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Danone Recalls Specific Baby Formula Batches Produced in Ireland as Toxin Scare Widens
2+ hour, 5+ min ago (268+ words) French food and beverage maker Danone said on Friday it was recalling specific baby formula batches in targeted markets, as a toxin contamination scare that started with Nestle products continued to spread. Some of the world's largest dairy companies including…...
Illinois USPS Employee Indicted for Alleged Workers' Comp Fraud
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (363+ words) A United States Postal Service employee has been indicted on federal fraud charges for allegedly collecting augmented workers" compensation benefits to which she was not entitled, the U.S. Attorney"s Office, Northern District of Illinois announced last month. Graciela Venegas, 66, " A…...
California Bill Seeks to Add 'Transparency' to Aerial Images Used by Insurers
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (217+ words) A California lawmaker is pushing to require insurers to notify homeowners in advance of taking or using aerial images of their property, and to stop insurers from basing decisions to cancel, non-renew, or reduce coverage based on aerial images older…...
California Bill Would Require Insurer Claims Handling Plans, and Double Penalties
12+ hour, 37+ min ago (357+ words) A bill that promises legislative reform in California to speed up disaster recovery for homeowners and renters through improved insurance coverage and expanded consumer protections was introduced on the anniversary of the Los Angeles wildfires. The Disaster Recovery Reform Act,…...
Port of Los Angeles December Imports Fell 8% From Year Earlier
2+ day, 21+ hour ago (104+ words) The Port of Los Angeles handled 424,499 20-foot equivalent units of imports in December, down 8% from the year earlier, according to data released by the nation's busiest seaport on Thursday. Related: EU "Fully Prepared' to Hit Back Over Trump's Greenland Tariffs…...
France Reports Second Baby Death Amid Tainted Formula Crisis
2+ day, 22+ hour ago (382+ words) French authorities received a report of a second infant death, as a tainted formula crisis that's engulfed Nestl" SA, Danone SA and Groupe Lactalis widens. Both babies drank formula that has been recalled, the French health ministry said in a…...
What A Community Foundation Learned Spending $100M After The LA Fires
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (1019+ words) When fires broke out across Los Angeles on Jan. 7, 2025, Miguel Santana grasped the magnitude of the catastrophe befalling his hometown sooner than most " he flew over the blazes, twice. Climbing above the LA basin on his way to a meeting…...
Consumer Group Got $1.4M Intervening in Rate Filings, California Department of Insurance Says
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (275+ words) California Department of Insurance data show one consumer advocacy group earned $1.4 million in fees last year from a program that pays people and advocates to intervene in rate hearings. Consumer Watchdog received $1,427,280.80 in fees from the state's inventor compensation program…...
Experts Can Testify About Suspected J&J Talc Products' Cancer Link
4+ day, 23+ hour ago (867+ words) In a victory for thousands of women suing Johnson & Johnson over claims that the company's baby powder and other talc products caused their ovarian cancer, a court-appointed special master recommended on Tuesday that they be allowed to present testimony at…...
Kaiser Permanente Affiliates in California Paying $556M to Resolve False Claims Act Allegations
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (496+ words) An integrated healthcare consortium headquartered in Oakland, California, that are affiliates of Kaiser Permanente agreed to pay $556 million to resolve allegations that they violated the False Claims Act by submitting invalid diagnosis codes for their Medicare Advantage Plan enrollees. " An…...