Litigation/Liability Trends
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 ...
Zurich Insurance, Others With WEF Create Fintech Cybersecurity Consortium
The World Economic Forum has led the creation of an industry consortium focused on improving the cybersecurity of financial technology companies, as collaboration between fintechs and financial ...
More Winter Storms Will Pound the East Coast This Week
Winter isn't done with the Northeast just yet. For the second time in a week, a storm promises to barrel along the East Coast, bringing snow to New York and pounding coastal areas still cleaning up ...
VW Catches a Break: U.S. Judge Dismisses Bondholder Suit Over Excess Emissions
A U.S. judge late Friday dismissed a lawsuit filed by institutional investors who purchased bonds from Volkswagen AG's U.S. unit and claimed the automaker had made false and misleading statements ...
Drugmakers Reduce Opioid Marketing as Hundreds of Lawsuits Up Pressure
Purdue Pharma LP's decision to stop promoting its opioid drugs to doctors is being hailed as the first result of a judge's push for concrete solutions to a nationwide epidemic, even though the ...
Equifax Breach Could Be Most Expensive Corporate Hacking Ever
Equifax Inc said it expects costs related to its massive 2017 data breach to surge by $275 million this year, suggesting the incident at the credit reporting bureau could turn out to be the most ...
Chubb Won’t Cover Harvey Weinstein’s Legal Defense
Insurer Chubb Ltd is refusing to pay for Harvey Weinstein's legal defense against 11 lawsuits that accuse the movie producer of sexually harassing or assaulting women over the past three decades, ...
Wells Fargo, Ex-CEO Fail to Squash Shareholder Lawsuit Over Fake Accounts
A federal judge denied Wells Fargo & Co.'s request to dismiss a shareholder lawsuit triggered by the bank's plummeting stock price after it admitted in 2016 to creating millions of fake accounts, ...