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Billionaire Ira Rennert agreed to pay $150 million to resolve more than a thousand claims that a lead smelter owned by his companies poisoned residents of a Peruvian town, reaching a deal on the eve of a U.S. trial that …
Via: Claims Journal
The U.S. Supreme Court reined in thousands of lawsuits pursued in state courts accusing Bayer of failing to warn users that the active ingredient in its Roundup weedkiller causes cancer, handing a major legal victory on Thursday to the German …
Via: Claims Journal
London’s efforts to deal with rising temperatures come at a considerable financial cost that will require the city to turn to private investors for help, the mayor of the UK capital said. Instead of being a “future threat,” extreme heat …
Via: Claims Journal
National insurance groups are hailing the signing of a new law in North Carolina, one that makes the state the first to place an outright ban on third-party funding of lawsuits. House Bill 315, signed by Gov. Josh Stein this …
Via: Claims Journal
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is dropping the manual brake pedal mandate for fully automated vehicles. As part of its new NHTSA’s Automated Vehicle Framework, the administration began rulemaking for its fifth update to Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. …
Via: Claims Journal