Litigation/Liability Trends
AmTrust Abandons Lawsuit Against Italian Ex-Broker Over Bribery Claims
Insurance firm AmTrust Financial Services Inc. has filed to voluntarily dismiss all of its claims against one of its former insurance brokers in Italy who AmTrust alleged bribed an arbitrator. The ...
Several States Plan to Sue VW Over Diesel Emissions Scandal
New York and Maryland are among several states planning to sue Volkswagen AG over the environmental damage done by devices that were designed by the carmaker to cheat on pollution-control tests. ...
Dallas Police Use of Killer Robot Opens Risky Door
When Dallas, Texas, police used a bomb-carrying robot to kill a sniper, they also kicked off an ethical debate about technology's use as a crime-fighting weapon. In what appears to be an ...
Fiat Chrysler Reportedly Under U.S. Justice Dept. Fraud Investigation
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is under investigation by the U.S. Justice Department for fraud, according to people familiar with the matter. Prosecutors are scrutinizing whether the carmaker violated ...
BP Deepwater Horizon Spill Liability Climbs to $61.6B
BP Plc has raised the total liability from the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster, which triggered the worst offshore oil spill in U.S. history, by $5.2 billion to $61.6 billion before tax. The ...
GM Loses U.S. Appeals Court Bid for Ignition-Switch Lawsuit Shield
General Motors' 2009 bankruptcy does not shield it from lawsuits over a deadly ignition-switch defect that led to criminal charges against the automaker and prompted the recall of 2.6 million ...
Pokémon ‘Augmented Reality’ App Game Leading to Liability Risks
Pokémon Go, a location-based "augmented reality" game for smartphones, may be shaping up to be a big insurance/liability challenge. The game launched in July (based on a 1990s children's card ...
SEC to Target Tesla for Disclosure Failure: WSJ Report
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating Tesla Motors Inc. for a possible securities law breach after the electric car maker failed to disclose a fatal crash in May, the Wall ...