Litigation/Liability Trends
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 ...
Insurers Could Pay Up $1B-Plus for Las Vegas Massacre Costs
The deadliest mass shooting in modern U.S. history is adding to soaring costs for insurance companies, which are already taking a beating this year from an onslaught of hurricanes, earthquakes and ...
More Legal Crises for Wells Fargo: Lawsuits Over Mortgage and Auto Loans
Wells Fargo & Co is facing litigation over previously disclosed sales problems related to its auto lending and mortgage businesses, the bank disclosed in a regulatory filing on Friday. The ...
New Judicial Appointments Could Help Curb Shareholder Suits, Reduce D&O Losses
Directors and officers insurance has faced major losses in recent years due, in part, to what some call a significant increase in shareholder securities class action lawsuits. But a slew of new ...