A Second Circuit judge on Wednesday was skeptical that Exxon Mobil Corp. was required to defend BP Products North America in multiple lawsuits seeking more than $1 billion for damages caused by a Brooklyn oil spill.

Copper prices soared after Freeport-McMoRan Inc. said force majeure was declared on contracted supplies from its giant Grasberg mine in Indonesia, the second-largest source of the metal.

Units of Zurich Insurance Group AG are suing Hilcorp Energy Co. over its settlement costs in litigation alleging the firm’s oil and gas production activities violated Louisiana coastal zone management laws.

Edison International expects to begin accepting applications “well before” Thanksgiving to compensate victims of the deadly Eaton Fire that destroyed swaths of the Los Angeles area in January, according to Chief Executive Officer Pedro Pizarro.

American Airlines Group Inc. was sued by the wife of a passenger killed in January when one of its regional jets collided with a military helicopter near Washington, one of the deadliest US air disasters in decades.

Hartford Accident and Indemnity Co. asked to appeal a bankruptcy court ruling that denied the insurer standing to dispute clergy sex abuse claims filed against a New York Catholic diocese, saying it violates recent US Supreme Court precedent.