Litigation/Liability Trends
Early 2018 Air Crashes End 2017’s Record Flight Safety Streak
Three deadly air crashes that have killed 170 passengers in the past 4 1/2 weeks may indicate that 2017, the safest-ever year for aviation, represented a statistical blip. A total of five fare-paying ...
Ford Recalls 1.38M Vehicles Over Loose Steering Wheel Bolt Issue
Ford Motor Co said Wednesday it is recalling 1.38 million vehicles in North America for potentially loose steering wheel bolts that could detach, in an issue linked to two accidents and one injury. ...
Microsoft Lawsuit Reveals 238 Gender Discrimination/Harassment Complaints
Women at Microsoft Corp working in U.S.-based technical jobs filed 238 internal complaints about gender discrimination or sexual harassment between 2010 and 2016, according to court filings made ...
Yahoo Data Breach Victims Allowed to Sue in the United States
Yahoo has been ordered by a federal judge to face much of a lawsuit in the United States claiming that the personal information of all 3 billion users was compromised in a series of data breaches. In ...
Cyber Crimes Are Growing and Getting More Complex in Europe
Attempts at digital espionage and online political manipulation in Europe are on the rise both in number and in complexity, the Netherlands' main intelligence agency said Tuesday [March 6] in its ...
U.S. Consumers Sue Kobe Steel, Toyota Over Vehicle Metal Quality
U.S. consumers have filed a lawsuit against Kobe Steel Ltd and Toyota Motor Corp accusing the companies of violating consumer protection laws and engaging in fraud by concealing the use of ...
Cryptocurrency Risks Underscored in New $1B U.S. Lawsuit
One of the highest profile digital-currency projects in Switzerland, a country that's been among the most enthusiastic advocates for cryptocurrencies, is under fire from both outsiders and insiders ...
BlackBerry Sues Facebook, Alleging Patent Violations Over Messaging Tech
BlackBerry Ltd., seeking ways to stem revenue declines, is dusting off its old patents and asking other companies to pay up for using technology BlackBerry claims it invented years ago. The latest ...