Litigation/Liability Trends
Personal Info of 15M Canadians at Risk After LifeLabs Hacking
Canadian laboratory testing company LifeLabs disclosed on Tuesday that it had suffered a cyber attack that may have compromised the personal information of some 15 million customers, primarily in the ...
GM Sues Hyundai for Allegedly Poaching Exec to Access Self-Driving Car Secrets
General Motors Co. accused Hyundai Motor Co.'s U.S. unit of poaching one of its top safety executives so it could gain access to trade secrets for self-driving vehicles and electric cars. Brian ...
Southwest Reaches Partial Settlement Deal With Boeing Addressing Projected 737 MAX Damages
Southwest Airlines Co said on Thursday it had reached a confidential compensation agreement with Boeing Co for a portion of a projected $830 million hit to operating income in 2019 arising from the ...
Insurers Balk at Defending Sexual Misconduct Claims, Even With Weinstein
While Harvey Weinstein's insurers have reportedly agreed to pay $47 million to settle civil suits against the movie producer, most policyholders should prepare for an epic legal battle just to get ...
Bayer Seeks Reversal of $25M Roundup Verdict
Bayer AG on Monday said it has asked a U.S. federal appeals court to throw out a $25 million judgment it was ordered to pay to a California man who blamed the company's Roundup weed killer for his ...
U.S. Agency Will Investigate 12th Tesla Crash Connected to Possible Autopilot Use
The U.S. auto safety agency said on Friday it will investigate a 12th Tesla crash that may be tied to the vehicle's advanced Autopilot driver assistance system after a Tesla Model 3 rear-ended a ...
Bristol-Myers Defeats Gilead, Winning $752M in U.S. Patent Case
Bristol-Myers Squibb Co on Friday said it won a $752 million jury verdict against Gilead Sciences Inc in a U.S. patent dispute relating to technology for treating cancer. A jury in Los Angeles ...
Google/Alphabet Pursues Mediation to Settle Investor Suits Over Sex Harassment
Alphabet Inc. is pursuing mediation to settle investor litigation alleging the company let senior leaders at Google get away with sexual harassment and misconduct for years. Company directors this ...