Litigation/Liability Trends
Dispute With Insurers Cited By Talc Supplier Filing Bankruptcy
Imerys Talc America Inc., which supplies talc for products including Johnson & Johnson's baby powder, filed for bankruptcy protection in an effort to end nearly a decade's worth of lawsuits ...
Alleged China Hacking May Draw Coordinated EU Response
European Union member states are considering a possible joint response to cyber attacks allegedly conducted by a Chinese state-linked hacker group after the U.K. presented evidence last month about ...
January Winter Storms, Extreme Cold Caused $1B in U.S. Econ Losses: Aon
January's cluster of winter storms and extreme cold have likely caused $1 billion in economic losses in the United States, according to Aon's January 2019 Global Catastrophe Recap. A number of ...
Suit Accuses CBS Execs of Selling Stock Before Disclosing Moonves Sexual Harassment Claims
CBS Corp. executives sold more than $200 million in company shares before disclosing to the public claims of sexual harassment against former CEO Les Moonves and other network officials, a California ...
Say Goodbye to Commercial Drone Industry If Major Air Accident Occurs: Lawmaker
The commercial drone industry could be torpedoed if there were a serious accident involving a drone and a commercial aircraft, the chairman of the U.S. House Transportation and Infrastructure ...
Climate Change Alert: World’s Driest Desert Floods and Wettest Woodlands Are Burning
The world's driest desert is flooding and some of the planet's wettest woodlands are burning. Welcome to summer in Chile. Rains high up in the Andes mountains have led to torrents of water pouring ...
EU Mulls Cyber Crimes Sanctions as China, Russia Activity Raises Concerns
The European Union is looking to get tough on cyber crimes. Technocrats representing the EU's 28 governments will meet in Brussels on Friday to discuss expanding the bloc's sanctions regime to punish ...
The Latest Launches From Chubb, Swiss Re and Cape Analytics
Chubb is debuting a new Media Industry Practice for the UK and Ireland. Swiss Re Corporate Solutions teamed with a French cyber security startup auto debut new cyber coverage for small businesses ...