A Brazilian federal court ruled miners Vale, BHP Group and their joint venture Samarco are not criminally liable for the deadly 2015 Fundao tailings dam collapse, according to a statement from the court on Thursday. The dam collapse at an …
Scientists can’t know precisely when a volcano is about to erupt, but they can sometimes pick up telltale signs. That happened two years ago with the world’s largest active volcano. About two months before Mauna Loa spewed rivers of glowing …
A Washington man is being charged in a felony in a $28,000 workers’ compensation scam after a trip the gym seemingly exposed him. Omid Mohammadi Dashti, 41, of Renton, was charged with one count of first-degree theft. He’s accused of …
The U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) has filed suit to recover back wages, liquidated damages, punitive damages and injunctive relief from a Tonawanda, New York construction contractor that allegedly underpaid employees and tried to have employees who complained deported by …
A federal judge set an April retrial date on Tuesday for Sarah Palin’s libel case against The New York Times, even as lawyers on both sides for the first time said they hope to engage in talks to settle the …
A group of subsidiaries of Allstate have filed a subrogation suit against Hyundai and Kia to get back costs paid to insureds for damages when their cars suddenly erupted in flames. According to the lawsuit, now in U.S. District Court …
Underwriting carrier Emerald Bay Risk Solutions announced a partnership with Vanderbilt Properties Associates, Inc., a risk purchasing group comprising a large portfolio of high-end residential and commercial real estate properties as its members, to launch its inaugural casualty program. The …
Meta Platforms Inc. was hit with a €798 million ($841 million) fine by European Union regulators by tying its Facebook Marketplace service to the social network, the U.S. tech giant’s first ever penalty for E.U. antitrust violations. In a groundbreaking …
Ford Motor Co. agreed to a $165 million civil penalty to settle allegations the company failed to recall cars with defective rearview cameras in a timely manner, the second-largest fine ever levied by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Ford …
Zurich North America, headquartered in Schaumburg, Illinois, promoted Stan Bernard to head of industry practices for U.S. Middle Market. Bernard succeeds Lynn Zeitler, who is retiring in December after 31 years with Zurich. Bernard, who is based in Maryland, has …