Litigation/Liability Trends
21st Century Fox Reaches $90M Settlement in Sexual Harassment Shareholder Claims
Twenty-First Century Fox Inc has reached a $90 million settlement of shareholder claims arising from the sexual harassment scandal at its Fox News Channel, which cost the jobs of longtime news chief ...
Takata Corp. Slow to Repair Defective Air Bags in U.S. Vehicles
Nearly two-thirds of the U.S. vehicles containing defective air bag inflators made by Takata Corp. remain unrepaired as automakers have made varying degrees of progress addressing the largest auto ...
J&J Came Out on Top in Calif. Lawsuit Claiming Asbestos in Talc Caused Cancer
A California jury on Thursday ruled in favor of Johnson & Johnson in a lawsuit by a woman who said she developed the cancer mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos in the company's ...
Tesla Will Fight Racial Discrimination Class-Action Lawsuit
Tesla Inc said on Wednesday it would fight a class-action lawsuit filed against it earlier this week claiming the electric automaker's California production plant was a "hotbed for racist behavior." ...
Sandy Hook Families Argue to Save Gun Lawsuit in State Supreme Court
Judges on Connecticut's highest court repeatedly pressed an attorney for Remington Arms Co. about why advertisements for its AR-15 semiautomatic rifle touted its ability to "single-handedly" overcome ...
VW Will Cough Up $69M to Settle Emissions Suits in New Jersey
Volkswagen AG confirmed on Tuesday it has agreed to pay $69 million to settle New Jersey state diesel emissions claims, one of the last major outstanding diesel legal issues the German automaker ...
Colgate-Palmolive Settles Talc/Asbestos Lawsuit
Colgate-Palmolive Co. agreed to settle a lawsuit claiming its talcum-powder products caused a Pennsylvania woman to develop mesothelioma, a fatal lung disease tied to asbestos exposure. New ...
Insurers Late to the Game With a 3-D Printing Coverage Strategy
Insurers are woefully behind in developing a coverage strategy for 3-D printing and stand to face liability problems if they don't do so, an expert appearing at the PLUS 2017 conference in Atlanta ...