Litigation/Liability Trends
This Time, J&J Wins Trial Involving Talc Cancer Claims
Johnson & Johnson won the latest trial over claims its iconic baby powder can cause cancer, as a jury in Long Beach, California, rejected a lawsuit brought by a 65-year-old retired teacher who ...
A Catastrophic Wildfire Fund Is Under Serious Consideration in California
Creation of a catastrophic wildfire risk pool is emerging as the most likely option as California lawmakers seek to protect the solvency of investor-owned utilities from record payouts for fire ...
Cosby Accuses AIG of Reaching Unauthorized Settlement in Sex Abuse Suits
Seven women who said Bill Cosby sexually assaulted them decades ago and then labeled them liars by denying it have settled defamation lawsuits against the imprisoned ...
Microsoft Insurer Fails to Recoup $175M from Xbox Chipmaker Hit by Fire
Microsoft Corp.'s captive insurer has lost its bid to recover $175 million in costs the software maker said it incurred in 2013 to replace memory chips that a manufacturer failed to deliver because ...
Climate Change Activists Are Suing Shell Over Fossil Fuel Usage
Environmentalist and human rights groups said on Friday they had started a lawsuit against Royal Dutch Shell in the Netherlands to force the energy firm to cut its reliance on fossil fuels. The ...
Bayer Claims It Contained Cyber Attack Hatched in China
German drugmaker Bayer has contained a cyber attack it believes was hatched in China, the company said, highlighting the risk of data theft and disruption faced by big business. Bayer found the ...
The 2019 Atlantic Hurricane Season Could Bring 13 Named Storms
There's a lot of reasons people think 13 is an unlucky number. This year may add another. At least 13 storm systems should reach tropical strength and get a name in 2019, with five becoming ...
Russia Banks, Money Transfer Firms Sued Over Downed Malaysian Airlines Plane
The family of an American killed when a Malaysian Airlines plane was shot down over Ukraine in 2014 filed a lawsuit on Thursday against U.S.-based money transfer companies and two Russian banks they ...