Litigation/Liability Trends
NotPetya Global Cyber Attack Leaves Ukraine Scrambling to Contain New Threat
The Ukrainian software firm used as part of last week's global cyber attack warned on Wednesday that all computers sharing a network with its infected accounting software had been compromised by ...
J&J Hit With Australian Class Action Suit Over Pelvic Mesh Complications
Australian women have brought a class-action case against Johnson & Johnson over complications arising from vaginal mesh implants - a lawsuit that follows many others in the United States, Canada ...
Investors Begin Nudging Companies to Reduce Carbon Footprint
Investors are slowly starting to push companies to reduce their carbon footprint and help the world meet targets on limiting global warming that were agreed in the 2015 Paris climate talks. Energy ...
Takata, Felled by Massive Air Bag Recalls, Gets China Backing After Bankruptcy Filing
Japan's Takata Corp , at the center of the auto industry's biggest-ever product recall, filed for bankruptcy protection in the United States and Japan, and said it had agreed to be largely acquired ...
Business Interruptions Galore: Global Ransomware Attack Hobbles FedEx, Others
The global cyberattack that has been wending its way across continents since Tuesday started creating real consequences at some businesses even as the virus's spread seemed to be abating. FedEx Corp. ...
New, Massive Ransomware Attack Spreads Around the World
A new cyberattack similar to WannaCry reached parts of Asia after hitting businesses, port operators and government systems in Europe, U.S. and South America. A terminal operated by A.P. ...
Major Ransomware Virus Attacks Servers Across Europe
A major ransomware attack on Tuesday hit computers at Russia's biggest oil company, the country's banks, Ukraine's international airport as well as global shipping firm A.P. Moller-Maersk. ...
Anthem to Settle U.S. Data Breach Lawsuits With Record $115M Payment
Anthem Inc, the largest U.S. health insurance company, has agreed to settle litigation over hacking in 2015 that compromised about 79 million people's personal information for $115 million, which ...