Litigation/Liability Trends
Wells Fargo Reaches $1.2B Settlement in U.S. Govt. Mortgage Suit
Wells Fargo & Co admitted to deceiving the U.S. government into insuring thousands of risky mortgages, as it formally reached a record $1.2 billion settlement of a U.S. Department of Justice ...
GM Enters Into Confidential Settlement in Ignition-Switch Case
General Motors Co on Thursday said it had agreed to settle a lawsuit that would have been the third case to go to trial over a faulty ignition switch linked to nearly 400 injuries and deaths. In a ...
Google, Apple, Microsoft, Amazon Back EPA in Climate Rule Lawsuit
Technology companies Google, Apple, Microsoft and Amazon on Friday declared support for the Obama administration in a lawsuit facing its central plan to combat climate change, saying the rule is ...
PIMCO Claims Gross Was Warned About Losing $200M Bonus if He Quit
Bill Gross was warned he would lose his bonus if he quit Pacific Investment Management Co. before the end of the quarter, PIMCO said in a court filing, challenging the central claim in his lawsuit ...
Uber Expands into More African Countries
Uber Technologies Inc. plans to start operating in three new African countries by the end of June, extending its reach 2 1/2 years after introducing its ride-hailing service in the continent. The ...
California Slaps Morgan Stanley with Suit Over Mortgage Losses
The state of California sued Morgan Stanley on Friday, accusing the bank of hiding the risks of complex mortgage debt and other securities it sold, causing big losses for the state's public pension ...
U.S. Hospitals Increasingly Vulnerable to Ransomware Attacks: Study
U.S. hospitals should brace for a surge in "ransomware" attacks by cyber criminals who infect and shut down computer networks, then demand payment in return for unlocking them, a non-profit ...
Ex-QBE Executive Sentenced in $2.6M Embezzlement Scheme
A former executive of QBE Insurance Group was sentenced on Thursday to 1-1/2 years in prison for conspiring to embezzle $2.6 million from the insurance company, some of which he used to buy a house ...