Claims / Legal
Farmers Sue Top U.S. Chicken Processors Over Their Pay
A group of U.S. chicken farmers sued the country's biggest poultry processors, including Tyson Foods Inc, for allegedly conspiring to depress their pay, the latest accusation of improper collusion in ...
Conflict Over Who Will Pay for San Francisco’s $750M Tilting Tower
Nina Agabian, a retired director of research in global health science at the University of California, bought a 29th-floor apartment in San Francisco's Millennium Tower in 2010. "It was supposed to ...
Facebook on Losing Side of $500M Virtual Reality Headset Verdict
The virtual reality headset maker that Facebook Inc. bought in 2014 for $2 billion used stolen technology, a jury said in awarding $500 million damages to ZeniMax Media Inc. Jurors in Dallas federal ...
Group Calls for Cutting-Edge Tech Infusion in U.S. Flood Insurance Program Revamp
A U.S. flood insurance program that is drowning in billions of dollars in debt can be modernized to bolster its finances while curbing the public's exposure to flood risks, a national coalition said ...
Disney to Fork Over $100M In No-Poaching Lawsuit Resolution
Walt Disney Co. agreed to pay $100 million to resolve claims it colluded with other animation studios to not hire one another's workers in California, where allegations of no-poaching pacts have ...
Volkswagen Will Pay $1.2B to Resolve U.S. Consumer Diesel Engine Claims
Volkswagen AG agreed to pay $1.2 billion to resolve U.S. consumer claims over tainted large diesel engines, adding to the carmaker's financial burden as it works through a pile of legal challenges ...
Tesla Alleges Ex-Autopilot Program Director Stole Company Secrets
Tesla Motors Inc. sued the former director of its Autopilot program, accusing him of taking confidential information about the company's driver-assist system and trying to recruit at least a dozen ...
Talent and Technology Top Claim Department Challenges
Maintaining quality staff and keeping up with changing technology and its costs continue to be major drivers of challenge for property/casualty claim departments, according to company executives. In ...