Litigation/Liability Trends
Europe’s Robot Workers Could Become ‘Electronic Persons’ With Legal, Tax Obligations for Employers
Europe's growing army of robot workers could be classed as "electronic persons" and their owners liable for paying Social Security for them if the European Union adopts a draft plan to address the ...
Father of Paris Terror Attack Victim Sues Google, Facebook, Twitter
The father of a young woman killed in the Paris massacre last November is suing Google, Facebook and Twitter, claiming that the companies provided "material support" to extremists in violation of the ...
Disney Resort Reviews Safety Policies After Child Killed by Gator
It's an unwritten rule for Florida residents: Keep your kids away from ponds and lakes because alligators are everywhere. But after a gator killed a 2-year-old Nebraska boy at a Walt Disney World ...
Orlando Victims See Sandy Hook Case as Gunmaker Lawsuit Template
A case in Connecticut state court could help victims from mass shootings -- including the recent massacre in Orlando -- sue manufacturers of military style assault rifles used in the attacks, despite ...
HSBC Arm Settles 14-Year Shareholder Lawsuit for $1.58B
HSBC Holdings Plc agreed to pay $1.58 billion to settle a 14-year-old shareholder lawsuit over allegations that executives of a U.S. subprime-lending business acquired by the bank misled investors. ...
Zika Risk May Trigger Limited Insurance Coverage for Sporting Events
Continued Zika virus warnings may dampen summer sporting events such as the Rio de Janeiro-hosted Summer Olympics in August, as insurers weigh the risk of insuring such events in the midst of another ...
Family Cites ‘Colossal Miscommunication’ in Lawsuit Over Fatal Amtrak Crash
A lawyer filing suit over a fatal Amtrak crash near Philadelphia blamed a "colossal miscommunication" for the deaths of two rail workers killed when a train traveling 106 mph struck a backhoe on the ...
Beef and Other Emerging Risks
Beef may seem relatively benign to you, but Swiss Re's latest SONAR report considers it an emerging risks for insurers to watch. The reinsurer's annual emerging risk list also includes human cyborgs, ...