Litigation/Liability Trends
Lawmakers Push for Removal of Tech Liability Shield
A bipartisan group of lawmakers is stepping up efforts to have U.S. trade officials eliminate a legal liability shield that tech companies are pushing to keep in new agreements, including a deal to ...
J&J Will Recall 33,000 Bottles of Baby Powder After FDA Finds Asbestos Traces
Johnson & Johnson said on Friday it is recalling around 33,000 bottles of baby powder in the United States after the U.S. health regulators found trace amounts of asbestos in samples taken from a ...
J&J Offers $4B to Settle Opioid Claims; Distributors Agree to Pay $18B
Johnson & Johnson has offered to pay $4 billion to settle all claims accusing the company of helping fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic, as part of a potentially larger deal involving drugmakers and ...
Deadly Los Angeles Wildfire Started Near Electrical Utility Transmission Tower
A deadly wind-driven wildfire that raged across the northern edge of Los Angeles last week started near the base of high-voltage transmission tower owned by electric utility Southern California ...
AIG Risks Liability in Elon Musk Defamation Case
Insurance giant American International Group Inc. may get wrapped up in a defamation case involving billionaire Elon Musk, who has told lawyers representing the British cave diver suing him that he's ...
As the Private Flood Market Grows, Claims Professionals Will Be Tested
A nudge into the market by carriers offering private flood insurance is becoming more of a shove, which might bring new opportunities for claims adjusters and maybe create a more efficient claims ...
J&J Faces At Least 100,000 Injury Suits From Various Products
Johnson & Johnson has taken some costly beatings in court this year. And it could get worse. Just last week, a jury ordered J&J to pay $8 billion for wrongfully pushing doctors to prescribe ...
Hyundai, Kia Set Aside $758M to Resolve Class Action Suits Over Engine Fires
Hyundai Motor Co and affiliate Kia Motors Corp have earmarked 900 billion won ($758 million) to settle U.S. class action litigation and address engine-related issues in the United States and South ...