Litigation/Liability Trends
Allergan Sues Pfizer Over Potential Opioid Lawsuit Damages
Allergan Plc sued Pfizer Inc. to cover any potential damages that the drugmaker might be forced to pay as a result of the hundreds of lawsuits it faces over its alleged role in the opioid crisis. ...
California, Battered by Wildfires, Rejects Trump’s Proposed Clean-Air Plan Rollbacks
With his proposal to roll back fuel economy and emissions standards for cars and trucks Thursday, President Donald Trump drew a line in the California sand. The nation's most populous state wasted no ...
Wells Fargo Will Fork Over $2.09B to Resolve Longstanding U.S. Mortgage Probe
Ten years after faulty mortgages upended the global financial system, Wells Fargo & Co. agreed to pay $2.09 billion to settle a U.S. probe into its creation and sale of loans that contributed to ...
Analysts Grill U.S. Insurers About Exposure to $4.7B J&J Talc Verdict
Wall Street is trying to figure out whether the U.S. insurance industry will bear any costs from a record $4.69 billion judgment against Johnson & Johnson awarded to customers and their families ...
SCOTUS Declines to Stop Children and Teens’ Climate Lawsuit
The U.S. Supreme Court refused to halt a novel and sweeping lawsuit pressed by children and teenagers seeking to force the federal government to take steps against climate change. Rejecting a Trump ...
States Sue to Block Trump Administration Plans Allowing Downloadable 3-D Printed Gun Instructions
A group of Democrat-controlled states said it sued to block the Trump administration from allowing 3-D gun manufacturers to publish instructions on how to make "downloadable" guns. The coalition is ...
Oracle, SAP Business Software Increasingly Targeted by Hackers: Study
At least a dozen companies and government agencies have been targeted and thousands more are exposed to data breaches by hackers exploiting old security flaws in management software, two cyber ...
Trump’s Auto Efficiency Rollback Makes Safety Claims; Experts Are Wary
The Trump administration intends to brand its rollback of Obama-era fuel economy requirements as a life saver, literally -- even labeling it the "Safer and Affordable Fuel Efficient Vehicles Rule." ...