Litigation/Liability Trends
Canadian Insurer Intact Financial Backs Autonomous Car Startup Geared to Florida Retirees
There's a village in Florida where self-driving cars rule the road, and a Canadian insurance firm wants to come along for the ride. Toronto-based Intact Financial Corp. is investing $3 million in ...
Professor Sues Lyft Over Ride Sharing Technology, Alleging Insufficient Compensation
A retired Georgia Institute of Technology engineering professor described as a "pioneer" in developing the idea of ride sharing sued Lyft Inc, claiming it infringed his patent for technology ...
Insurers Faced Lower-Than-Average Natural Disaster Losses in H1: Impact Forecasting
It looks like economic and insured losses were relatively benign in the first six months of 2018. Global economic losses for natural disasters hit the $45 billion mark in the 2018 first half. Insured ...
Waymo, Walmart to Test Self-Driving Cars Ferrying Shoppers in Arizona
Alphabet Inc's Waymo is starting trials to ferry shoppers to Walmart Inc's stores in Phoenix, Arizona, the company said on Wednesday. Walmart shoppers in Phoenix metropolitan area can order groceries ...
Wildfires in Greece Claim Dozens of Lives
Greek firefighters say that at least 74 people were killed in wildfires in the country's Attica region, which includes Athens, as a summer heatwave has increased the risk of blazes across Europe. The ...
Climate Change Starts to Globally Disrupt the Seasons Themselves
Poring over four decades of satellite data, climate scientists have concluded for the first time that humans are pushing seasonal temperatures out of balance—shifting what one researcher called the ...
Children’s Climate Lawsuit Beats Back Trump Administration Appeal
A federal appeals court on Friday rejected the Trump administration's renewed bid to dismiss a lawsuit by young activists who say it is ignoring the perils of climate change. By a 3-0 vote, the 9th ...
U.S. Regulator Calls for Greater Disclosure of Power Grid Cyber Attacks
The U.S. government on Thursday asked power generators to disclose more information about cyber attacks amid growing concern that foreign hackers could disrupt the electric grid. The Federal Energy ...