Litigation/Liability Trends
Uber Internal Review: Privacy Program Needs Improvement
Uber Technologies Inc. should expand its privacy program to improve disclosures, training and employee accountability, according to an internal review that the company commissioned after a ...
Ex-AIG Chairman Greenberg Remains Defiant as Fraud Trial Ramps Up
Ex-American International Group Inc. Chairman Maurice "Hank" Greenberg said New York State's pursuit of him through a decade-old fraud lawsuit is a futile waste of taxpayer money, as the two sides ...
U.S. Currency-Rigging Lawsuit to Proceed Against 12 Big Banks
A federal judge on Wednesday said U.S. investors may pursue a nationwide antitrust lawsuit accusing 12 major banks of rigging prices in the $5.3 trillion-a-day foreign exchange market. U.S. District ...
Judge: Las Vegas Exec and Company Must Fork Over $584M For Ponzi Scheme
A Las Vegas executive and his company were ordered by a federal judge to pay $584.4 million for running what the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission called a Ponzi scheme that bilked thousands of ...
‘Ghost’ Cyber Threat Hopefully Thwarted By New Linux Patch
Red Hat Inc and other makers of the widely used Linux operating system for business computers updated their software on Tuesday to thwart a serious new cyber threat they warned could allow hackers to ...
Risky Mortgage Bonds Returning Under a New Name
The business of bundling riskier U.S. mortgages into bonds without government backing is gearing up for a comeback. Just don't call it subprime. Hedge fund Seer Capital Management, money manager ...
Smartphones and Tablet Devices: The New Cyber-Attack Weak Spots
Smartphones and tablet devices are the new weak spot in the battle against cyber-criminals, according to the head of computer security at Europe's biggest phone company. Businesses and governments ...
The Number of Securities Fraud Class Action Lawsuits Is Dropping
The size of federal class action lawsuits accusing companies of securities fraud has dropped significantly, new studies show, as the bull market in stocks approaches its sixth birthday. Losses ...