Litigation/Liability Trends
Judge Won’t Dismiss Lawsuits Against Travis Scott Over Deadly Astroworld Concert
A judge has declined to dismiss hundreds of lawsuits filed against rap star Travis Scott over his role in the deadly 2021 Astroworld festival in which 10 people were killed in a crowd surge. State ...
GM Ends OnStar Driver Safety Program After Privacy Complaints
General Motors Co. has ended its OnStar Smart Driver program after customers complained it violated their privacy. OnStar had cut deals with LexisNexis and Verisk to share personal driving data as ...
Chamber of Commerce Sues to Block FTC’s Non-Compete Ban
Business groups led by the US Chamber of Commerce sued the Federal Trade Commission Wednesday seeking to block a rule finalized this week that would outlaw non-compete provisions that prohibit ...
Once Praised, Settlement to Help BP Oil Spill Workers Leaves Most With Nearly Nothing
When a deadly explosion destroyed BP's Deepwater Horizon drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico, 134 million gallons of crude erupted into the sea over the next three months — and tens of thousands of ...
The Supreme Court Just Complicated Employer Diversity Initiatives
The U.S. Supreme Court's ruling that a St. Louis police sergeant can sue over a job transfer she claims was discriminatory was championed by human rights groups as "an enormous win for ...
Zuckerberg Avoids Personal Liability in Meta Addiction Suits
Mark Zuckerberg won his bid to avoid personal liability in about two dozen lawsuits accusing Meta Platforms Inc. and other social media companies of addicting children to their products. U.S. ...
Viewpoint: Risks for D&O Insurers Exploring the New Frontier of Gen AI
Is the world being overtaken by robots? While the answer to that question is clearly "no" — or at least, "not yet" — it seems that the focus of nearly every industry and business media outlet is ...
Pennsylvania Issues ‘Expectations’ for Carriers Regarding AI Use
Pennsylvania has issued guidance for insurance companies' use of artificial intelligence systems (AIS) based on a model adopted by the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC). The ...