Litigation/Liability Trends
Hurricane Matthew Moves Out to Sea; Flooding Continues, Death Toll Climbs
Residents of the southeastern United States ravaged by Hurricane Matthew turned their focus on Monday toward recovery and clean-up, but officials in several states warned that deadly flooding could ...
Judge Rules Fiat Chrysler Must Face U.S. Safety Compliance Lawsuit
A U.S. judge on Wednesday said Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV must face a lawsuit claiming it defrauded shareholders by overstating its ability to comply with vehicle safety laws. U.S. District Judge ...
AIG Sued for $100M in Bonuses by Former Derivatives Staff
American International Group Inc. was sued by former staff who say they were denied $100 million in bonuses amid public outrage over derivative trades that crippled the insurer and threatened the ...
The P/C Insurance Industry and Analysts Scramble for Hurricane Matthew
With news that Hurricane Matthew could hit Florida and nearby states by Friday as a Category 4 storm, the property/casualty insurance industry scrambled on Thursday to assess and prepare for the ...
J&J Warns Patents Their Insulin Pumps Carry Cyber Hacking Risks
Johnson & Johnson is telling patients that it has learned of a security vulnerability in one of its insulin pumps that a hacker could exploit to overdose diabetic patients with insulin, though it ...
Wells Fargo Scandal May Reach to Thousands of Small Business Owners
The scandal over improper sales practices at Wells Fargo & Co extended to thousands of small-business owners, according to a U.S. lawmaker, raising questions about the scope of the bank's issues ...
VW, U.S. Dealerships Propose $1.2B Emissions-Cheating Accord
Volkswagen AG is asking a judge to approve its $1.2 billion agreement with its U.S. dealerships for losses caused by its emissions-cheating scandal. The proposed settlement increases the amount VW ...
GEICO Loses Chance to Gain SCOTUS’s Ear for Overtime Appeal
The U.S. Supreme Court on Monday declined to hear GEICO General Insurance Co's appeal of a ruling that the No. 2 auto insurer in the United States must pay overtime wages to its claims investigators ...