About to Take Off? Legal Fights Emerge Over Toxic Fumes on Flights
When passengers step onto an airplane, they're accustomed to turbulence, seat kicking and lengthy tarmac delays. Those are the predictable annoyances of air ...
Litigation/Liability Trends
Meta, Google Lose Case Over Social Media Harm to Kids
A Los Angeles jury on Wednesday found Meta and Alphabet's Google negligent for designing social media platforms that are harmful to young people, in a $6 million verdict that ...
Meta Ordered to Pay $375M After Trial Over Child Exploitation, User Safety
A New Mexico jury on Tuesday found Meta Platforms violated state law in a lawsuit brought by the state attorney general, who accused the company of misleading users about the ...
Median Securities Class Action Settlement Hits 29-Year High
Despite fewer securities class action settlements, the median settlement amount reached its highest level in nearly three decades last year, according to Cornerstone Research. The median settlement ...
Meta Loses Insurance for Defense in Major Social Media Addiction Litigation
A Delaware judge has ruled insurers do not have a duty to defend Meta Platforms in the thousands of lawsuits that allege its Facebook and Instagram platforms harm children. Superior Court Judge ...
Four Practical, Data-Backed Steps for Preventing Nuclear Verdicts®
Runaway jury awards, known as Nuclear Verdicts®, have been an escalating problem for years. By our count, between 2023 and 2025, American juries awarded over $71 billion ...
Is Risk the Main Ingredient in Ultra-Processed Food?
Convenience often dictates daily choices, as demanding schedules make it easy to rely on packaged snacks or ready-made foods to keep busy households moving. For decades, ...
Trump’s Repeal of Climate Rule Opens a ‘New Front’ for Litigation
The Trump administration's imminent repeal of an Obama-era scientific finding that greenhouse gases pose a public health threat could open up a new pathway for filing lawsuits against power-plant ...
TikTok Charged for Breaching EU Rules With App’s Addictive Features
TikTok was charged on Friday with breaching EU online content rules over what the bloc's regulator said were its addictive features and was told to change the design of its app ...
