Litigation/Liability Trends
S&P Asks Federal Judge To Dismiss U.S. Fraud Lawsuit
Standard & Poor's asked a federal judge on Monday to dismiss a U.S. Justice Department civil suit against the rating agency, arguing the government's case is based on vague statements that cannot ...
Halliburton In Gulf Spill Settlement Talks
Halliburton Co is in "advanced" talks to settle private claims against it in a trial to determine blame for the 2010 Gulf of Mexico spill, the oilfield services company said on Monday, as it booked a ...
Florida Sues BP On 3-Year Anniversary Of Oil Spill
Florida's attorney general has filed a lawsuit against BP and Halliburton on the three-year anniversary of the 2010 Gulf oil spill. Pam Bondi filed the 40-page lawsuit Saturday in federal court in ...
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 ...