Litigation/Liability Trends
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. ...
Italian Defense Company Will Release Anti-Ransomware Tool After ‘WannaCry’ Attacks
When a wave of ransom-requesting cyber attacks hit computers across the globe earlier this month, Leonardo SpA cyber-security experts had already warned clients that a larger-than-usual strike was ...
SCOTUS Tightens Laws on Where Patent Lawsuits Can be Filed
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday tightened rules for where patent lawsuits can be filed in a decision that may make it harder for so-called patent "trolls" to launch sometimes dodgy patent cases in ...
China Reportedly May Delay Full Launch of New Cyber Security Rules
China may delay full implementation of controversial new cyber security rules, giving companies more time to prepare, two people who attended a meeting on Friday between the country's internet ...