Litigation/Liability Trends
EU to Fine Banks Billions Over Rate Rigging
A number of finance firms, including Royal Bank of Scotland and Rabobank face billions of euros in fines next month from European Union regulators for colluding on global benchmark interest rates, ...
AIG Settles with Former Exec Before $274M Pay Trial
American International Group Inc. has agreed to settle a $274 million lawsuit by a former executive who said the insurer refused to pay him during the financial crisis in 2008. The settlement came as ...
Material Asbestos Losses to Continue Unabated: AM Best
Industry losses from asbestos and environmental claims grew 12 percent in 2012, after a 31 percent decline in 2011, A.M. Best reported Monday. Although a special report by the Oldwick, N.J.-based ...
Carl Icahn Says No Better Time to Be an Activist Investor
Carl Icahn's publicly traded investment vehicle, Icahn Enterprises L.P., reported strong third-quarter results on Monday and the billionaire said now is the best time ever to be an activist investor. ...
U.S. Supreme Court Weighs In on Wage-and-Hour Case over Paid Time for Donning & Doffing Gear
Steel workers who do their jobs wearing flame-retardant gear tried to convince the U.S. Supreme Court on Monday that they should be paid for the time they spend "donning and doffing" such items ...
Bank Of America Wins Dismissal of Shareholder Suit Over AIG Disclosure
Bank of America Corp has won the dismissal of an unusual lawsuit in which shareholders accused it of concealing a $10 billion fraud case brought by American International Group Inc. In a decision ...
U.S. Says Japan Signing Liability Pact Would Aid Nuclear Cleanup
Japan will receive international help with the cleanup at the Fukushima atomic station once it joins an existing treaty that defines liability for accidents at nuclear plants, U.S. Energy Secretary ...
Insurer Seeks to Rescind Robotic Surgery Company Policy
Intuitive Surgical Inc., the maker of robotic-surgery devices targeted by patient lawsuits, was sued by an insurer alleging the company hid the number of legal claims it might face when buying ...