Litigation/Liability Trends
3M Belgian Settlement Signals Increased Risk of ‘Toxic Torts’ in Europe
"Toxic torts," which are lawsuits alleging damage to human health or the environment caused by specific substances, are increasingly common in the United States. They can cost defendants hundreds of ...
Gallagher, Alliant Agree to Settle Latest Dispute Over Alleged Poaching
Brokers Arthur J. Gallagher and Alliant Insurance Services jointly filed to tell a judge they have agreed to work out a settlement to end a short but contentious dispute over employee-poaching ...
Trump Defrauded Insurers, New York AG’s Lawsuit Says
Donald Trump and the Trump Organization used false and misleading statements of financial condition to obtain favorable real estate loans and insurance coverage over the last decade, according to a ...
State Farm Agrees to Settle Katrina Claims Lawsuit With Mississippi AG
Mississippi has quietly settled its lawsuit against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. for allegedly minimizing its Hurricane Katrina payments to policyholders, leaving the state to compensate ...
Tesla Sued by Drivers Over Alleged False Autopilot, Full Self-Driving Claims
Tesla Inc. was sued on Wednesday in a proposed class action accusing Elon Musk's electric car company of misleading the public by falsely advertising its Autopilot and Full Self-Driving features. The ...
Twitter Whistle-Blower Describes ‘Ticking Bomb’ of Security Gaps
Twitter Inc.'s security lapses were so grave that they threatened national security, the company's former head of security-turned-whistle-blower told senators on Tuesday. Speaking before the Senate ...
Juul Reaches $439 Million Settlement Over Marketing to Children
Juul Labs Inc. reached an agreement in principle to pay $438.5 million to 33 states to resolve a two-year bipartisan probe into the e-cigarette manufacturer's marketing and sales practices, ...
Moderna Sues Pfizer/BioNTech for Patent Infringement Over COVID Vaccine
Moderna is suing Pfizer and its German partner BioNTech for patent infringement in the development of the first COVID-19 vaccine approved in the United States, alleging they copied technology that ...