Litigation/Liability Trends
Toronto Cab Drivers Sue to Halt Uber’s Advance
Toronto taxi drivers are launching a class-action lawsuit against ride-sharing company Uber Technologies Inc, seeking more than C$400 million ($307.27 million) in damages and an injunction to stop it ...
No Expectation of Privacy for Butt-Dialed Calls, Court Rules
Butt dialing, a source of anxiety for anyone with a cellphone, just got more horrifying. A federal appeals court in Cincinnati ruled yesterday that somebody who accidentally calls somebody else isn't ...
AIG, Allianz Stand to Gain From Nestle’s $2.3B India Noodle Mess
As Nestle SA slugs it out with India's food regulator over the amount of lead in its popular Maggi instant noodles, the dispute is whipping up business for insurers. The local unit of American ...
Hackers Commandeer Moving Jeep; Fiat Chrysler Offers Software Patch
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles NV is offering a software patch to close a loophole that let two hackers take control of a moving Jeep sport utility vehicle in an incident spotlighting the vulnerability of ...
AIG Unit Sued by Boy Scouts Over 1970s Sex Abuse Settlements
A unit of American International Group Inc. was sued by the Boy Scouts of America over claims it refused to provide insurance coverage for settlements of child sex-abuse cases from 1975 to 1980. The ...
Wells Fargo Wins Predatory Lending Lawsuit Dismissal in L.A.
Wells Fargo & Co on Friday won the dismissal of a lawsuit by Los Angeles that accused the largest U.S. mortgage lender of violating the federal Fair Housing Act by engaging in predatory lending ...
Uber Loses Bid To Toss Lawsuit Challenging Its Safety Claims
Uber Technologies Inc. lost a bid to dismiss a lawsuit over its claims to being safer than taxis. U.S. District Judge Jon Tigar in San Francisco on Friday allowed the case to proceed, finding that ...
Former Oppenheimer Exec Sentenced to Prison in Insurer-Sale Fraud
A former Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. executive was sentenced to almost two years in prison for his role in a fraud that prosecutors say led to the collapse of an Oklahoma insurance company. Allen ...