Litigation/Liability Trends
J&J Loses Talc Asbestos Cancer Case With $21.7M Verdict
Johnson & Johnson and its talc suppliers on Wednesday were hit with a $21.7 million jury verdict in a lawsuit by a woman who said she developed cancer after being exposed to asbestos in the ...
FTC Urged to Probe Tesla Autopilot Ads
Two U.S. consumer advocacy groups urged the Federal Trade Commission on Wednesday to investigate what they called Tesla Inc's "deceptive and misleading" use of the name Autopilot for its ...
Ex-Uber Engineer Sues, Alleging Sexual Harassment and Retaliation Over Claims
A former software engineer at Uber Technologies Inc filed a lawsuit on Monday against the ride-hailing service on Monday, claiming she was subjected to years of sexual harassment there and subjected ...
Billionaire Investor Icahn Sues to Prevent AmTrust From Going Private
Billionaire investor Carl Icahn sued the directors of AmTrust Financial Services Inc., Chief Executive Officer Barry Zyskind and the family that controls the insurer to challenge a plan to take the ...
Companies Win Out in SCOTUS Class-Action Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court delivered a blow to the rights of workers on Monday by allowing companies to require them to sign away their ability to bring class-action claims against management, agreements ...
NRA Wants to Reverse Judge’s Decision Regarding Anonymous Teens in Florida Gun Case
The National Rifle Association is appealing a federal judge's decision barring two 19-year-old gun enthusiasts from using pseudonyms as a way to avoid public scrutiny in a lawsuit over Florida's new ...
Judge Won’t Release Calif. Utility From Wildfire Cost Claim
PG&E Corp. suffered another legal setback with a judge saying he won't release the company from a key legal claim over the most destructive wildfires in California history. PG&E has been ...
NAMIC Urges Autonomous Driving System Developers to Focus on Safety, Data Sharing
While automated driving systems hold great promise to save lives and reduce crashes, the focus must remain on validating the safety of the technology every step of the way, according to the National ...