Litigation/Liability Trends
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 ...
Target to Resolve Data-Breach Probes With $18.5M Settlement
Target Corp. agreed to pay $18.5 million to settle investigations by dozens of states over a 2013 hack of its database in which the personal information of millions of customers was stolen. It's the ...
U.S. Accuses Fiat Chrysler of Excess Emissions in Diesel Vehicles
The U.S. government filed a civil lawsuit on Tuesday accusing Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV of illegally using software to bypass emission controls in 104,000 diesel vehicles sold since 2014. The U.S. ...