Litigation/Liability Trends
Longtime VW Engineer Pleads Guilty to Charge in U.S. Emissions Probe
A veteran Volkswagen AG engineer pleaded guilty to conspiring to defraud U.S. regulators and customers, the first criminal charge in the Justice Department's year-long investigation into the ...
Ex-AIG Chairman Greenberg Seeks Vindication in 11-Year Lawsuit Battle
Even at 91, former American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice "Hank" Greenberg isn't ready to quit fighting. Greenberg scrapped with regulators and the Internal Revenue Service and beat the ...
Drone Racing Broadcast on TV Could be Europe’s Next Big Thing
Europe's leading pay-TV group Sky, known for splashing out billions of pounds on coverage of glamorous sports to keep an edge over its rivals, said on Wednesday it had identified the next big thing: ...
Willis Towers Watson Will Pay $120M to Settle Stanford Ponzi Scheme Suit
The insurance brokerage Willis Towers Watson Plc has agreed to pay $120 million to settle litigation accusing it of helping now-imprisoned Texas financier Allen Stanford run a $7.2 billion Ponzi ...
Employer Cash Flow Affects Workplace Safety: Study
More than 3.5 million workplace injuries and illnesses occur each year in the United States, costing an estimated $250 billion annually. It turns out employer cash flow affects whether those costs go ...
St. Jude Medical Short Seller’s Heart Device Allegations Spur Lawsuit
St. Jude Medical Inc on Wednesday filed a lawsuit against short-selling firm Muddy Waters and cyber security company MedSec Holdings Ltd, saying they intentionally disseminated false information ...
VW Seeks to Keep Employee From Testifying in Irish Diesel Emissions Case
Volkswagen AG challenged the right of an Irish court to hear a case over cheating on diesel emissions tests as it fought to keep an employee from testifying for the first time in the scandal. Paul ...
European Aviation Industry Urges Stricter Drone Regulations
Aviation associations representing airlines, pilots and airports across Europe called on Monday for mandatory registration and training of drone users following a number of near-misses between the ...