico – insurers are increasingly eyeing the growing risks.“Insurers are very much...

Deutsche Bank Investors Can Sue in U.S. Over Epstein, Russian Oligarch Ties

Jun 14 2022 // A U.S. judge on Monday said shareholders can sue Deutsche Bank for allegedly hiding shortfalls in its internal controls while doing business with risky, ultra-rich clients like the sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and Russian...

Binance U.S. Exchange Sued by Crypto Investor Over Stablecoin Collapse

Jun 14 2022 // Binance U.S. and its CEO were sued on Monday by a U.S. investor who alleges the cryptocurrency exchange falsely marketed Terra USD as a safe asset ahead of the so-called stablecoin’s collapse in value last...

U.S. Agency Upgrades Tesla Autopilot Safety Probe, Step Before Possible Recall

Jun 10 2022 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on Thursday said it was upgrading its probe into 830,000 Tesla vehicles with its advanced driver assistance system Autopilot, a required step before it could seek...

Another Analysis Calls out Potential for Severe Wildfire Season in U.S. West

Jun 9 2022 // As the U.S. West heads into the hot, dry summer months, a growing number of indications point to a potentially bad wildfire season.In the past two months, two analyses have emerged from fire weather experts using words...