Litigation/Liability Trends
Following the Science on Fracking, the Environment and Human Health
Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) combined with horizontal drilling has unleashed a huge oil and gas boom in the United States and redrawn the world energy map. But could this new technology result in ...Research Sources for Praedicat’s Fracking Report
In a special report for Carrier Management, R.J. Briggs, Energy Economist for Praedicat, pulled together highlights of current scientific research on the risks associated with hydraulic fracturing. ...
Endo Forks Over $400M to Resolve Vaginal Mesh Implant Liability Suits
Endo International Plc agreed to pay more than $400 million to resolve lawsuits alleging its vaginal- mesh implants eroded in some women and left them in pain, people familiar with the settlement ...Fed Testified it Resisted Giving AIG $85B Bailout Loan
The Federal Reserve Board of Governors didn't want to bail out American International Group Inc. with an $85 billion loan, preferring that the insurer find a savior in the private marketplace, the ...
Europol Pushes For Data Law Changes to Battle Cybercrime
Law enforcers in Europe need greater powers to retain data for longer in order to catch cybercriminals selling discrete services that police cannot trace under existing regulations, according to a ...
Hackers See Lucrative Possibilities With Medical Records
Your medical information is worth 10 times more than your credit card number on the black market. Last month, the FBI warned healthcare providers to guard against cyber attacks after one of the ...Greenberg Argument: U.S. Bailout of AIG Extorted Shareholders
The U.S. extorted American International Group Inc. shareholders when it extended a $182 billion taxpayer bailout at the height of the 2008 financial crisis, a lawyer for Maurice "Hank" Greenberg ...
Work-Related BYOD Use: Potentially More Costly Than Previously Thought
The California Court of Appeal, 2nd District, issued a decision that has broad implications for businesses with California-based employees. In Cochran v. Schwan's Home Service Inc. (Cal. App. 2 Dist. ...