Litigation/Liability Trends
Allstate, BofA Agree To End $700M Lawsuit Over Toxic Mortgages
Allstate Corp and Bank of America Corp's Countrywide unit have agreed to dismiss a lawsuit stemming from $700 million of toxic mortgage debt, according to a court filing on Tuesday. The parties "have ...
Jury Hits Drugmakers With $9B in Punitive Damages
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. said it would contest $6 billion in punitive damages imposed by a U.S. federal jury in a case alleging that Japan's largest drugmaker had concealed cancer risks ...
U.S. SEC Forms Group to Probe Private Equity, Hedge Funds
The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has put together a dedicated group to examine private equity and hedge funds, after the 2010 Dodd-Frank law required the funds to be regulated, ...
Instagram, Crowdsourcing and the New Risks of Emerging Technology
At its peak in 1996, Kodak—then the world's largest camera maker and photo film supplier—had revenues in excess of $16 billion and employed more than 145,000 people. But after 130 years in ...
Bank of America to Pay $228M to Settle Forced-Place Insurance Claims
Bank of America Corp. agreed to pay $228 million to settle claims the bank overcharged for insurance homeowners were forced to accept when their regular policies lapsed. The amount was disclosed in a ...
White House Launching Executive Actions on Pay Equality for Women
President Barack Obama will launch two new executive actions this week aimed at increasing transparency about women's pay in a continuing effort to ensure women are paid equally to their male ...
Dismissal of Hebrew National Lawsuit Not Kosher: Appeals Court
A year after ConAgra Foods Inc won the dismissal of a lawsuit claiming that its Hebrew National hot dogs were not kosher, a higher authority has given the case new life. A federal appeals court in ...
AIG Challenges New York Regulator’s Authority Over Sales to Multinationals
American International Group Inc. sued to block New York's top financial regulator, Benjamin Lawsky, from fining it over marketing insurance overseas without a state license, claiming it would be ...