Litigation/Liability Trends
Shareholder Suit Accuses Boeing of Concealing Safety Shortfalls in 737 MAX Planes
Boeing Co's legal troubles grew on Tuesday as a new lawsuit accused the company of defrauding shareholders by concealing safety deficiencies in its 737 MAX planes before two fatal crashes led to ...
Norsk Hydro Credited With Quick Response to Cyber Attack Despite Unrelated Upheaval: RMS
When Norsk Hydro, one of the world's largest aluminum producers, was hit by a major cyber attack in the early hours of March 19, it was already undergoing a major upheaval: just the day before the ...
Fiat Chrysler Will Pay $10M to Resolve U.S. Investor Suit Over Diesel Controversy
Italian-American automaker Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV has agreed to pay $110 million to settle a lawsuit alleging it misled U.S. investors over excess diesel emissions and failed to comply with ...
Insurers See Opportunity With Quick-Paying Parametric Disaster Insurance for Public Sector
Some of the world's largest insurers are eagerly pitching cities, states and even school districts on policies designed to pay out quickly with few questions in the event of extreme weather. The ...
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 actor. Court documents filed ...
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 ...