Litigation/Liability Trends
Judge Pauses Lawsuits Against Canadian Cryptocurrency Company Whose Founder Died
A cryptocurrency platform that lost access to millions of dollars when its founder died with sole knowledge of company passwords has been granted a temporary reprieve from creditor lawsuits. Halifax ...
Death of Crypto Exchange Founder Means Startup Can’t Retrieve Digital Assets
Digital-asset exchange Quadriga CX has a $200 million problem with no obvious solution -- just the latest cautionary tale in the unregulated world of cryptocurrencies. The online startup can't ...
Ford Sued by MIT Professors Alleging Theft of Patented Tech for F-Series Trucks
The most-popular vehicle in the U.S. -- the F-Series truck -- is among the many Ford Motor Co. products using stolen technologies to run its newest fuel-efficient engines, according to three ...
China Is Trying to Take Control of Western Data and Networks, U.S. Envoy Warns
China seeks to take control of Western data and networks, the U.S. ambassador to the European Union said, in the latest warning from Washington to its allies that they should think twice before using ...
BP Agrees to Expand Greenhouse Emissions Disclosures on Oil Investments
BP has agreed to broaden its disclosure on greenhouse gas emissions to show how it thinks future investments in oil and gas align with U.N.-backed climate goals, it said on Friday. Following talks ...
Botox Maker Allergan Sues Rival, Alleging It Stole Manufacturing Secrets
Allergan Plc and partner Medytox Inc. are seeking to block U.S. imports of a new rival to the wrinkle-treatment Botox, claiming it was developed using stolen manufacturing secrets and turncoat former ...
Bayer/Monsanto Fails to Keep Controversial Evidence From Roundup Cancer Trials
A federal judge overseeing lawsuits alleging Bayer AG's glyphosate-based Roundup weed killer causes cancer on Monday tentatively allowed pieces of controversial evidence that the company had hoped to ...
Cryptocurrency Thefts and Scams Reached $1.7B in 2018: Report
Cryptocurrencies stolen from exchanges and scammed from investors surged more than 400 percent in 2018 to around $1.7 billion, according to a report from U.S.-based cyber security firm CipherTrace ...