Litigation/Liability Trends
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 ...
Four Auto Makers Agree to $553M Settlement Over Takata Airbag Inflators
Four automakers agreed to a $553 million settlement to address class-action economic loss claims covering owners of nearly 16 million recalled vehicles with potentially defective Takata airbag ...
Avoiding Birds Is Big Focus of Amazon’s Delivery-Drone Research
Amazon.com Inc.'s development of package-delivery drones is progressing to the point where the company is now thinking a lot about geese. The e-commerce company said Thursday it has started ...
Post-WannaCry Risks: Lawsuits Over Lax Cyber Attack Protection
Businesses that failed to update Microsoft Windows-based computer systems that were hit by a massive cyber attack over the weekend could be sued over their lax cyber security, but Microsoft Corp. ...
Demand Should Soar for Cyber Insurance in Wake of WannaCry Attacks
Demand for cyber insurance is likely to soar in the wake of the WannaCry ransomware attacks that affected more than 300,000 computers in more than 150 countries around the world since May 12, Fitch ...
Group That Leaked ‘WannaCry’ Ransomware Attack Tools Threatens Release of More Malicious Code
Governments turned their attention to a possible new wave of cyber threats on Tuesday after the group that leaked U.S. hacking tools used to launch the global WannaCry "ransomware" attack warned it ...
Former AIG CEO Greenberg Loses Court Appeal Over 2008 Bailout Ruling
A federal appeals court threw out a ruling that the U.S. government illegally bailed out insurer American International Group Inc during the 2008 financial crisis, in a defeat for former chief ...
Blame Brexit: 9,000 Bank Jobs Will Move From London to EU Over 2 Years
The largest global banks in London plan to move about 9,000 jobs to the continent in the next two years, public statements and information from sources shows, as the exodus of finance jobs starts to ...