Archive for May 2019
Iowa Bars Bad Faith Against TPAs, but Question Unsettled Elsewhere
A split decision by the Iowa Supreme Court last week resolves the issue in one state, but the question of whether third-party administrators can be held liable for the tort of bad faith remains unsettled in much of the country. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFCC Taking ‘Fresh Look’ at Opening Key Spectrum Band for Automakers
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Federal Communications Commission plans to vote in June on launching a new review of a key spectrum band reserved for automakers that could boost Wi-Fi use, a person briefed on the matter said on Tuesday. In … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreResearchers Find Low Integrity CEOs Cost Firms Money
Chief executive officers with lower integrity cost their firms money, both in higher audit fees and poorer long-term performance, according to new research from a group of leading accounting professors, including University of Virginia School of Business Professor Shane Dikolli. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreFederal Agency Probes Whether GM Pickup Recall Went Far Enough
DETROIT — U.S. safety regulators are investigating whether General Motors went far enough when it recalled about 3,000 small pickup trucks in 2016. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will determine if GM should recall about 115,000 Chevrolet Colorado and … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreSan Francisco May Ban Police, City Use of Facial Recognition
About the photo: This photo shows a security camera in the Financial District of San Francisco. San Francisco is on track to become the first U.S. city to ban the use of facial recognition by police and other city agencies … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreBayer Shows Why Lawyers Earn More than Scientists: Viewpoint
Bayer AG hoped it could rely on science to establish the safety of its Roundup weedkiller. But it has clearly been no match for a good lawyer after a jury awarded more than $2 billion in damages to a couple … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreWith Billions at Stake, Utilities Fight to Charge Coal-Ash Costs
First, states across the U.S. ordered utilities to clean up ponds full of toxic coal waste. Now, they’re balking at how much companies want to charge for the work. Officials from Virginia to North Carolina to South Carolina are pushing … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreLouisiana Lawmakers Push Food Label Restrictions
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s lawmakers are on a labeling binge this year, pushing ahead with food classification restrictions on milk, rice, meat, sugar, shrimp, and crawfish as they try to assist the state’s agricultural industries. The protectionist measures are … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreCalif. Jury Hits Bayer with $2 Billion Award in Roundup Cancer Trial
A California jury on Monday awarded more than $2 billion to a couple who claimed Bayer AG’s glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer caused their cancer, in the largest U.S. jury verdict to date against the company in litigation over the chemical. … Source: Claims Journal
Read MoreMissouri’s Freshman Senator Taking on Candy Crush
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Missouri U.S. Sen. Josh Hawley is taking on the tech industry, including apps and tools aimed at children. Hawley last week introduced legislation that would ban “pay-to-win” apps like Candy Crush that he said are targeted … Source: Claims Journal
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