Litigation/Liability Trends
Legal Clashes Await U.S. Companies Covering Workers’ Abortion Costs
A growing number of large U.S. companies have said they will cover travel costs for employees who must leave their home states to get abortions, but these new policies could expose businesses to ...
Supreme Court Voids New York Gun Permit Law, Establishes Right to Carry Outside Home
The U.S. Supreme Court struck down a New York law that required people to show a special need to carry a handgun in public, ruling for the first time that the Second Amendment protects gun rights ...
‘Forever Chemicals’ Pose Risk Even at Very Low Levels: EPA
The Environmental Protection Agency is warning that two nonstick and stain-resistant compounds found in drinking water are more dangerous than previously thought — and pose health risks even at ...
Tesla Sued by Former Employees Over ‘Mass Layoff’
Former Tesla Inc. employees have filed a lawsuit against the U.S. electric car company alleging its decision to carry out a "mass layoff" violated federal law as the company did not provide advance ...
Appeals Court First to Rule in Favor of Coverage for COVID Shutdown
The attorney who filed the first U.S. lawsuit seeking insurance coverage for a business shut down because of coronavirus won the first policyholder victory in a state or federal appellate court that ...
Gunmaker Sig Sauer Sued by Veteran Claiming Pistol Goes Off by Itself
A pistol made by Sig Sauer and sold to law enforcement and civilians alike is prone to going off without the trigger being pulled, a defect that has led to dozens of injuries over the past several ...
Elon Musk Sued for $258 Billion Over Alleged Dogecoin Pyramid Scheme
Elon Musk was sued for $258 billion on Thursday by a Dogecoin investor who accused him of running a pyramid scheme to support the cryptocurrency. In a complaint filed in federal court in Manhattan, ...Sterling Jewelers Reaches $125M Settlement in Long-Running Sex Bias Case
Sterling Jewelers Inc. agreed to pay $125 million to roughly 68,000 female retail sales workers who sued the company 14 years ago alleging sex bias in pay and promotions, according to a press ...