Litigation/Liability Trends
Botnet Viruses Heighten Computer Hijacking Risk
The threat posed by criminal hackers who use networks of secretly hijacked computers has increased "dramatically" over the past several years, a top U.S. Justice Department prosecutor testified ...
Greek Investors Sue Cyprus Over Its Solution to 2013 Financial Crisis
Cyprus faces a lawsuit from close to 100 Greek investors who accuse the country of costing both depositors and bondholders of two banks millions of dollars in the wake of its financial crisis and ...
Sharing Insider Stock Tips on the Golf Course? The SEC is Listening
On Friday, the Securities and Exchange Commission announced that it charged a group of golfing buddies, who made more than a half-million dollars, with trading on inside information. In a complaint ...
Climate Change May Bring More Kidney Stones
As daily temperatures increase, so does the number of patients seeking treatment for kidney stones. In a study that may both reflect and foretell a warming planet's impact on human health, a research ...
Dodgers Partly Responsible in Fan Beating, Jury Finds
A San Francisco Giants fan who suffered brain damage in a beating at Dodger Stadium won his negligence suit against the Los Angeles Dodgers on Wednesday, but former owner Frank McCourt was absolved ...
Retired NFL Players May Be at Risk for Hearing Loss and Tinnitus
Retired NFL players may be at risk for permanent hearing loss and tinnitus, according to a Loyola University Medical Center ear surgeon Many NFL players suffer one or more concussions during their ...
Chicken Producer, London Insurers Beak-to-Beak in Product Recall Battle
Foster Farms and its London insurers are facing off over the definition of "product recall" as the poultry producer seeks payment of $14.2 million in claims arising from a government-mandated ...
NFL Wins Preliminary Approval of Settlement for Concussion Suit
A federal judge on Monday granted preliminary approval to a landmark deal that would compensate thousands of former NFL players for concussion-related claims. The ruling by U.S. District Judge Anita ...