Litigation/Liability Trends
Tesla Draws Negative Response for Blaming Autopilot Death on Driver
Consumer-safety advocates and autonomous-vehicle experts criticized Tesla Inc. for issuing another statement about the death of a customer that pinned the blame on driver inattentiveness last week. ...
Plaintiffs’ Lawyers Readying ‘Thousands’ of Asbestos Cases in Wake of J&J Verdict
A $117 million verdict against Johnson & Johnson and a supplier in favor of a man who said his asbestos-related cancer was caused by long-term use of J&J's Baby Powder could open a new front ...
Great American, National Casualty, Other Carriers Sued by USA Gymnastics Over Nassar Lawsuit Costs
Indianapolis-based USA Gymnastics is suing its insurance carriers, alleging that they haven't fully reimbursed it for defense costs incurred in lawsuits filed by victims of disgraced former sports ...
Attorneys Warn Automated Driving Is Auto Industry Product Liability Issue
Deadly crashes involving Tesla Inc and Uber Technologies vehicles operating entirely or in part under automated systems have made a once-abstract problem very real for auto industry lawyers gathered ...
Wells Fargo Could Get $1B Fine to Resolve Auto Insurance, Mortgage Lending Abuses
Two U.S. regulators have proposed Wells Fargo & Co pay $1 billion in penalties to resolve probes into auto insurance and mortgage lending abuses at the third largest U.S. bank, overshadowing its ...
Appeals Court Revives Barnes & Noble Data Breach Lawsuit
A federal appeals court revived a lawsuit seeking to hold Barnes & Noble Inc responsible for customer losses from a 2012 data breach, where fraudsters tampered with payment verification machines ...
Rights of Contract Workers Tested in Tesla Racial Bias Suit
On a fall evening in 2015, Owen Diaz went to drop off food for his 20-year-old son Demetric, whom he'd helped find a job at the same Tesla Inc. factory where Owen operated elevators. As he turned the ...
Risk Managers Worry Over Multiple Cyber Risks and Coverage Gaps
Risk managers are very concerned about the cyber risks facing their companies and are heavily investing in protection against cyber attacks with the blessings of their boards and CEOs, a major shift ...