A power company in southern California says its equipment may have sparked a fast-moving wildfire that has forced evacuation orders for around 100,000 people and seriously injured two firefighters.

Amid the COVID-19 outbreak, many companies have transitioned to an at-home workforce. While remote work itself is not new, the sheer volume of companies deploying technology to stay productive and connected is greater than ever before, potentially proliferating cyber security risk.

Companies hit with ransomware cyber attacks are facing a new threat — retaliation from the federal government.

The industry’s concern over carbon emissions, and their impact on climate change, raises the question of whether nuclear energy is better for the environment.

The heavy rains from Hurricane Delta that moved through metro Atlanta this weekend washed out train tracks in Lilburn early Sunday morning, causing a train to derail, several rail cars to catch on fire and, as a result, prompting an evacuation of homes in the surrounding area.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a significant impact on commercial and specialty lines of insurance, creating new trends that seemed to have reduced or changed risk in some areas.

Telemedicine services can happen in real time, such as through a Zoom call or another video call provider. They could even be asynchronous — for example, a patient uploads their health data for review and comment at a later time by their physician.

Pennsylvania’s Medical Marijuana Act provides a private cause of action to workers, allowing state-sanctioned, card-carrying medical pot patients to sue their employers for alleged discrimination based on their lawful use of the drug, a federal judge in Philadelphia ruled on an issue of first impression.

Wood building (including stick-build, tall timber, and mass timber) is increasing in prevalence and complexity, both in commercial and residential markets. With this boom comes a variety of claims, ranging from builder’s risk to construction defect, workers’ compensation to subcontractor default.

The owner of a boat repair and storage business won’t get any help from his insurance company to fend off lawsuits from customers whose boats were damaged or destroyed in a fire in 2018.

The city of Charleston, South Carolina filed a lawsuit against two dozen of the largest pipeline and oil conglomerates, saying the firms are responsible for making the floods that often hit the port city more frequent and more damaging.

Creditors of the defunct Ashby Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co. have settled a claim with its former board members for failing to uphold their fiduciary responsibility and monitor the actions of former manager Jerry Hennessey, who stole millions of dollars from the elevator.

Despite recent public health considerations, data and news reports show construction and sales of luxury single-family homes as a percentage of overall market share has grown over the past several years.

A peach recall has expanded to include loose peaches and peach products after 78 people were sickened in 12 states by salmonella poisoning linked to the fruit, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday.

With remote work becoming more common, there has been a rapid increase in cybersecurity incidents among small to mid-sized businesses – meaning SMBs need to take steps to guard their data, according to cybersecurity firm DIGIGUARD.