Litigation/Liability Trends
Liability Insurance Law Restatement Approval Delayed: What It Means
It had been expected by many that after seven years of arduous work, the American Law Institute's "Restatement of the Law, Liability Insurance" would be approved late last month at the Institute's ...
Cyber Attacks From Governments or Criminals Are Hard to Distinguish
Veteran espionage researcher Jon DiMaggio was hot on the trail three months ago of what on the face of it looked like a menacing new industrial espionage attack by Russian cyber spies. All the ...
Local Government Lawsuits Over Marketing of Opioid Painkillers Face Uphill Battle
A growing number of U.S. states, counties and cities are filing lawsuits accusing drug companies of deceptively marketing opioid painkillers to downplay their addictiveness, but some lawyers say the ...
Trump Announces Plan to Withdraw From Climate Accord, Possibly Seek Better Deal
President Donald Trump announced the U.S. would withdraw from the Paris climate pact and that he will seek to renegotiate the international agreement in a way that treats American workers better. "So ...
SCOTUS Tightens Rules on Where Injury Suits Can be Brought
The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday tightened rules on where injury lawsuits may be filed, handing a victory to corporations by undercutting the ability of plaintiffs to bring claims in friendly courts ...
Chipotle Hackers Hit Most Restaurants, Stole Customer Payment Info
Hackers used malware to steal customer payment data from most of Chipotle Mexican Grill Inc.'s restaurants over a span of three weeks, the company said on Friday, adding to woes at the chain whose ...
States Lawmakers Move to Ban Past Salary Questions for Job Applicants
An awkward job interview question—how much did you make at your last job?—is getting banned in some parts of the country. Massachusetts, New York City and Philadelphia have passed laws that bar ...
Insurance Groups Welcome Postponement of Liability Insurance Law Restatement
Insurance groups breathed a sigh of relief this week after legal scholars delayed a vote on a controversial restatement of liability insurance law. As reported by our sister publication Insurance ...