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The insurance giant raised its chief executive’s pay 51% last year, to $13.1 million. Oh, and its stock price went up 38%.

Associated Press: The bill would allow California health officials to more accurately track pesticide exposure and implement safety precautions.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said, “We now have proof Toyota failed to live up to its legal obligations.”

Albany (N.Y.) Times-Union: The settlement of a medical negligence suit includes the establishment of a patient safety lecture series for medical professionals and the purchase of a neonatal simulator for staff training.

The Chronicle of Higher Education: Grades of all students who have attended Loyola Law School of Los Angeles since it changed from numeric grades to letter grades in 2004 will be raised.

Baltimore Sun: Maryland becomes the latest state to see its supreme court consider the constitutionality of caps on damage awards.

New York Times: David Leonhardt writes: “Europe arguably errs on the side of being too cautious about chemicals and other such substances. But the United States clearly seems to be on the other side of the line.”