Litigation/Liability Trends
SpaceX Sued by Engineers Fired After Accusing Elon Musk of Sexism
Rocket maker SpaceX and its CEO Elon Musk were sued on Wednesday by eight engineers who say they were illegally fired for raising concerns about alleged sexual harassment and discrimination against ...
Real Nut Case: Ice Cream Maker Sued Over Lack of Actual Pistachios
Is it nuts to assume a scoop of pistachio ice cream should contain actual pistachios? Or how about real butter in a dish of butter pecan? Such weighty questions about a favorite summertime confection ...
Nuclear Verdicts’ Amount, Frequency Continue to Increase: U.S. Chamber of Commerce
A recent report from The U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform (ILR) has found that nuclear verdicts of $10 million or more are on the rise. Looking at verdicts from 2013 to 2022, ILR ...
How AI in the Workplace Could Affect Insurance Coverage, Litigation
How could generative artificial intelligence affect litigation and insurance coverage as it's increasingly used in the workplace? Experts at Carrier Management's recent InsurTech Summit discussed the ...
Judge Cuts Bayer $2.25 Billion Roundup Verdict to $400 Million
A Pennsylvania judge on Tuesday slashed a $2.25 billion U.S. verdict against Bayer to $400 million for a Pennsylvania man who said he developed cancer from exposure to the company's Roundup ...
New Talc-Related Class Action Lawsuit Goes After J&J for Fraudulent Conveyance
With recent news that Johnson & Johnson is going forward with a third bankruptcy plan of a subsidiary to settle tens of thousand of lawsuits that it's talc products cause cancer, a class-action ...
Former Executive Alleges Gender Bias, Retaliatory Firing by NEXT Insurance
A former chief corporate officer for NEXT Insurance is accusing the company and its chief executive officer of gender and disability discrimination in the workplace and of firing her in retaliation ...
Nuclear Verdicts Surged to $14.5 Billion in 2023: Report
Nuclear verdicts of at least $10 million reached a 15-year high in 2023, while 27 verdicts were "thermonuclear," or more than $100 million, according to a new study by research firm Marathon ...