Litigation/Liability Trends
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 ...
Another Tesla Crash Involving Autopilot Gets U.S. Regulatory Scrutiny
Tesla Inc. confirmed to police that another of its vehicles crashed with a driver using Autopilot, and the incident triggered more scrutiny by federal regulators. Technicians at the electric-car ...
Hackers Target Mexico Banks; $15M Reportedly Siphoned From Five Companies
Mexico's central bank said on Wednesday that a cyberattack had sucked around 300 million pesos ($15.33 million) in fraudulent transfers from five companies, but it was unclear how much thieves had ...
Six More States Sue Purdue Pharma, Alleging It Fuels Opioid Epidemic
Litigation against OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma LP is intensifying as six more U.S. states on Tuesday announced lawsuits, accusing the company of fueling a national opioid epidemic by deceptively ...
Judge Won’t Let Uber Deny Responsibility for Driver Assaults
A judge refused to let Uber Technologies Inc. off the hook over a high school student's claims that her driver made lewd comments to her -- marking another rejection of the company's argument that it ...
J&J Denies Baby Powder Asbestos Claims as Latest Lawsuit Reaches Trial
A trial for a lawsuit alleging that Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder was responsible for the death of a woman due to her exposure to cancer-causing asbestos began in South Carolina on Monday in the ...
NRA Alleges NY Pursued ‘Blacklisting Campaign’ to Chase Away Affiliated Insurers, Banks
The National Rifle Association on Friday sued New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and the state's financial regulator for engaging in what it said was a "blacklisting campaign" aimed at swaying banks and ...