Chubb Ltd. units ended a suit against a Texas wastewater disposal company seeking to avoid defense costs for litigation alleging escaped wastewater damaged underground oil and gas formations.

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis (R) confirmed reports Thursday that the potential closure of the “Alligator Alcatraz” migrant detention facility has been discussed, but he says federal officials “haven’t said they want to wind it down.”

A tentative state budget deal in New York includes an agreement with lawmakers to soften a landmark climate law that had called for steep and immediate cuts to planet-warming emissions, Governor Kathy Hochul’s office said on Thursday.

A coalition of Republican lawmakers urged the Supreme Court to block mailing of a widely-used abortion pill, calling postal distribution of the drug “illegal and also harmful.”

Apple Inc. was accused Thursday by Rave Inc. of monopolizing the smartphone market and removing its “co-viewing” app while promoting Apple’s competing SharePlay product.

Vanderbilt Minerals LLC, a bankrupt miner of materials used in industrial products, won approval to sell its assets to a Chicago-based private equity firm for $64 million over the objection of asbestos exposure lawsuit plaintiffs.