Litigation/Liability Trends
Boeing Reports Settlement of More Than Half of Lion Air Crash Lawsuits
Boeing Co has settled more than half of some 118 cases related to the fatal crash of a Lion Air flight on a 737 MAX aircraft in October 2018, attorney Dan Webb said at a court hearing on Thursday. ...
GM Accuses Fiat Chrysler of Racketeering in New Corruption Lawsuit
General Motors Co. hit Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV with a blockbuster racketeering lawsuit, alleging a years-long bribery and corruption scheme that has sent United Auto Workers and Fiat Chrysler ...
Another Business Interruption: Mass California Power Outages Return
Power supply to about 150,000 California homes and businesses is expected to be shut off on Wednesday, in the latest precautionary outage planned by utility giant PG&E against wildfire risks ...
Suit Alleges Boeing Board Liability for 737 MAX Problems
A shareholder lawsuit filed on Monday accused Boeing Co's board of doing nothing to investigate the safety of the 737 MAX until the fast-selling plane suffered a second deadly crash in five months. ...
J&J’s Opioid Payout in Oklahoma Reduced to $465 Million
An Oklahoma judge on Friday said Johnson & Johnson must pay that state $465 million for fueling the opioid epidemic through the deceptive marketing of painkillers, down from his original award of ...
European Central Bank May Include Climate Change Risks in Future Bank Stress Tests
The European Central Bank is considering including climate-change risks in future European banking stress tests, ECB Vice President Luis De Guindos said on Thursday. Speaking at a BNP Paribas banking ...
Former MetLife Exec Sues, Alleging Gender Pay Discrimination and Harassment
A former MetLife Inc. executive claims she suffered years of gender-based pay discrimination and harassment from members of the insurer's top leadership team and that she was fired after complaining ...
Sexual-Harassment Whistle-Blower Sues Lloyd’s Insurer Tokio Marine Kiln
A senior lawyer who blew the whistle on alleged sexual harassment and bullying at a top Lloyd's of London insurance company is suing his employer for what he called a campaign of harassment, racial ...