Litigation/Liability Trends
15 Nasty Weather Events Through October 2017 Cost $1B or More Apiece
In the year that President Donald Trump pulled out of the Paris accord and downplayed global warming as a security threat, the U.S. received a harsh reminder of the perils of the rise in the planet's ...
Slowed iPhones Lead to Lawsuits, Apple Apology
Facing lawsuits and consumer outrage after it said it slowed older iPhones with flagging batteries, Apple Inc is slashing prices for battery replacements and will change its software to show users ...
QBE Settles Australia Class Action Suit Over Profit Warning for $103.2M
QBE Insurance Group Ltd. has agreed to pay $103.2 million to settle a shareholder class action in Australia. The class action was commenced by Money Max Interest Pty Ltd on Sept. 9, 2015 in the ...
Amtrak Crash Leads to Questioning of Trump’s U.S. Rail Safety Plan
As investigators sift through the wreckage of this week's Amtrak train crash in Washington state, critics have begun questioning President Donald Trump's recent efforts to roll back or delay ...
Age Discrimination Suit Focuses on Facebook Ads Allowing Employers to Target Younger Workers
Several U.S. employers engaged in age discrimination by placing recruitment ads on Facebook targeting younger workers, according to a lawsuit filed on Wednesday by a communications industry labor ...
Fed Sees Lingering Cyber Risks in Wake of Feb. 2016 Bangladesh Hack Attack
The Federal Reserve, which was at the center of an unsolved $81-million cyber heist nearly two years ago, is ready for further talks with foreign counterparts to address the lingering risks of cyber ...
Gig-Economy Legal Risks May Rise After Uber Loses UK Court Fight
Uber Technologies Inc. will be regulated in European Union countries as a transport company after the bloc's top court rejected its claim to be a digital service provider, a decision that could ...
Deadly Amtrak Crash at 50 MPH Over Limit Rekindles Safety Debate
The deadly Amtrak crash in Washington state marked the railroad's third fatal accident in as many years, putting the passenger rail operator under fresh scrutiny less than a month after safety ...