Litigation/Liability Trends
Marriott Cyber Attack Puts Data From 500 Million People At Risk
Marriott International Inc. has been investigating a hack involving unauthorized access to the guest reservation database at its Starwood unit since 2014, in what may be one of the biggest such data ...
PG&E Declined to Cut Power During Windstorm as California Wildfire Ramped Up
In the days before California's deadliest wildfire erupted near a PG&E Corp. power line during a windstorm, the company kept a close eye on the weather, warned customers it might shut off ...
As the insurance market continues to stabilize, the next phase of the market will reward independent agencies that can respond...
Climate Change Talks Scheduled to Begin With Backdrop of Intense Political Divisions
Divisions within Europe and tension between the United States and China pose major challenges to the next round of United Nations talks on climate change. The most important U.N. climate conference ...
SCOTUS Appears Open to Letting Apple App Store Antitrust Suit Proceed
U.S. Supreme Court justices on Monday appeared open to letting a lawsuit proceed against Apple Inc that accused it of breaking federal antitrust laws by monopolizing the market for iPhone software ...
Allianz, Boeing Win as U.S. Judge Dismisses Suit Over Missing Malaysia Airlines Flight
A U.S. judge has dismissed nationwide litigation over the disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 in which victims' families sought to hold the carrier, its insurer Allianz SE and Boeing Co ...
California Utility Won’t Escape Wildfire Liabilities With Option It Seeks
PG&E Corp., suspected of starting California's deadliest wildfire, may soon get help from state lawmakers -- just not the help it most wants. As early as Dec. 3, a lawmaker plans to introduce a ...
Cloud Computing Is Becoming a Pricy Business Interruption Risk: Hartford Steam Boiler
Cloud computing is shaping up to be a pricy and challenging business interruption risk, according to a new survey from Munich Re/Hartford Steam Boiler. According to the 2018 HSB survey, 34 percent of ...
J&J Talc Cancer Retrial in South Carolina Fails to Reach Verdict
A second South Carolina jury on Thursday failed to reach a verdict in the retrial of a case by a woman whose family said her long-term use of Johnson & Johnson's baby powder led to her death from ...