Litigation/Liability Trends
PwC’s Latest Securities Litigation Study Confirms Downward Trends
While the first three quarters of 2012 saw an average of 46 cases, securities litigation filings decreased dramatically in the fourth quarter, to 33 cases—the lowest level since the 30 cases filed ...
Three Years Later: Oil Spill Cleanup, Study Continues
At first glance, the marshy, muddy coastline of Bay Jimmy in southeast Louisiana appears healthy three years after the nation's worst offshore oil spill. Brown pelicans and seagulls cruise the ...
Google Again Beats Viacom in YouTube Copyright Case
A federal judge has thrown out Viacom Inc.'s lawsuit accusing Google Inc. of posting its programs on YouTube without permission, a year after a federal appeals court had revived the landmark ...
Colorado Jury Finds Helmet Maker Riddell Negligent
A Colorado jury in a lawsuit brought by the family of a severely injured high school football player has found that helmet maker Riddell was negligent in failing to warn players about concussion ...
Woody Allen v. William Faulkner: Fair Use?
A lawsuit filed by William Faulkner's heirs over a quote in the Woody Allen film "Midnight in Paris" has been scheduled for trial April 7, 2014, in U.S. District Court in Oxford, Mississippi. The ...
Illinois Jury Sides with Johnson & Johnson in Hip Implant Case
Last Tuesday, an Illinois jury found in favor of Johnson & Johnson's DePuy orthopedics unit in a second product liability trial of nearly 11,000 lawsuits over the company's recalled ASR metal hip ...
CDC Study Examines Traffic Crash Pedestrian-Related Deaths
A recent CDC study found that each year more than 4,000 pedestrians die from motor vehicle crash-related injuries in the United States with certain populations disproportionately impacted. The study ...BofA CEO Moynihan, Ex-CEO Lewis Face Mortgage Disclosures Lawsuit
A federal judge has revived a securities fraud lawsuit accusing Bank of America Corp. Chief Executive Brian Moynihan, his predecessor Kenneth Lewis, and others of misleading shareholders about the ...