Litigation/Liability Trends
U.S. Carriers Pursue Renewal of Federal Terrorism Risk Insurance Program
U.S. insurers are pushing for the extension of a federal terrorism risk insurance program, hoping to fend off a possible gap that would leave their clients scrambling for alternate coverage. The ...
Marriott CEO Will Testify Before U.S. Senate Panel On December Data Breach
Marriott International Inc Chief executive Arne Sorenson will testify before a U.S. Senate panel Thursday about a hacking incident it reported in December that exposed the records of up to 383 ...
U.S. Reportedly Will Allow Lawsuits Against Some Foreign Firms Operating in Cuba
The Trump administration is preparing to allow lawsuits in U.S. courts for the first time against some foreign companies doing business in Communist-ruled Cuba using properties confiscated from ...
Wells Fargo Discloses Rising Legal Risks as Sales Abuse Settlement Talks Proceed
Wells Fargo & Co. boosted an estimate for potential legal losses by $500 million while disclosing that it's in early talks to resolve another round of probes into sales abuses at its branches. ...
California Utility Takes $10.5B Hit Due to Wildfires, Says Line Likely to Blame
PG&E Corp., the bankrupt California utility owner, reported its biggest loss ever and said it's "probable" its equipment will be blamed as an ignition point for the deadliest wildfire in ...
BlackBerry Accuses Twitter of Patent Infringement
BlackBerry Ltd on Wednesday filed a patent infringement lawsuit accusing Twitter Inc of illegally using technology in its mobile messaging applications that had been developed by the former ...
Wrongful Death Suit Against JPMorgan Over Ex-Top Broker’s Suicide Dismissed by Judge
A federal judge in Manhattan on Tuesday dismissed a wrongful death lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase & Co by the estate of a former top broker, who it said committed suicide after being forced into ...
Musk Legal Problems: Tesla CEO Faces U.S. Contempt Claim for Violating SEC Accord
Elon Musk is facing a new round of regulatory trouble for tweets about Tesla Inc., raising fresh concerns about the chief executive officer's ability to keep his impulses in check and responsibly run ...