Litigation/Liability Trends
Winner in J&J Baby Powder Asbestos Suit Gets $4 million in Punitive Damages
Jurors weighing how to punish Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit asked a judge if they could force the company to warn consumers that its Johnson's Baby Powder could be contaminated with asbestos, ...
Apple Getting Another $539M From Samsung in Long Fought Patent Battle
Apple Inc. won $539 million from Samsung Electronics Co. in the final throes of the companies' U.S. court struggle over smartphone technology, seven years after the start of a global patent battle. ...
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 ...