Litigation/Liability Trends
S&P Ratings Lawsuits Allowed to Proceed in State Courts
Standard & Poor's suffered a defeat on Tuesday in litigation accusing it of issuing misleading credit ratings prior to the 2008 financial crisis, as a federal judge ruled that lawsuits by 16 U.S. ...
U.S. Officials Warn Transporting Crude Oil By Rail May Still Be Unsafe
Oil industry studies concluding that Bakken crude oil is safe to move by rail under existing standards may underestimate the dangers of the fuel and should not be the last word, U.S. lawmakers and ...
European Patent Changes Could Bring More Lawsuits Overseas
A new system for filing and enforcing patents in Europe, which is expected to be implemented in 2016, may bring more intellectual property cases to the region rather than the U.S. or Asia, a law firm ...
Anadarko’s $5.15B Environmental Cleanup Plan Gains Judicial O.K.
Anadarko Petroleum Corp.'s agreement to pay $5.15 billion for pollution cleanup across the U.S. was approved over objections from people who said their contamination-related illnesses won't be ...
Google Driverless Cars, Minus Steering Wheels, Redefine Auto Risks
Google Inc is building cars that don't have steering wheels, accelerator pedals or brake pedals, in an ambitious expansion of the Internet company's efforts to develop self-driving cars. The small ...
British Researchers Studying Childhood Brain Development Impact of Mobile Phone Use
British researchers are launching the largest study in the world to investigate whether using mobile phones and other wireless gadgets might affect children's brain development. The Study of ...
BP to Appeal Oil Spill Claims Settlement to Supreme Court
BP Plc, seeking to avoid paying what it says would be billions of dollars in unjustified claims, will ask the U.S. Supreme Court to review a court order on a settlement tied to its 2010 Gulf of ...
McMahon, Other Ex-Players Allege NFL ‘Culture of Drug Abuse’ in Injury Suit
Retired players including ex-Chicago Bears quarterback Jim McMahon accused the National Football League of using painkillers to mask injuries in a "culture of drug misuse," expanding litigation over ...