Litigation/Liability Trends
SCOTUS Will Consider Patent Lawsuit Limits
The U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to decide whether to limit where patent lawsuits may be filed, potentially threatening a years-long trend that critics say allows frequent and ...
Communications, Media, Tech Firms’ Risk Awareness Higher Than Actual Preparedness: Marsh
A large number of communications, media and technology companies see their risks becoming more complex or larger in the years ahead. While that awareness is high, however, protection and preparedness ...
Amazon Airdrops Popcorn in Drone Delivery Milestone
Retail giant Amazon.com Inc. has made its first drone delivery to an actual customer, dropping off a Fire TV device and a bag of popcorn to a house in the rural English countryside 13 minutes after ...
Google Spins Off Self-Driving Car Project Into New Company
Google parent company Alphabet Inc. is separating its self-driving car project into a new business called Waymo, seeking to sharpen its focus on changing the transportation industry. John Krafcik, ...
Challenge to NFL Concussion Deal Rejected at U.S. Supreme Court
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear a challenge to the National Football League's estimated $1 billion settlement of concussion-related lawsuits with thousands of retired players ...
Tesla Motors Settles Norway Lawsuit Alleging Car’s Performance Fell Short
Electric carmaker Tesla Motors Inc has reached an out-of-court settlement with 126 Norwegian customers who claimed their cars' performance did not match promises made in the firm's marketing. Lawyers ...
Beechwood Re Reportedly Exploring Sale After Platinum Woes
The Beechwood group of reinsurance companies is in talks to sell most or all of itself after a backlash from some clients due to its relationship with troubled hedge fund manager Platinum Partners, ...
SCOTUS Rejects Hank Greenberg’s Fraud Lawsuit Appeal; Mediation to Come
The U.S. Supreme Court turned away an appeal by Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, refusing to derail a fraud lawsuit by New York state against the former American International Group Inc. chairman. Three ...