Litigation/Liability Trends
Nintendo Wins U.S. Appeals Court Decision Over Wii In Patent Case
Nintendo Co, one of the world's largest makers of video game players, won a U.S. appeals court decision in a patent case that will allow it to keep importing its popular Wii system into the United ...
Bloomberg’s Top Editor Calls Client Data Policy ‘Inexcusable’
Matthew Winkler, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News, apologized on Monday for allowing journalists "limited" access to sensitive data about how clients used Bloomberg terminals, saying it was ...
Barclays Wins Dismissal Of U.S. Shareholder Lawsuit Over LIBOR
Barclays Plc, the first bank to settle with authorities over alleged manipulation of the Libor interest rate, on Monday won the dismissal of a U.S. lawsuit by shareholders who claimed they lost money ...
Fed Queries Bloomberg Over Reporters’ Access To Client Data
Bloomberg LP customers, including the U.S. Federal Reserve and the U.S. Treasury, were examining on Saturday whether there could have been leaks of confidential information, even as the media company ...Banks In Cyber Heist Face Hurdles To Get Money Back
Because the sums were large and such attacks are relatively new, the two Middle East banks hit in a $45 million ATM heist face an uncertain path in trying to recover their losses, financial, ...India IT Watchdog Investigating Breach In ATM Heist
The Indian government's cyber watchdog is investigating how security at two companies that are part of the country's vast IT services industry was breached in a global ATM heist that saw $45 million ...
As in Greenberg Case, New York May Drop Claims Against BofA Over Merrill
Last month, New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman withdrew claims for up to $6 billion in damages against former AIG chief Hank Greenberg. Now, another big case - against Bank of America over ...
London Courts Popular Destination for ‘Legal Tourists’
Foreigners brought almost two-thirds of all lawsuits heard in London's leading commercial court over the last five years, according to a new survey, cementing the city's reputation as the venue of ...