Litigation/Liability Trends
Canadian Railroad Struggles with Adequate Track Repair Following 2015 Derailments
Canada's biggest railway struggled to keep some heavily used track in adequate repair even after a string of derailments last year showed the danger of moving oil on poorly maintained track, ...
Travelers, Markel, other NFL Insurers to Question League Over Concussion Accord
The National Football League's insurers were cleared to begin gathering evidence in their effort to avoid paying the league more than $1 billion in costs for thousands of lawsuits by former players ...
PwC Sued for Allegedly Favoring Younger Job Hires
A lawsuit accusing PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP of violating U.S. discrimination law by hiring a "stunningly low" number of people over the age of 40 to maintain a youthful culture has been filed in ...
Older Drivers with Falling History Carry Heightened Crash Risks
Older drivers with a history of falling have a 40 percent higher risk of being involved in motor vehicle crashes. But despite this increased risk, drivers ages 40 – 80 still have a lower risk of ...
Judge Finds Amazon Liable for Charges Incurred by Kids Using Apps
Amazon.com Inc is liable for billing parents for in-app purchases that their children made without permission, a federal judge has judge has decided, in a ruling that resolves accusations similar to ...
Ironshore Joins Rivals in Food Recall Product Contamination Insurance Space
An Ironshore division has started offering product contamination recall coverage focused on food and beverage industry-related risks. It won't be without competition. The company's Pembroke Managing ...
Global Network for Bank Money Transfers Aware of Many Cyber Fraud Incidents
SWIFT, the global financial network that banks use to transfer billions of dollars every day, warned its customers on Monday that it was aware of "a number of recent cyber incidents" where attackers ...
Auto Insurance Premiums Could Collapse as Driverless Cars Take Hold
The automotive and tech companies pursuing the driverless car share a utopian belief: Autonomous vehicles will benefit society, eventually saving most of the nearly 33,000 people each year killed in ...