Pharmacies and doctors who negligently prescribed pain medication can be sued for enabling people’s addictions, the West Virginia Supreme Court ruled. The ruling involved 29 people who were patients of Mingo County’s Mountain Medical Center. Most sought treatment for job-related … The post Drug Addicts Can Sue Pharmacies, Doctors: West Virginia Supreme Court appeared first…

Replacing your smartphone battery just got harder. Fearing cargo fires like one that caused a United Parcel Service Inc. freighter to crash into the desert near Dubai in 2010, at least 18 airlines have banned freight shipments of lithium-ion rechargeable … The post Fire Risk Prompts Widening Ban on Smartphone Batteries Shipped Via Passenger Jets…

Nepal must take lessons from earthquake-hit countries such as Mexico and strictly enforce existing building laws as it prepares to rebuild from two major quakes, a senior United Nations official said Wednesday. Earthquakes on April 25 and May 12 killed … The post UN Official Says Building Codes Need to be Enforced in Nepal appeared…

West Virginia has received approval for federal disaster assistance in 12 counties to help recovery efforts from severe storms in early April. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced Monday the available assistance for state and local governments in Braxton, Brooke, Doddridge, … The post West Virginia Will Get Federal Disaster Aid for April Storms appeared first…

Boston-based Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Insurance named Paul Emerson as head of Liability Claims in Canada. Emerson comes to BHSI from the law firm of Clyde & Co Canada LLP. At Clyde & Co, Emerson specialized in coverage advice and litigation, … The post Berkshire Hathaway Specialty Appoints Emerson to Lead Liability Claims in Canada appeared…

The Connecticut Supreme Court this week upheld a lower court’s ruling that Federal Insurance Co. and Scottsdale Insurance Co. are not required to defend or indemnify the insureds for the loss of computer tapes that exposed personal information of some … The post Connecticut Court Denies Personal Injury Claim in IBM’s Loss of Computer Tapes…

BP Plc has settled with oilfield services provider Halliburton Co. and contract driller Transocean Ltd. cross claims related to the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the worst offshore disaster in U.S. history. BP still faces a potential fine of … The post BP Settles Gulf Oil Spill Cross Claims with Transocean, Halliburton appeared first…

Takata Corp’s record U.S. recall of potentially deadly air bag inflators could take years to complete, industry experts and safety advocates said, as automakers scrambled to line up replacement parts, some not from Takata. After doubling its recall of defective … The post Lack of Air Bag Replacement Parts to Prolong Takata Recall appeared first…

Cyber risks, medical cost inflation, and legal liability are among the top concerns for American businesses of all sizes, according to results from the second annual Travelers Business Risk Index. The survey polled more than 1,200 business decision makers across … The post Latest Travelers Business Risk Index Reveals Increased Worries About Cyber Threats appeared…

Even as the U.S. questioned a computer researcher’s claims of tampering with a jetliner in flight, his account spotlighted possible cybersecurity risks in commercial aviation. The consultant told the Federal Bureau of Investigation that he hacked into in-flight networks more … The post Hacker’s Claims Spotlight Vulnerabilities of Jetliners’ Systems appeared first on Claims Journal.…