Litigation/Liability Trends
Bankrupt U.S. Coal Producer Reaches Mine Liability/Clean-Up Deal With Three States
Peabody Energy Corp, the largest U.S. coal producer, reached a deal to cover mine clean-up liabilities while in bankruptcy with three U.S. states, court documents showed on Tuesday. Peabody has ...
Goldman Sachs Accused of Selling Out Client to Curry Malaysian PM’s Favor
Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has another Malaysia problem. The New York-based bank, already under scrutiny by regulators over its fundraising for the embattled 1Malaysia Development Bhd, is now accused ...
EU, Consumer Groups Pressure VW for Compensation
Europe's Commissioner for Justice is working with EU consumer groups to pressure Volkswagen to compensate clients in Europe as it has in the United States over the diesel emissions scandal. The ...
JPMorgan Will Fork Over $200M to Resolve Asia Hiring Probes
JPMorgan Chase and Co is expected to pay about $200 million to settle criminal and civil probes over its Asian hiring practices, according to a person familiar with the matter. A settlement, which ...
Counts Reduced Against Group Charged in BP Oil Spill Fraud Case
A Texas lawyer and six co-defendants are now facing a reduced indictment of 73 charges, instead of 95, at federal trial on accusations that they faked more than 40,000 damage claims after the BP oil ...
Tesla May Deflect Autopilot Liability Due to Huge Data Collection Effort
The large volume of data Tesla Motors Inc collects from its cars on the road has armed it with information to publicly counter, and possibly legally defend, claims about the safety of its Autopilot ...
Lawsuit Accuses VW ‘Top Brass’ of Orchestrating Emissions Cheating Years Ago
Volkswagen AG Chief Executive Officer Matthias Mueller became aware of emissions cheating a decade ago as part of a broad conspiracy orchestrated by "top brass," according to lawsuits filed by U.S. ...
Companies Worry Over Autonomous Cars’ Cyber Security Risks: Munich Re
Cyber security is the biggest concern for companies evaluating risk in the nascent self-driving vehicle industry, according to a survey conducted by Munich Re. The world's second-biggest reinsurer ...