Litigation/Liability Trends
Wi-Fi Vulnerable to Hacking Due to Newly-Discovered System Flaw
Cyber security watchdogs and researchers are issuing warnings over risks associated with a widely used system for securing Wi-Fi communications after the discovery of a flaw that could allow hackers ...
A Victory for J&J: Appeals Court Reverses $72M St Louis Talc-Cancer Verdict
Johnson & Johnson won its appeal of a $72 million verdict claiming its talc products cause ovarian cancer, as a Missouri appeals court found the case shouldn't have been tried in a St. Louis city ...
For Some CA Wineries, Insurance Wildfire Payments May Fall Short
Wineries damaged by wildfires tearing through Northern California are starting insurance claims, and at least some of the smaller vintners are likely to find limits in their policies mean payouts ...
Cyber Risk Rises to Top of Corporate Agenda With EU Regulatory Deadline: Marsh
The upcoming implementation of the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), which takes effect in May 2018, has elevated cyber risk to the top of the corporate agenda for ...
Suits Against Japanese Steel Supplier Expected After Fake Data Disclosure; GM, Ford Among Top Customers
Kobe Steel Ltd.'s legal problems are just beginning in wake of the company's disclosure that it falsified data for years about the durability of aluminum and copper used in airplanes, trains and ...
U.S. Supreme Court Won’t Yet Decide What Constitutes a Computer Hacking
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday sidestepped a growing controversy over who can give permission to access a computer, a debate that goes to the core of what constitutes hacking in this era of ...
AIG Warns of Possible $3.1B Catastrophe Loss Hit for Q3 from Hurricanes, Earthquakes
American International Group warned it faces as much as $3.1 billion in pre-tax catastrophe losses for the 2017 third quarter, largely from three hurricanes and two Mexico earthquakes. The ...
Hurricane Nate’s Insured Losses Will Reach Close to $500M: Karen Clark & Co.
Hurricane Nate will likely cause close to $500 million in insured losses, according to a flash estimate from catastrophe modeling form Karen Clark & Co. While the number is not insignificant, it ...