Litigation/Liability Trends
Group Calls for Cutting-Edge Tech Infusion in U.S. Flood Insurance Program Revamp
A U.S. flood insurance program that is drowning in billions of dollars in debt can be modernized to bolster its finances while curbing the public's exposure to flood risks, a national coalition said ...
Disney to Fork Over $100M In No-Poaching Lawsuit Resolution
Walt Disney Co. agreed to pay $100 million to resolve claims it colluded with other animation studios to not hire one another's workers in California, where allegations of no-poaching pacts have ...
Volkswagen Will Pay $1.2B to Resolve U.S. Consumer Diesel Engine Claims
Volkswagen AG agreed to pay $1.2 billion to resolve U.S. consumer claims over tainted large diesel engines, adding to the carmaker's financial burden as it works through a pile of legal challenges ...
Ex-EPA Transition Head: U.S. Will Change Course on Climate Policy
The United States will switch course on climate change and pull out of a global pact to cut emissions, said Myron Ebell, who headed U.S. President Donald Trump's Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...
Tesla Alleges Ex-Autopilot Program Director Stole Company Secrets
Tesla Motors Inc. sued the former director of its Autopilot program, accusing him of taking confidential information about the company's driver-assist system and trying to recruit at least a dozen ...
Former VW CEO Under Investigation by German Prosecutors
German prosecutors are investigating former Volkswagen chief executive Martin Winterkorn on suspicion of fraud, looking into when he first knew that the carmaker was rigging diesel emissions tests. ...
Europe’s Firms, Unprepared for Cyber Risks, Face Breach Disclosure Law
European companies are unprepared to cope with the reality of today's cyber risks, according to a new report from Marsh & McLennan Cos. (MMC) and cyber security company, FireEye. However, ...
Costco Wins Dismissal of Lawsuit Involving Slave Labor-Harvested Thai Shrimp
Costco Wholesale Corp. won dismissal of a lawsuit claiming it didn't disclose to customers that it was selling farmed shrimp from Thailand fed a diet of cheap fish caught at sea with unpaid, forced ...