Litigation/Liability Trends
Zurich, Hiscox See Market Spikes in Healthcare Provider Liability Costs and Numbers
Healthcare providers must deal with increasingly severe malpractice or liability claims, and corresponding reality that the number of these cases continues to rise, two new property/casualty ...
Report: Sony PlayStation Online Store Slammed by Cyber Attack
Sony Corp's PlayStation online store was hacked on Monday, leading to a two-hour outage, the Financial Times reported, without citing sources. Sony confirmed the outage and said it was investigating ...
Takata Irks Regulators by Rejecting Broader Air Bag Recall Request
The top U.S. auto-safety regulator told lawmakers there is no way Takata Corp. can justify limiting an air bag recall to only high-humidity states. David Friedman, the deputy administrator for the ...
New ISO Coverage Endorsements Counter Ebola Hits on Business
ISO is responding to concerns about Ebola with the development of two new coverage endorsements designed to help businesses when the virus strikes. Specifically, they're structured to assist ...
Hartford Unit Accused of Using Altered Hurricane Sandy Report
A Hartford Financial Services Group Inc. insurance unit denied a Hurricane Sandy damage claim based on an engineering report that was altered without approval, a lawyer for policyholders told a New ...
Supreme Court Hearing Former-UPS Driver’s Pregnancy Bias Claim
Peggy Young only has to look at her younger daughter to be reminded how long she has fought United Parcel Service over its treatment of pregnant employees, and why. Young was pregnant with Triniti, ...
AIG Bailout Lawsuit Closing Arguments Expected This Spring
Hank Greenberg's legal assault on the U.S. government and the terms imposed in its 2008 bailout of American International Group Inc. brought a parade of financial crisis superstars to a Washington ...
Cyber Thiefs are Stealing Corporate Secrets to Game the Stock Market
Security researchers say they have uncovered a cyber espionage ring focused on stealing corporate secrets for the purpose of gaming the stock market, in an operation that has compromised sensitive ...