Litigation/Liability Trends
Google Privacy Settlement, ‘Direct Compensation’ in Class-Action Suits to Get SCOTUS Scrutiny
The U.S. Supreme Court will use a privacy case involving Google to consider making it harder for companies to settle class-action lawsuits without providing direct compensation to those affected. The ...
Tesla Autopilot Chief Departs After Two Years on the Job
Tesla Inc.'s Autopilot chief Jim Keller has left the company, the latest in a rash of executive departures at the electric-car maker led by Chief Executive Officer Elon Musk. Keller, who joined the ...
Passenger Claims Mental Injuries In Southwest Airlines Fatal Engine Explosion Lawsuit
A lawsuit against Southwest Airlines Co has been filed by a passenger who was flying on last week's flight 1380, in which an engine exploded and one person was killed. The lawsuit claims that since ...
Appeals Court Overturns Johnson & Johnson $151M Hip Implant Verdict
Johnson & Johnson on Wednesday secured a favorable U.S. appellate court ruling, overturning a verdict that had awarded $151 million to five people who blamed injuries they suffered on the ...
Corporations Shielded From Human-Rights Suits in New SCOTUS Ruling
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that victims of overseas atrocities can't use a centuries-old law to sue foreign corporations for complicity, blunting what once was a favorite legal tool for ...
Southwest Cancels Dozens of Additional Flights to Inspect Engines
Southwest Airlines Co canceled more flights on Monday as it worked to complete inspections of engines like the one that failed last week in a deadly accident over Pennsylvania. Flightaware.com, a ...
Carriers Still Don’t Get Dinged Much From Distracted Driving Costs: Analysis
Insurance companies are finally putting a price on the risk of distracted driving, and it's relatively cheap. Last year, a ticket for using a mobile phone while driving added $226 to the average ...
Giant Online Gun Market Risks Possible Liability in First-of-Its-Kind Court Ruling
One of the biggest U.S. online gun markets can be held liable for negligence for the private sale of a weapon used in a fatal shooting spree, Wisconsin's highest court said in the first decision of ...