The State Affairs Committee recently found itself addressing the nagging question of what the legislature is able to do about the growing number of asbestos and silica lawsuits. The answer may come from a freshman house member, who happens to be a medical doctor, who’s authored a senate bill that businesses are in favor because [...]

Image via Wikipedia If you shop with a significant bank, possibilities are that all the transactions in your account are scrutinized by AML (Anti Cash Laundering) software. Billions of dollars are being invested in these applications. They’re supposed to trace suspicious transfers, deposits, and withdrawals based mostly on overall  statistical patterns. Bank directors, exposed, below [...]