Litigation/Liability Trends
Beazley/Munich Re Start Selling Broad Cyber Cover for Large Global Companies
Beazley will link up with a unit of Munich Re to roll out broad cyber protection for the world's largest companies, with a focus on digital assets and IT infrastructure. Plans call for Beazley, the ...
Global Cyber Email Scams Cost Businesses Billions of Dollars
Businesses have lost billions of dollars to fast-growing scams where fraudsters impersonate company executives in emails that order staff to transfer to accounts controlled by criminals, according to ...
BMW Debuts ReachNow Car-Sharing Service in Seattle; U.S. Expansion Eyed
Germany's BMW launched on Friday a car-sharing service in Seattle, where it will offer customers the use of 370 BMW and Mini vehicles, before expanding to other cities in the United States. ...
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 ...