Litigation/Liability Trends
Wells Fargo Will Pay at Least $385M to Settle Auto Insurance Scam
Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to pay at least $385 million to customers who say they were signed up for auto insurance without their knowledge or consent when they took out a car loan. Terms of the ...
One Big Storm Added to This Year’s Hurricane Season Forecasts
It only takes one. Just ask the survivors of Superstorm Sandy or Hurricane Katrina. Colorado State University, which pioneered seasonal storm forecasting 36 years ago, on Tuesday upped the ante for ...
California Utility Reportedly Planning $11B Fund to Resolve Wildfire Claims
PG&E Corp. has spoken to lawmakers about putting together a pool of capital worth about $11 billion to settle claims related to wildfires blamed on the bankrupt California utility, according to ...
JP Morgan Agrees to Record Settlement in Suit Alleging Bias Against Dads
JPMorgan Chase & Co. has agreed to pay $5 million to resolve a discrimination claim filed by a male employee who alleged the bank's parental leave policy was biased against dads. The payout ...
Judge Rules Facebook Must Proceed With Privacy Breach Lawsuit
Facebook Inc. must defend itself in a District of Columbia lawsuit accusing the social network of failing to safeguard users' personal data and allowing a U.K. political consulting firm to mine the ...
Cyber Attacks Added to List of Municipal Bond Credit Risks
Huge pension debt. Crumbling infrastructure. Climate change. Now add cyberattacks to the list of things that municipal bond investors should worry about. The recent ransomware attack that shut down ...
Federal Flood Insurance Program Wins Short Extension
Having failed several times to pass a $19 billion disaster aid bill with a federal flood insurance reauthorization provision by unanimous consent, the House of Representatives managed on Thursday to ...
Teva Settles Oklahoma Opioid Marketing Claims Before Trial for $85 Million
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. said on Sunday it had agreed to pay an $85 million settlement with the state of Oklahoma days before the company was set to face trial over allegations that it and ...