Litigation/Liability Trends
Self-Driving Car Guidelines Urge Data Sharing to Boost Safety
Competitors locked in a cut-throat race to bring fully self-driving cars to American roads are being asked to share experiences with "edge cases," rare scenarios that pose the most vexing safety ...
Racketeering Suit Alleges State Farm Bankrolled Judge
Some customers of State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Co. claim the company conspired to help elect an Illinois Supreme Court candidate so he could vote to throw out a $1 billion award against the ...
Tesla Warns Shareholder Suits Could Delay SolarCity Acquisition
Elon Musk-led Tesla Motor Inc said on Monday its proposed acquisition of SolarCity Corp could be delayed due to shareholder lawsuits challenging the deal. The company said four lawsuits were filed in ...
U.S. VW Diesel Probe Reportedly Expands to Software Maker Bosch
U.S. prosecutors are investigating whether Germany's Robert Bosch GmbH, which provided software to Volkswagen AG, conspired with the automaker to engineer diesel cars that would cheat U.S. emissions ...
Samsung Sued by Florida Man Alleging Explosion Injury From Galaxy Note 7
Samsung Electronics Co was sued on Friday by a Florida man who said he suffered severe burns after his Galaxy Note 7 smartphone exploded in his front pants pocket. The lawsuit by Jonathan Strobel may ...
Porsche Drawn into VW Diesel Suits
Porsche Holding SE was dragged deeper into the Volkswagen AG emissions debacle as investors raced to file German lawsuits ahead of the one-year anniversary of the scandal. A group of institutional ...
China Suit Claims Tesla Autopilot System Caused Fatal Crash; Company Investigates
Tesla Motors Inc. said it has no way of knowing whether its Autopilot system was involved in a crash in China that killed the driver because the car was too damaged to transmit data. A court in ...
Typhoon Meranti Wreaks Havoc in China and Taiwan
Typhoon Meranti wreaked havoc in China and Taiwan after striking late Wednesday, causing damage, widespread flooding and massive power outages, according to RMS. It appears, however, that things ...