Litigation/Liability Trends
Massive Workers Comp Fraud Scam Leads to 13 Indictments
An investigation into what's being called one of the largest cases of workers' compensation health care insurance fraud in California Department of Insurance history led to 13 indictments announced ...
California Will Require Drivers for Driverless Cars
Google Inc. envisions a world where a blind man can get in his car alone and tell it to take him to the grocery store. California regulators say self-driving automobiles aren't smart enough yet to ...
Your Toaster Could be at Risk for a Cyber Attack
Hijacking "smart" toasters and refrigerators and hacking corporate ventilation systems are among the new threats envisioned by cyber security experts as an increasing array of items are connected to ...
Uber Fails to Freeze Drivers Group Lawsuit
Uber Technologies Inc. lost its bid to freeze a lawsuit bound for trial over California drivers' demands to be treated as employees while the company appeals rulings that dramatically increased the ...
Ukraine Grid Attack Sparks Worry Among U.S. Utilities About Getting Cyber Cover
U.S. utilities are looking hard at their cyber vulnerabilities and whether they can get insurance to cover what could be a multi-billion dollar loss after hackers cut electric power to more than ...
JPMorgan Will Pay Ambac $995M to Settle Mortgage-Backed Securities Claims
Bond insurer Ambac Financial Group Inc said JPMorgan Chase & Co will pay $995 million to settle disputes related to residential mortgage-backed securities. The settlement will have a positive ...
Insurers in California Face Mandate to Disclose Coal Company Holdings
California's insurance commissioner on Monday asked all insurance companies doing business in the state to voluntarily divest from coal companies and said he will also require insurance companies to ...
VW Probe Reportedly Finds Emissions-Cheating Software Was Open Secret
Volkswagen's development of software to cheat diesel-emissions tests was an open secret in its engine development department, Germany's Sueddeutsche Zeitung newspaper said on Friday, citing results ...