Litigation/Liability Trends
Two Business Groups Urge Govt. Agency to Probe Medical Funding Industry
Two business lobbying groups this week called on the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to investigate the medical funding industry after a Reuters investigation revealed that private investors are ...
UK Broker Towergate Contributes to $31M Gallagher Lawsuit Settlement
The lawsuit filed by Arthur J. Gallagher against the former CEO of its international brokerage operation, David Ross, who defected to Towergate earlier in the year – has been settled for a payment ...
Buffett’s GEICO Agrees to California Settlement Over Misleading Price Quotes
GEICO, the auto-insurance unit at Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway Inc., agreed to a settlement with California regulators after its online price quotes misrepresented some coverage as the ...
Uber Lobbies Heavily To Reshape Driver Regulations in California
Uber has spent more on lobbyists in California than Facebook and Apple combined to fend off regulations aimed at the heart of its worldwide business model. The San Francisco company's lobbyists are ...
U.S. Regulators Accuse Two Pension Advance Companies of Cheating Retirees
U.S. regulators on Thursday filed a lawsuit accusing two companies of preying on retirees and military veterans by advancing high-cost loans disguised as pension advances, jeopardizing victims' ...
FDIC Sues 3 U.S. Banks Over Shoddy Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities
The FDIC, a U.S. bank regulator, has sued three large U.S. banks to recoup some of the more than $695 million it lost from selling shoddy residential mortgage-backed securities once owned by a Texas ...
Uber’s Background Checks Missed Convicts: California Prosecutors
California prosecutors have broadened their civil lawsuit against popular online ride-sharing service Uber, alleging that its background checks missed people previously convicted of murder and sex ...
Costco Sued for Misleading Consumers About Slave-Harvested Shrimp
Costco Wholesale Corp. was sued for selling farmed shrimp from Thailand, where slave labor and human trafficking in the fishing industry are widespread, and allegedly misleading U.S. consumers about ...