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24 06, 2021

Drought Indicators in Western States Flash Warnings of the ‘Big One’

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Sarah Brunner opened the irrigation spigots on her farm in March, three months early. The rain should have still been falling in California. Now that summer is taking hold, she and her husband are considering shifting their meager water supplies …

24 06, 2021

Judge Rejects Spouse’s Wrongful Death Suit Against Airline Over Lax Covid Safety

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Citing a concern over “opening the floodgates” to litigation, a federal judge has dismissed a flight attendant’s negligence lawsuit against her employer, Southwest Airlines, which she blamed for her husband’s death from Covid-19. The flight attendant, Carol Madden, claimed that …

21 06, 2021

FBI Says Don’t Pay Ransom While Tax Advisors Say Payment May Be Tax Deductible

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WASHINGTON — As ransomware attacks surge, the FBI is doubling down on its guidance to affected businesses: Don’t pay the cybercriminals. But the U.S. government also offers a little-noticed incentive for those who do pay: The ransoms may be tax …

21 06, 2021

Tropical Depression Claudette Triggers Flash Flooding in South

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Jun 20 2021— Forecasters warned of life-threatening flash flooding in parts of the Deep South, particularly across central Alabama, as Tropical Depression Claudette traveled over coastal states early Sunday. Heavy rain led to high water late Saturday into early Sunday …

18 06, 2021

Safety Agency Pursuing 30 Investigations Into Tesla Crashes

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U.S. auto safety regulators said on Thursday they have opened 30 investigations into Tesla crashes involving 10 deaths since 2016 where advanced driver assistance systems were suspected of use. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released a list offering …

18 06, 2021

U.S. Suit Against Aon-Willis Merger Assigned to Bush Nominee Judge Walton

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Senior Judge Reggie Walton, who joined the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia in 2001, will hear the Justice Department’s lawsuit aimed at stopping insurance broker Aon’s $30 billion acquisition of Willis Towers Watson. The U.S. Justice Department …

18 06, 2021

Supreme Court Dismisses Nestle, Cargill Child Slavery Lawsuit

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday threw out a lawsuit accusing Cargill Inc. and a Nestle SA subsidiary of knowingly helping perpetuate slavery at Ivory Coast cocoa farms, but sidestepped a broader ruling on the permissibility of suits accusing American …

18 06, 2021

What Pandemic Auto Premium Givebacks? Many Customers Unaware, Says J.D. Power

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During the COVID-19 pandemic, auto insurers have returned more than $18 billion in premiums to address the drastic reduction in driving. It turns out all that extra money didn’t make consumers any happier, if they even knew about it at …

17 06, 2021

Supreme Court Rejects Latest Republican Challenge to Obamacare

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The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday rejected a Republican bid that had been backed by former President Donald Trump’s administration to invalidate the Obamacare healthcare law, ruling that Texas and other challengers had no legal standing to file their lawsuit. …

11 06, 2021

Alabama City, Police Officer Seek Delay in Wrongful Death Lawsuit

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The city of Huntsville is again siding with a police officer convicted of murder and asking a federal court to delay action on a wrongful death lawsuit filed by relatives of the victim. The city and officer William Darby, who …