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Questionable Software Patents Behind Rise in Lawsuits: GAO
Software patents are the biggest reason behind a rise in litigation over inventions, especially against companies that use the technology, the U.S. Government Accountability Office found. Its study, ...
States Weaken Commercial Host Liability Laws: Study
A new report says that in recent years many states have enacted legislation to protect retailers from commercial host liability by increasing the evidentiary requirements, limiting the amount of ...
Meadowbrook Says Class Action Without Merit
Acknowledging that class actions are often launched against public companies that experience stock drops, Meadowbrook Insurance Group nonetheless issued a press statement on Thursday to respond to a ...
U.K. Banks to Pay $2.4 Billion to Settle Insurance Mis-Selling: Sources
Britain's biggest banks are close to an agreement with regulators to pay as much as 1.5 billion pounds ($2.4 billion) to compensate customers wrongly sold insurance for credit-card and identity ...
Assured Guaranty, JPMorgan Agree to End Mortgage Litigation
Assured Guaranty Ltd. and JPMorgan Chase & Co. agreed to settle lawsuits filed by the bond insurer accusing the bank's EMC Mortgage and Bear Stearns units of making misrepresentations about ...
Disasters Cost Insurance Industry $20B in First Half
According to Swiss Re's preliminary sigma estimates, total economic losses from natural and man-made disasters were $56 billion in the first half of 2013, down from $67 billion in first-half 2012. ...
Virus Targets the Social Network in New Fraud Twist
In the world of cyber fraud, a fake fan on Instagram can be worth five times more than a stolen credit card number. As social media has become increasingly influential in shaping reputations, hackers ...
Seven Straight Years of Reserve Releases: Fitch
Property/casualty industry prior-year loss reserves have developed favorably for seven straight calendar years, according to a new report from Fitch Ratings, which also says the industry reserve ...