Litigation/Liability Trends
Judge Dismisses Katrina Flooding Lawsuits Against Feds
Dozens of lawsuits seeking damages from the federal government for Hurricane Katrina-related levee failures and flooding in the New Orleans area are over. U.S. District Judge Stanwood Duval Jr. has ...
Bank of America $39M Gender Bias Deal Approved
A federal judge on Friday approved Bank of America Corp's $39 million settlement of a gender discrimination lawsuit by female brokers over objections that the accord would enshrine bias on Wall ...
EEOC Charges Drop in 2013
For fiscal year 2013, the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission received less than 94,000 new private sector charges of employment discrimination, marking the lowest level since 2009. The ...
Proof of Economic Loss Not Needed for Biz Seeking BP Recovery, Barbier Rules
BP Plc has failed to persuade a U.S. federal judge to require businesses seeking to recover money over the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill to provide proof that their economic losses were caused by the ...
Iowa Judge Dismisses ‘Popcorn Lung’ Lawsuit from Daily Snacker
A federal judge in Iowa has dismissed a Michigan couple's lawsuit that claimed butter flavorings in microwave popcorn left the husband with lung disease. U.S. District Judge Mark Bennett ruled ...
Isn’t It Ridiculous? Top 10 Abuses of the Legal System in 2013
Earlier this week, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Institute for Legal Reform announced its list of the Top 10 Most Ridiculous Lawsuits of 2013: Inmates' suit blames a life of crime on beer companies ...
Target Breach Shows U.S. Lagging in Security; CEO Apologizes
The security breach of credit- and debit-card data at Target Corp. is evidence of the increasing threats retailers face and a reminder that the U.S. lags behind much of the world in securing personal ...
Ex-AIG Executives Greenberg, Smith Pursue New York Ethics Complaint
Former American International Group executives are pursuing an ethics complaint against the New York prosecutors still bringing the charges that cost them their jobs at the insurance giant in 2005. ...