With non-military actors like coast guards increasingly active in the disputed South China Sea, former U.S. Coast Guard Commandant Thad Allen said international law was becoming even more important to keeping a lid on tensions. Describing the region, including the Strait …
Catastrophe risk modeling firm AIR Worldwide (AIR) said it has “significantly expanded” its earthquake and typhoon models for Southeast Asia. The new earthquake model features the ability to account for the tsunami and liquefaction subperils for Indonesia, the Philippines, and …
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday ruled against Cuozzo Speed Technologies Corp. in its challenge to a federal agency’s procedures for canceling patents in a case involving a vehicle speedometer that tells drivers when they are speeding. The justices’ 8-0 …
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal by a group of black South Africans seeking to revive human rights litigation aiming to hold Ford Motor Co. and IBM Corp. liable for allegedly conducting business that helped perpetuate racial …
A federal appeals court has upheld the political corruption conviction of former Connecticut Gov. John Rowland. A three-judge panel of the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New York City on Friday rejected Rowland’s appeal. Rowland, 59, a former …
Teenagers are risky drivers who are very expensive to insure but rates for insuring teens have come down, according to a report from online auto insurance site insuranceQuotes. The study found that U.S. families who add a young driver to …
W. R. Berkley Corp. has appointed David A. Dunn as president and chief executive officer of its trucking insurance specialist, Carolina Casualty. Dunn has 40 years of experience in the property/casualty insurance industry, principally in the specialty transportation segment. Most …
Video-sharing website Vimeo LLC cannot be held liable for copyright infringement for unknowingly hosting older music uploaded by its users, a U.S. appeals court ruled on Thursday, dealing a blow to record labels seeking broader protections. In a victory for …
Activist investors Carl Icahn and John Paulson are making American International Group (AIG) more transparent through their representation on its board, the U.S. insurer’s president and chief executive Peter Hancock said on Wednesday. Hedge fund manager Paulson and Samuel Merksamer, …
Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page said a 1968 instrumental he’s accused of ripping off for the band’s iconic “Stairway to Heaven” was alien to him when he first heard it a few years ago. Page testified Wednesday in a trial …