Litigation/Liability Trends
GM Wins Third Ignition-Switch Trial, Though Many Lawsuits Remain
General Motors Co.'s victory in a Houston courtroom Thursday makes the carmaker three for three in trials related to an ignition-switch defect, but its legal entanglements may stretch on for years. ...
VW Agrees to Cover Dealers’ Diesel-Cheating Losses
Volkswagen AG agreed to pay 652 auto dealerships for their losses from the diesel-cheating scheme that's affected more than a half million cars in the U.S. The carmaker will buy back unfixable used ...
BlackBerry Lawsuit Gets Second Chance in Lower Court
A U.S. appeals court on Wednesday upheld the dismissal of a lawsuit accusing BlackBerry Ltd of fraudulently inflating its stock price by painting an upbeat picture of the prospects for its BlackBerry ...
VW to Begin Environmental-Suit Settlement Talks With Some States
Volkswagen AG will start negotiating with a group of U.S. states to settle lawsuits filed over claims the carmaker violated their environmental laws by equipping vehicles with software to manipulate ...
Many Railroads Make Little Progress Adopting Safety Technology
Many commuter and freight railroads have made little progress installing safety technology designed to prevent deadly collisions and derailments despite a mandate from Congress, according to a ...
Chubb Division May Sue Over Tesla Autopilot Crash
A Texas man said the Autopilot mode on his Tesla Model S sent him off the road and into a guardrail, bloodying his nose and shaking his confidence in the technology. He doesn't plan to sue the ...
Big Oil Faces $100B Risk From Louisiana’s Sinking Coast
From 5,000 feet up, it's difficult to make out where Louisiana's coastline used to be. But follow the skeletal remains of decades-old oil canals, and you get an idea. Once, these lanes sliced through ...
GM Ignition-Switch Lawsuit Tossed by Texas Judge
A Texas judge has thrown out a lawsuit against General Motors from a woman who blamed a 2012 car crash on a faulty ignition switch that later prompted the company to recall 2.6 million vehicles. The ...