Litigation/Liability Trends
GM Compensation Fund Opens; Hundreds of Claims Expected
Lawyers say several hundred claims are expected to be filed at the start of a GM-financed program, which launched Friday to compensate victims of a faulty ignition switch on some of its vehicles. ...
McDonald’s Corp. Risks Liability in Employee Complaints, NLRB Rules
McDonald's Corp, not just its franchisees, can be held liable in complaints that the company violated employee rights, an official at the U.S. National Labor Relations Board said in a letter made ...
Greenberg Faces January Trial in 9-Year-Old Spitzer Suit
Maurice "Hank" Greenberg, the former chairman of American International Group Inc., will go on trial in January after more than nine years of legal jousting over former New York Attorney General ...
Regulators Quiz Google on Actions Related to Privacy Ruling
Google's handling of "right to be forgotten" requests from European citizens came under fire by regulators after the search engine company restricted the removal of Internet links to European sites ...
Are Storm Shutters Unsafe? Fire Deaths Probed
Esther Mibab felt nervous in her home in The Acreage. So nervous that she kept her accordion-style hurricane shutters closed, even in the off-season. Closed and locked. From the outside. Authorities ...
Singapore Regulators Urge Airlines to Reconsider Conflict Zone Risks
Singapore's civil aviation authority has asked airlines based in the city-state to review their risk assessment of conflict zones following the shooting down of a Malaysia Airlines jetliner over ...
Travelers Ordered to Pay Over $500M in Asbestos-Related Claims
A federal appeals court on Tuesday ordered Travelers Cos. Inc. to pay more than $500 million to satisfy asbestos-related claims stemming from the insurer's coverage of insulation maker Johns-Manville ...
$23B Punitive Damage Award Against R.J. Reynolds Likely to Be Cut: Experts
A decision by a Florida jury to impose punitive damages of $23.6 billion against R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Company on Friday is likely to be rejected on appeal or the award reduced substantially, lawyers ...