Litigation/Liability Trends
J&J Must Pay $72M for Cancer Death Linked to Talcum Powder
Johnson & Johnson was ordered by a Missouri state jury to pay $72 million of damages to the family of a woman whose death from ovarian cancer was linked to her use of the company's talc-based ...
How Telematics Saves on Claims, Improves Customer Experience
Insurers that are not already using the data from their telematics programs for claims would be wise to do so early in their adoption of telematics, as the task only becomes more difficult as more ...
SEC Charges Nine More People in Global Press Release Hacking Scheme
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has charged nine new defendants over what it has called a more than $100 million international scheme to hack into newswires that distribute corporate ...
Record Takata Air Bag Recall Could Grow Larger Still
The U.S.'s auto safety regulator said it's investigating all Takata Corp.air-bag inflators that use a chemical propellant banned from future models and will compile data to determine whether to ...
Apple Readies Privacy Legal Fight Against iPhone Decrypt Order
A court order demanding that Apple Inc help the U.S. government unlock the encrypted iPhone of one of the San Bernardino shooters is shaping up as a crucial test case of how far the government can go ...
Retaliation Charges Top 2015 List of Workplace Discrimination Claims
Retaliation charges increased by nearly five percent in 2015 and continue to be the leading concern raised by workers across the country. Disability charges increased by six percent from last year ...
Uber Will Pay $28.5M to Settle Claims Its ‘Safe Rides Fee’ Misled Passengers
Uber Technologies Inc. said it will pay $28.5 million to settle claims that a $1 "safe rides fee" charged to riders was misleading because its background checks on drivers aren't as rigorous as the ...
MetLife Battle Against Too-Big-to-Fail Label Has Implications for AIG
A U.S. lawyer defending the government's decision to designate MetLife Inc. a potential threat to the economy was questioned sharply by a federal judge who was asked by the company to remove the ...