Litigation/Liability Trends
Drug Manufacturer Teva to Pay $523M to New York in Opioid Settlement
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries will pay up to $523 million to New York State as part of a nationwide settlement of lawsuits alleging the company helped fuel the U.S. opioid epidemic. The settlement ...
Twitter Sued for Mass Layoffs by Musk Without Enough Notice
Twitter Inc. was sued over Elon Musk's plan to eliminate about 3,700 jobs at the social media platform, which workers say the company is doing without enough notice in violation of federal and ...
CVS, Walgreens and Walmart to Pay $13.8B to Settle U.S. Opioid Claims: Sources
CVS Health Corp, Walgreens Boots Alliance Inc. and Walmart Inc. have tentatively agreed to pay about $13.8 billion to resolve thousands of U.S. state and local government lawsuits accusing the chains ...
GEICO Faces California Class Action Claiming It Overcharged for Car Insurance
A federal judge on Monday said a lawsuit accusing GEICO Corp. of overcharging more than 2 million California policyholders on car insurance early in the COVID-19 pandemic may proceed as a class ...
Tesla Faces U.S. Criminal Probe Over Self-Driving Claims
Tesla Inc. is under criminal investigation in the United States over claims that the company's electric vehicles can drive themselves, three people familiar with the matter said. The U.S. Department ...
Court Dismisses 32 COVID-19 Business Insurance Cases Against Erie Insurance
A federal judge has dismissed 32 lawsuits over COVID-19 business interruption insurance claims against Erie Insurance, concluding the claimants failed to "plausibly plead" that they are entitled to ...
Federal Judge Dismisses Multiple Pennsylvania COVID-19 Claims
A Western Pennsylvania federal district judge has dismissed eight cases seeking payment for COVID-19 business interruption coverage from several insurers including Cincinnati Insurance, Travelers ...
Insurers Win Key Parts of Stonegate COVID-19 Business Interruption Case: MS Amlin
Insurers have won key parts of a complex legal battle with British pubs group Stonegate, MS Amlin said after Monday's judgment on the 1 billion pound ($1.13 billion) lawsuit against three top ...