Litigation/Liability Trends
Offshore Oil Workers Allege Safety Lapses in Gulf of Mexico Platform Fire Suit
Three offshore oil workers filed a lawsuit against units of Royal Dutch Shell and Enbridge, seeking $1 million in damages for injuries they allegedly received during a Nov. 8 fire on a U.S. Gulf of ...
Calif. Wildfire Now 45 Percent Contained; Winds Cause Complications
California authorities have declared that the Thomas wildfire, which has been raging for two weeks in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties, is 45 percent contained. Is that reassuring or horrifying? ...
Holiday Disruption: 400 Delta Flights Scrapped in Second Day of Atlanta Cancellations
Delta Air Lines Inc. and other carriers worked to get thousands of stranded passengers onto planes after a major electrical disruption in Atlanta crippled service at the world's busiest hub, ...
Extreme Weather Linked to Man-Made Warming: Weather Researchers
Some of last year's crazy weather -- including extreme heat around the world to unusually warm waters in the Bering Sea -- can be blamed on man-made climate change, according to a report from a group ...
Cyber Attack Sponsored by Nation-State Halts Plant Operations
Hackers likely working for a nation-state recently invaded the safety system of a critical infrastructure facility in a watershed attack that halted plant operations, according to cyber investigators ...
Uber Investor Sues Over Company’s $680M Acquisition of Self-Driving Car Firm
Uber Technologies Inc. directors were accused of failing to properly review the ride-sharing company's $680 million acquisition of a self-driving technology firm that wound up being accused of ...
AIG Ramps Up Analysis Efforts for Insuring Against Cyber Risks
American International Group Inc has ramped up its analysis for insuring against cyber attacks, using a system that scores a company's risk of having a breach along with safeguards it has in place, ...
Kobe Steel Slammed With Lawsuits Over Data Tampering Scandal
Kobe Steel Ltd said on Friday it has been hit with lawsuits over its data tampering scandal and has had two more badges of industrial quality removed, the latest setbacks for the Japanese steelmaker ...