Litigation/Liability Trends
Alliant, Everest Re Launch Bid to Help Protect Hedge Funds From Cyber Attack
Hedge funds can spend years crafting a trading algorithm or a strategy to keep ahead of competitors. A Stone Point Capital-backed insurance broker is offering to help protect those trade secrets, and ...
Tesla Must Prepare for Lawsuit Alleging it Abused Foreign Workers
A federal judge has ruled that Tesla must defend itself at a trial over allegations it knew foreign workers at its California assembly plant were threatened with deportation if they reported an ...
Another Deadlocked Jury in a J&J Talc Cancer Trial
Jurors weighing claims that Johnson & Johnson's iconic baby powder is laced with cancer-causing asbestos failed in a second case in two weeks to reach a verdict, resulting in another mistrial. ...
Airports Globally Are Investing Billions in Measures to Counter Climate Change Risks
Global airport operators, faced with rising sea levels and more powerful storms as the climate changes, are starting to invest in measures including higher runways, seawalls and better drainage ...
Scientist Panel Prepared to Recommend Much Deeper Cuts in Fossil-Fuel Pollution
A panel of the world's top climate scientists is preparing to recommend much deeper cuts in fossil-fuel pollution than currently suggested as a pathway to stave off a dangerous increase in global ...
Apple Wins Reversal of Patent Lawsuit Verdict Involving Computer Processing Tech
Apple Inc persuaded a federal appeals court on Friday to throw out a $234 million damages award in favor of the University of Wisconsin-Madison's patent licensing arm for infringing a patent on ...
Facebook Cyber Breach Affects 50M Users
Facebook Inc has discovered a security issue affecting about 50 million user accounts, the company said on Friday. Facebook said attackers stole Facebook access tokens through its "view as" feature, ...
Goldman Sachs, Bank of America, Others Must Face Stock Lending Antitrust Suit
Major banks including Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Bank of America Corp., Credit Suisse Group AG and JPMorgan Chase & Co. must face allegations that they conspired to prevent the "antiquated" stock ...